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THE  PLACE-NAMES 

OF 
DECIES. 


BY 

-w      REV.  P^OWER, 

MEMBER  OF   THE  ROYAL   IRISH  ACADEMY 


LOXDOX : 

DAVID  NUTT,  57-59,  LONG  ACRE. 
1907. 


CONTENTS. 


Page. 

INTRODUCTION           ...             ...             ...             ...  v. — xxvi. 

BARONY  OF  CONDONS  AND  CLANGIBBON             ...  ...  l 

BARONY  OF  COSHMORE  AND  COSHBRIDE             ...  ...  3 

BARONY  OF  DECIES  WITHIN  DRUM      ...             ...  ...  54 

BARONY  OF  DECIES  WITHOUT  DRUM  i...            ...  ...  100 

BARONY  OF  GAULTIER            ...            ...            ...  ...  185 

BARONY  OF  GLENAHIERY        ...            ...            ...  ...  237 

BARONY  OF  IFFA  AND  OFFA  (EAST)      ...             ...  ...  258 

BARONY  OF  IFFA  AND  OFFA  (WEST)    ...            ...  ...  297 

BARONY  OF  MIDDLETHIRD  (TIPPERARY)              ...  ...  358 

BARONY  OF  MIDDLETHIRD  (WATERFORD)            ...  ...  365 

BARONY  OF  SLIEVEARDAGH     ...            ...            ...  ...  405 

BARONY  OF  UPPERTHIRD        ...            ...            ...  ...  411 

INDEX  OF  PARISHES                ...            ...            ...  ...  447 

INDEX  OF  TOWNLANDS            ...             ...             ...  ...  449 

INDEX  OF  IRISH  NAMES         ...             ...             ...  ...  463 

INDEX  OF  ENGLISH  SUB-DENOMINATIONS            ...  ...  495 

INDEX  OF  HISTORIC  PERSONS  AND  EVENTS        ...  ...  501 

MAPS. 

PRINCIPALITY  OF  DECIES        ...             ...             ...  Frontispiece. 

BARONIES  OF  COSHMORE  AND  COSHBRIDE,  DECIES  &c.    ...  99 

BARONIES  OF  COSHMORE,  GLENAHIERY,  GAULTIER  &c.    ...  184 

LIBERTIES  OF  WATERFORD  FROM  DOWN  SURVEY  ...  227 

BARONIES  OF  IFFA  AND  OFFA                ...  257 


INTRODUCTION. 


NATIVE  toponomy  or  the  study  of  Irish  Place-Names  has  hitherto 
received  but  scant  attention  at  the  hands  of  scholars.  In  the  not 
distant  future,  however,  the  science  is  certain  to  attain  a  very  con- 
siderable importance  for,  of  the  many  branches  of  archaeology, 
there  is  not  one  more  useful  to  the  scientific  historian.  It  tells 
him — if  he  has  learned  to  read  its  message — not  only  the  physical 
appearance  and  character  of  the  country  in  ages  past,  not  only  the 
story  of  flora  and  fauna  in  times  whereof  there  is  no  written  record, 
but  many  particulars  moreover  concerning  the  successive  races  who 
occupied  the  land — of  their  movements  and  their  occupations,  their 
culture  and  their  social  system,  their  institutions  and  their  manner 
of  thought.  As  the  Saxon  names  of  England  borrow  a  hard  and 
practical  and  matter-of-fact  character  from  the  racial  mind  of  which 
they  are  the  product  so  our  Irish  place-names,  breathing  a  soft 
aroma  of  fancy,  indicate  themselves  the  offspring  of  a  more  imagin- 
ative people.  At  the  same  time  it  is  proper  here  to  note  that  there 
has  been  much  exaggeration  regarding  the  poetry  latent  in  our 
Irish  names.  The  imaginative  in  place-names  is  far  less,  propor- 
tionately, than  the  same  element  in  the  literature — less  even  than 
what  one  should  prima  facie,  somehow  or  other,  expect.  It  is  the 
dreamy  country  schoolmaster  and  the  disciple  of  Vallancey  who 
have  read  into  local  nomenclature  so  much  unwarranted  poetry,  or 
rather,  subtilty — complexity  of  idea.  As  a  matter  of  fact  place- 
names  in  general,  and  Irish  place-names  in  particular,  are  the 
simplest  of  simple  things.  In  their  concept  there  is  no  subtlety;  in 
their  genesis  no  conscious  striving  at  effect.  It  is  the  "  Red  Bog," 
"  Great  Hill "  or  "  Tree-Surrounded  Homestead,"  with  occasional 
dashes  of  fancy  due  to  some  resemblance — perhaps  apparent, 


vi.  INTRODUCTION. 

perhaps  apprehensible  only  by  the  Celtic  mind.  As  a  rule  the 
place-name  is  merely  descriptive.  A  tribe  or  family  fixes  its  abode 
beside  a  hill  or  stream ;  thenceforth  the  hill  or  stream,  though  in 
contiguity  perhaps  with  other  and  more  imposing  hills  and  streams, 
becomes  to  the  members  of  that  primitive  community — "  the  Hill  " 
or  "  the  Stream/'  or  even,  "  the  Great  Hill"  or  "  the  Great  Stream." 
Magnitude  or  the  opposite  are  merely  relative  ;  a  ridge,  thirty  feet 
high,  becomes  "  Ard-Mhor  "  (Great  Eminence),  to  the  dwellers  on 
the  plain  adjacent.  It  matters  not,  that  within  vision,  away  in  the 
distance,  are  other  much  greater  eminences ;  with  these  our 
primitive  community  is  nowise  concerned.  Similarly,  originate 
our  "  Great  Forts,"  and  "  Great  Strands,"  our  "  Great  Ridges  " 
and  "  Great  Homesteads." 

Any  comprehensive  or  scientific  study  of  our  place-names  pre- 
supposes some  knowledge  of  the  various  races  which  compose  the 
population — some  knowledge  likewise  of  the  various  languages, 
religions  and  general  culture  of  these  races,  as  well  as  of  the  history, 
at  least  in  outline,  of  the  country.  Authentic  Irish  history  prob- 
ably carries  us  no  further  back  than  the  first  century  of  our  era  (a). 
By  the  aid  of  Anthropology,  Archaeology  and  Philology  we  are  able 
to  see  somewhat  dimly  beyond  this — into  the  mists  of  the  pre- 
historic dawn.  It  seems  to  be  fairly  well  established  now  that 
there  was  a  dual  Celtic  colonisation  of  Early  Ireland  as  well  as  of 
Great  Britain — a  Gaodhalic  colonisation  and  a  Brythonic.  Previous 
however  to  the  advent  of  the  Celtic  vanguard  our  island 
we  find  in  occupation  of  a  race  which,  for  want  of  a  more 
definite  name,  we  may  (following  scientists  of  various  schools)  call 
Pre-Aryans.  These  latter,  probably  now  represented  on  the 
Continent  by  the  Basques,  appear  to  have  been  in  the  neolithic 
or  polished-stone  stage  of  development  on  their  first  contact  with 
the  Celts  (6).  They  were  entirely,  or  almost  entirely,  overcome  in 
Ireland  by  the  conquering  Gaodhal  in  the  first  Christian  cen- 


(a)  MacNeill,  New  Ireland  Review,  March,  1906. 

(b)  W.  Boyd  Dawkins— "  Early  Man  in  Britain  ";  Stevens—"  Flint  Chips  "; 
J.  Romilly  Allen — "  Celtic  Art  in  Pagan  and  Christian  Times." 


INTRODUCTION.  vii. 

turies  (c),  but  they  were  by  no  means  exterminated.  The  Gaodhals, 
whom  we  may  equate  with  the  half-legendary  and  half-real  Milesians 
of  the  Irish  annalists,  brought  the  whole  island  under  their  sway  (d). 
On  the  other  hand  the  settlements  of  the  Brythons  (the  last- 
comers)  appear  to  have  been  very  restricted  in  area — confined 
in  fact  to  the  extreme  south-east  angle  of  the  island.  Inter- 
relationship, if  any,  of  the  aboriginal  neolithic  people  with  the 
later  colonies  is  by  no  means  easy  to  determine.  The  former 
we  find  styled  Ivernians  (e).  Hence  come  the  classic  names  of 
Ireland — Juvernia,  Ivernia,  Irene,  Hibernia,  &c.,  as  well  as  the 
Irish  Eriu,  Erainn,  Erie,  Erin,  &c.  It  is  established  that  the 
Gaodhals  and  Brythons  were  allied  races,  speaking  allied  tongues, 
and  that  the  one  was  in  the  bronze  and  the  other  in  the  iron  age 
on  their  arrival  in  Britain  (/).  As  the  conquests  of  the  Brythons 
in  Ireland  were  so  restricted  we  may  regard  them  as  having  no 
appreciable  effect  on  the  general  local  nomenclature  of  the  island. 
They  may  have  however,  and  probably  they  actually  have,  in  a 
slight  and  indirect  degree,  affected  the  local  names  of  Decies. 

From  the  prominence  given  to  the  Ivernians  by  Ptolemy,  and 
from  the  manner  in  which  the  race  in  question  has  impressed  its 
name  upon  the  land,  it  is  justifiable  to  conclude  that  it  was  the  pre- 
dominant people  of  prehistoric  Ireland.  It  is  placed  by  the  Greek 
geographer  on  the  middle  south  coast  of  Ireland,  in  the  region  cor- 
responding with  the  present  County  of  Waterford.  For  all  practical 
purposes  we  may  regard  the  Ivernians  as  the  Firbolgs  of  Irish  myth 
and  legend  and  of  MacFirbis's  Genealogies.  It  is  moreover  highly 
probable  that  a  strong  Ivernian  element  still  subsists  in  the  blood 
of  Decies.  Authorities  (g)  are  of  opinion  that  the  Ivernians,  Firbolgs 
or  neolithic  aboriginals  spoke  a  non-Aryan  language.  As  in  some 
small  degree  corroborative  it  may  be  noted  that  it  is  still  an  open 


(c)  MacNeill,  New  Ireland  Review,  March,  1906,  and  successive  Nos. 

(d)  "  Book  of  Rights,"  passim. 

(e)  Tacitus — "Agricola,"  c.  II.;  Dr.  Isaac  Taylor — "Origin  of  the  Aryans," 
p.   68  ;    Beddoe — "  Races   of   Britain,"   p.   227  ;    Elton — •"  Origins   of  English 
History,"  p.  165,  and  Rhys — •"  Lectures  in  Celtic  Philology,"  pp.  181  &c. 

(/)  Romilly  Allen — "  Celtic  Art  in  Pagan  and  Christian  Times." 
(g)  C.  J.  Taylor,  "  Origin  &c.,"  ut  supra. 


viii.  INTRODUCTION. 

question  whether  the  river,  and  a  few  other  geographical,  names  of 
Decies  be  Celtic  at  all.  Be  the  solution  of  the  question  what  it 
may  the  majority  of  river  names  of  the  region  have  so  far  defied 
analysis.  It  is  just  possible — and  perhaps  something  more — that 
these  names,  together  with  some  mountain  names  (Broe,  Dyrick  &c.) 
and  the  names  of  some  more  important  territorial  divisions  (Decies, 
Iff  a,  Femhin  &c.)  are  pre-Celtic  and  pre-Aryan.  In  this  connection 
a  list — perhaps  not  quite  complete — of  such  river-names  will  be  of 
interest  : — Suir,  Tar,  Dwag,  Thonog,  Nire,  Countaish,  Buading, 
Lingan,  Clodagh,  Ire,,  Mahon,  Tay,  Nemh,  Araglinn  &c.  To  the 
foregoing  list  we  may  add  as  perhaps  not  quite  clear : — Bualack, 
Puncheon,  Colligan,  Bricky,  Licky,  Bride,  Anner  &c.  •^<^~< 

For  sake  of  completeness  it  will  be  necessary  here  to  briefly 
recapitulate  the  stereotyped  account  of  the  Milesian  conquest  of 
Decies  by  the  three  sons  of  Fiacha  Suidhe.  There  are  varying 
versions  of  the  tale,  but  all  agree  in  essentials  (/z).  Of  the  three 
sons  of  Fiacha  aforesaid  the  most  noted  was  Fergus,  named  from 
his  martial  prowess  ''  of  the  Dreaded  Spear."  He  slew  Caellach, 
son  of  the  monarch  Cormac,  thrust  out  the  King's  eye  and  killed 
the  royal  steward.  For  this  lesc-majeste  Fergus,  with  his  brethren 
and  followers,  were  driven  forth  from  their  tribal  lands  of  Meath, 
routed  in  many  battles  by  the  royal  troops  and  forced  to  fight  their 
way  to  the  extreme  south.  Here,  through  favour  of  their  connection 
by  marriage,  the  King  of  Cashel,  they  obtained  the  territory 
now  roughly  comprised  in  the  County  of  Waterford.  Some  cen- 
turies later  the  Desii,  as  the  tribesmen  of  Fergus  were  called, 
succeeded  in  extending  their  boundaries  on  the  north  by  conquest 
of  Northern  Decies  (approximately  equivalent  to  the  present 
Tipperary  portion  of  Lismore  Diocese)  from  the  men  of  Ossory. 
Such  in  brief  is  the  story  of  the  expulsion  and  final  settlement  of 
the  Desii,  a  story  which  MacNeill  (/')  rejects  as  pure  invention. 
If  the  account  given  were  history  then  the  Desii  as  of  undoubted 


(//)  Professor  Kuno  Meyer,  Ph.D.,  has  edited  two  versions.  The  first  from 
Laud,  610,  is  entitled  "  De  Causis  torche  na  nDessi,"  and  the  second  or  later  from 
Rawlinson,  B.  502  and  512,  has  the  heading  "Tairered  na  nDessi." 

(/)  New  Ireland  Review — series  of  articles  already  quoted. 


INTRODUCTION.  ix. 

Milesian  stock  should  be  a  free  and  not  a  tributary  people.  As  a 
matter  of  fact  however  we  know,  on  the  authority  of  the  Book  of 
Rights,  that  the  Desii  both  of  Waterford  and  of  Meath  were  tributary. 
It  seems  expedient  therefore  to  admit  that  the  Desii  were  of 
original  Iberian  and  not  of  Milesian  or  Celtic  stock,  and  that  in  an 
age  of  history  and  genealogy  fabrication,  scil: — the  loth  century,  the 
story  of  the  expulsion  was  invented,  or  distorted  into  its  present 
form,  and  a  brand-new  full  Milesian  pedigree  manufactured  for  an 
Iberian  tribe.  As  however  the  matter  is  not  of  prime  importance, 
or  indeed  of  importance  at  all,  for  our  present  purpose  it  will  not 
be  necessary  to  pursue  it  further  in  this  place. 

The  heads  of  Decies'  history  subsequent  to  the  3rd  century 
may  be  enumerated  in  a  single  paragraph.  They  are — the  con- 
quest of  Northern  Decies  already  alluded  to — the  introduction  of 
Christianity  from  Britain  and  the  Continent — the  subsequent 
general  conversion  of  the  tribesmen  by  SS.  Declan  and  Patrick 
in  the  5th  century — the  founding  of  Lismore  in  the  yth  century — 
the  advent  of  the  Danes  two  centuries  later — the  building  of 
Waterford  by  the  Northmen — the  advent  of  the  English  and  the 
grant  of  Decies  to  Norman  Knights  and  freebooters.  With  the 
settlement  of  the  Anglo-Normans  feudal  law  and  forms  take  the 
place  of  the  Brehan  code,  a  Norman  church  discipline  is  intro- 
duced, and  the  peculiar  Irish  system  of  succession  known  as 
Tanistry  as  well  as  the  immemorial  rights  of  tribesmen  are 
ignored.  Forceful  seizure  of  Irish  lands  necessitates  a  retention 
by  force — hence  reprisals,  castle  building  and  burning,  and  petty 
warfare  interminable.  Four  centuries  from  the  English  invasion 
come  the  religious  changes  of  Tudor  times  to  make  confusion 
worse  confounded,  discord  more  discordant,  and  to  render  more 
difficult  than  ever  mutual  understanding  of  the  native  and  the 
stranger.  Finally,  to  complete  the  cup  of  a  nation's  agony,  are 
added  James  and  confiscation,  Cromwell  and  confiscation,  the 
Boyne  and  confiscation,  penal  laws,  confiscation  and  degradation. 
Hope,  which  rose  with  the  volunteers,  was  stamped  out  in  1798 
and  1800;  it  smouldered  for  half  a  century,  was  fanned  to  life  by 
O'Connell  and  Young  Ireland,  and  all  but  died  out  again  at  the 


x.  INTRODUCTION'. 

famine.  Black  '47  was  more  destructive  of  the  spirit  that  went  to 
make  a  nation  than  anything  beside  which  had  occurred  since  the 
landing  of  Strongbow.  In  the  Place-Names  of  the  Decies  will  be 
found  reflections  of  every  enumerated  epoch  and  event — reflections 
so  unmistakeable  that  from  the  bare  names  alone  one  might  fill  in 
the  whole  history  in  outline. 

Many — perhaps  the  majority — of  townland  and  parish  names 
possess  an  antiquity  far  greater  than  the  present  shape  of  the  name 
would  suggest.  With  a  form  as  of  yesterday  the  name  has  not 
unfrequently  behind  it  the  hoary  antiquity  of  several  centuries. 
From  their  occurrence  in  early  deeds  and  charters  we  know  that 
many  townland  and  nearly  all  parish  names  go  back  to  the  Invasion, 
and  undoubtedly  a  large  proportion  of  these  to  a  period  consider- 
ably more  remote.  Sub-denominations — i.e.  names  of  townland 
sub-divisions,  roads,  wells,  fields  &c. — are  generally  less  ancient, 
but  even  of  these  a  certain  proportion  is  of  great  age.  In  hundreds 
of  instances  what  are  now  merely  townland  sub-divisions  were 
formerly  independent  townlands,  and  similarly  there  are  townland 
names  which  formerly  designated  not  merely  the  present  townland 
but  a  district  or  manor  embracing  several  plowlands. 

As  he  who  runs  may  read  the  vast  majority  of  our  place-names 
are  undoubtedly  Celtic.  Some,  as  we  have  just  seen,  are  probably 
pre-Celtic,  and  there  is  a  considerable  sprinkling  of  Teutonic  and 
apparently  Teutonic  names — English  and  Scandinavian.  A  few 
Norman-French  names  appear,  as  Gracedieu,  Bewley  (Beau  Lieu) 
&c.,  but  they  are  of  little  importance.  Considering  the  protracted 
domination  of  the  Northmen,  and  considering  the  strong  Danish 
element  in  the  population  of  Waterford  City  and  Gaultier,  the 
number  of  Scandinavian  names  is  surprisingly  small  ;  Ballygunner, 
Ballytruckle,  Helvick  and  Faithlegg  almost  exhaust  the  list,  and 
some  of  these  are  only  in  part,  and  some  doubtfully,  Danish. 
English  names  are  mostly  translations  of  original  Irish  names  ; 
when  not  translations  they  are  generally  unnatural — the  outcome  of 
affectation.  Probably  most  of  the  translated  names  date  from  the 
latter  half  of  the  iyth  century,  when  (temp.  Chas.  II.)  an  Act  was 
passed  commanding  the  use  of  English  instead  of  Irish  names  in 


INTRODUCTION.  xi. 

certain  cases  (/).  The  number  of  English  names  that  are  not 
translations  of  Irish  originals  is  very  limited  indeed.  Foreign 
names,  other  than  those  which  are  religious  or  designate  owner- 
ship, have  been  curiously  lacking  in  adhesiveness;  at  any  rate  they 
have  rarely  survived,  and  the  explanation  is  probably  to  be  found 
in  their  inappropriateness.  There  is  a  class  of  names  which, 
though  really  Irish,  simulate  an  English  origin  and  appearance — as 
Glenhouse  (Glcann-a-Cou'ish — "  Glen  of  the  Stepping  Stones  "), 
Sion  (Sheean—"  Fairy-Hill  "),  Bell  Lake  (Batle-an-Loclta—"  The 
Lake  Homestead  "),  Baylough  (Beal-a-Locha—u  Lake  Mouth  "). 
Sometimes,  too,  the  name  has,  through  an  incorrect  apprehension 
of  its  component  parts,  been  incorrectly  Englished,  like  "  Crow 
Hill"  (Cnoc  n^&ptvxoC-An),  which  should  be  "  Hurt  Hill"  if  the 
ttpftAOCAD  had  not  been  mistaken  for  opp^ACAn. 

It  is  the  dubious  honour  of  the  nineteenth  century  to  have 
invented — or  at  any  rate  appropriated  and  developed — the  idea  of 
the  place-name  which  is  a  lie  or  meaningless.  Up  to  a  hundred 
years  ago  every  place-name  conveyed  some  definite  idea  of  the 
physical  character,  history  or  ownership  of  the  place  it  represented. 
A  new  style  of  place-naming — the  nonsensical — has  developed  with 
the  process  of  Anglicisation  within  the  past  century.  Can  anything  be 
more  fatuous  than  the  modern  Selbournes,  Holmacres,  Malls  and 
Blenheims — reminding  one  of  Emerson's  complaint  of  America, 
that  "  it  is  whitewashed  all  over  by  unmeaning  names  the  cast-off 
clothes  of  the  country  from  which  the  emigrants  came."  Can 
anything  surpass  in  absurdity  our  Lakerields,  where  there  are  no 
lakes,  our  Hollywoods  without  holly  or  woods,  our  Prospects  and 
Belleview  from  which  nothing  can  be  seen! 

(_/)  "  His  Majestic  taking  notice  of  the  barbarous  and  uncouth  names  by 
which  most  of  the  towns  and  places  in  this  Kingdom  of  Ireland  are  called,  which 
hath  occasioned  much  damage  to  diverse  of  his  good  subjects,  and  are  very 
troublesome  in  the  use  thereof,  and  much  retards  of  reformation  of  that  king- 
dom, for  the  remedy  thereof  is  plased  that  it  be  enacted,  and  be  it  enacted  by  the 
authority  aforesaid,  that  the  Lord  Lieutenant  and  Council  shall  and  may  advise 
of,  settle  and  direct  in  the  passing  of  all  letters  patent  in  that  kingdom  for  the 
future  how  new  and  proper  names  more  suitable  to  the  English  tongue  may  be 
inserted,  with  an  alias  for  all  towns,  lands,  and  places  in  that  kingdom  that  shall 
be  granted  by  letters  patent,  which  new  names  shall  henceforth  be  the  only  names 
to  be  used,  any  law,  statute,  custom,  or  usage  to  the  contrary." — 17  &  18  Chas.  II. 


xii.  INTRODUCTION. 

Anglicisation  of  Irish  names  is  a  highly  interesting  process, 
following  certain  fixed  phonetic  laws.  Sometimes  indeed  it  appears 
to  depart  from  law,  but  this  is  often  because,  for  the  nonce,  it 
has  come  under  the  operation  of  another  law.  In  this  present  con- 
nection Anglicisation  is  taken  to  signify  something  else  than  the 
mere  translation  of  the  name,  scil: — the  reduction  of  the  Irish 
sound  of  the  name  to  the  nearest  common  English  vocalisation. 
In  the  process  the  Irish  gutterals  and  aspirates  are  softened  or 
elided,  quantities  are  changed,  and  the  more  delicate  Irish  vowel 
sounds,  as  well  as  difficult  consonantal  combinations,  are  entirely 
eliminated  as  offensive  to  Saxon  ears.  It  is  the  Irish  sound  rather 
than  iheform  of  the  name  as  spelled  which  is  regularly  made  the 
subject  of  the  process.  Occasionally  however,  as  in  names  em- 
bodying the  word  Rath,  Cnrrach  (pr.  Cpoc  in  Waterford)  &c.,  the 
converse  of  the  foregoing  rule  obtains,  and  it  is  the  name  as  written, 
rather  than  as  sounded,  that  is  operated  upon.  In  consequence 
of  the  elision  &c.  of  gutterals,  delicate  vowel  sounds,  and  diffi- 
cult combinations  the  spelling  of  the  name  is  usually  much  shorter 
in  English  than  in  Irish.  Sometimes,  too — where  letters  or  com- 
binations thereof  are  sounded  alike  in  English  and  Irish — the  name 
can  hardly  be  said  to  change  at  all  in  spelling  or  in  pronunciation, 
v.g.  in  Ballinaboola,  Carrigsaggart  (tDxMte  \\&  tDuAile,  CAFJVAIJ 

S-Ag-Ap C)  &C. 

In  connection  with  Anglicisation  of  Irish  names  there  are  a 
few  special  phenomena  worthy  of  notice  here.  The  first  is  incor- 
poration of  the  Irish  article  in  the  Anglicised  name.  Of  this  we 
have  instances  in  the  case  of  Nire,  a  river  name,  and  Neddans, 
name  of  a  parish  in  Barony  of  Iff  a  and  Offa.  In  both  these  cases, 
and  in  dozens  such,  the  Initial  tl  is  simply  a  remnant  of  the  article 
which  formerly  stood  before  the  name — An  pexVOxMi,  An  tlit)f\e 
&c. ;  compare  Naul,  Nore,  Nobber  &c.  Differing  considerably  from 
the  change  just  noticed  are  internal  alterations  frequently  wrought 
by  simple  metathesis.  Certain  Irish  consonants  possess  a  mutual 
affinity  which  renders  interchange  not  only  possible  but  some- 
times easy.  The  most  common  interchanges  are  of  f  to  n  and 
vice  versa.  We  have  an  instance  of  an  p  to  n  change  in  Lisronagh, 


iNTROUfCTlON.  xiii. 

the  correct  and  original  form  of  which  is  Lisroragh.  Similarly  th 
is  sometimes  changed  to  /,  v.g.  in  Affane,  Kilcalf,  Ballylaffan 
(At  ttle«v6,An,  Cill  C^t-A,  tXaile  An  tocsin)  &c.  On  the  effects 
of  aspiration  and  eclipsis  in  place-names  there  is  no  need  to  dwell, 
for  these  in  place-names  do  not  differ  from  the  effects  of  aspiration 
and  eclipsis  generally.  For  benefit,  however,  of  the  reader  who 
is  ignorant  of  Irish  it  may  be  well  to  point  out  that,  owing  to 
the  laws  of  Irish  grammar  and  phonetics,  a  word  may  have  quite  a 
different  sound  in  composition  from  that  which  it  has  when  standing 
alone.  poll,  a  hole,  for  instance,  is  pronounced  powl,  but  in  the 
genitive  singular  with  an  article  prefixed  it  becomes  puitt  (Fyel), 
while  in  the  genitive  plural,  with  a  chief  noun  and  an  article  prefixed, 
it  is  transformed  into  bowl  as  in  tDotAf  n-A  bpoll.  Again  pxvb,  a 
deer,  is  pronounced  Fcah,  but  prefix  another  noun  and  it  becomes  c'ah, 
as  in  Clu-Ain  piAit>.  Very  frequently  the  place-name  is  not,  as  we 
should  expect,  in  the  nominative  but  in  an  oblique  case — the  dative 
or.  as  we  style  it  in  this  connection,  the  locative.  This  is  a  fact 
extremely  puzzling  to  beginners.  A  little  consideration  will 
however  make  clear  the  mental  process  by  which  the  oblique 
came  to  be  substituted  for  the  nom.  case,  scil: — the  customary 
association  of  the  place  with  motion  to  or  from.  We  shall  meet 
hundreds  of  cases  throughout  the  present  work  of  datives  used  as 
nominatives,  e.g.,  in  the  various  Leacans  (nom.  IB-ACA)  &c. 

There  are  many  words — almost  all  unfortunately  of  frequent 
occurrence — entering  into  composition  of  place-names,  which  it  is 
sometimes  extremely  difficult  to  distinguish.  No  word,  for 
instance,  occurs  more  frequently  than  t)Aite,  which  has  been 
generally  rendered  "  homestead  "  throughout  the  present  work. 
To  this  are  closely  allied  in  sound,  though  not  in  meaning,  the 
following  : — t)e.At,  a  mouth,  "beatAC,  a  gap  or  pass,  tDuxMle,  a 
milking  place,  t)ile,  an  old  tree,  and  even  t)uitte,  a  stroke  or  cast, 
and  t)x\tlA  a  wrall.  To  increase  the  difficulty  all  these,  except  one, 
are  of  the  same  gender  as  tXAite,  and  two  or  three  of  them 
are  pretty  generally  Anglicised  bally.  Compare  Ballylooby 
),  Ballybrien  (t)uAite),  Ballymarket  (tDe^tAc),  and 


INTRODUCTION. 


Ballyboy  (t)AttA)  &c.     In  like  manner  5^t)^""  "  of  a  blacksmith," 
is  liable  to  confusion  with  5^Ainri  "°f  a  cattle  pen,"  and  both 
with  5Aftt1A15e  "°f  a  calf."     Compare  Cumne  A  54OAnn  (Gowan 
blacksmith),    t)Aite    ^n    5AtXA1t1n    (Cowan,    cattle   pen)    and    Svo 
^AtJtiAije  (Gowna,  calf).     More  difficult  still  is  distinction  between 
dtt,  a  church,  and  coitt,  a  wood  ;  they  are  both  feminine  and 
are  indiscriminately  Anglicised  Kyle  and  Kill.     In  Kilnacarriga  it 
is  coitt,  whereas  we  have  citt  in  Kilcop  and  Kiltagan.     Closely 
related  in  sound  to  both  citt  and  coitt  is  another  term  also,  of 
common   use   in   local  names  —  C^ol,    a    narrow   strip    of    land. 
Cut  and  cuit,  though  of  different  genders,  are  perhaps  the  most 
puzzling  of  all.     To  increase  the  difficulty  they  differ  but  little  in 
meaning  and  both  generally  occur  only  in  the  beginning  of  names. 
Sro,  a  fairy  mound,  and  Suitfe,  a  sitting  place,  though  sometimes 
confounded,   are  easily  distinguishabje  thanks  to  the  attenuation 
of  the  initial  letter  of  the  former;   neither  ought  be  confounded 
as  they  both  have  been,  with  8105,  a  streak.     Compare  Shean,  See- 
Mochuda,  and  Checkpoint  infra.     The  foregoing  are  but  a  few 
—  the  most  common  certainly  —  of  the  words  liable  to  confusion  in 
Irish   place-name   composition.      If   good    native    Irish    speakers 
cannot  always  easily  distinguish  them  it  behoves  the  student  of  the 
subject  to  walk  warily,  to  enquire  carefully,  to  eschew  dogmatism 
and  never,  if  possible,  to  trust  to  a  single  authority.     The  student's 
endeavour  should  be  to  hear  the  name  pronounced  by  more  than 
one  speaker  of  Irish,  natives  of  the  locality,  who  have  heard  the 
name  from  infancy.     For  neglect  of  local  authority  hardly  anything 
will  make  amends.     Analogy  is  of  course  helpful,  so  are  the  forms 
in  ancient  deeds  and  charters,  so  is  the  authority  of  an  Irish  manu- 
script, but  local  pronunciation  is  the  most  valuable  of  all  and  the 
student  of   toponomy  who  is  not  prepared  to  face  the  labour  of 
local  investigation  were  well  advised  to  leave  the  subject  alone. 
Nothing  seems   plainer  at  first  glance   than  the    derivation    of 
Ballyduff,  the  name  of  a  village  in  the  Barony  of   Upperthird. 
There  is  a  second  Ballyduff  in  Coshmore  and  Coshbride,  and  this 
the  reader  has  already  had  explained  "  Black  Homestead."      He 


INTRODUCTION.  xv. 

concludes  at  once  the  other  Ballyduff  must  have  a  similar  significa- 
tion ;  yet  here  he  is  mistaken.  Get  the  native  Irish  speaker  to 
pronounce  it  and  observe  the  result  —  tV^ile  VJi  "OuiD  —  O'Duff's 
Homestead.  Similarly  Ballyboy  (Par.  Tallaghorton)  immediately 
suggests  —  "  Yellow  Homestead  ",  but  there  is  no  reference  what- 
ever to  colour  and  the  native  speaker's  rendering  will  at  once 
demonstrate  that  it  is  —  "O'Boy's  Homestead".  It  is  possible,  of 
course,  for  the  local  pronunciation  to  be  corrupt,  but  such 
corruption  is  extremely  rare  and  where  it  does  occur  there  are 
generally  means  of  detecting  it.  There  is  no  branch  of  Irish 
studies  in  which  error  has  been  so  rife  as  in  this  of  place-name 
interpretation.  Things  are  improving,  but  till  recently  one  could 
not  take  up  a  book,  magazine  or  essay  which  touched  at  all 
on  place-names  in  which  he  did  not  find  error  abounding.  Irish 
toponomy  was  the  one  field  in  which  every  literary  dabbler 
conceived  himself  at  liberty  to  run  amuck  —  experimenting  and 
theorising  without  responsibility.  It  mattered  not  to  him  that  he 
made  himself  the  laughing-stock  of  Irish  scholars  for  the  latter 
were  so  few  and  their  voice  so  small  there  was  none  so  poor  as  to 
owe  them  fear. 

Regarded  etymologically  our  place-names  may  be  conveniently 
divided  into  six  general  classes  or  groups  :  —  (a)  and  (6)  those 
derived  from  natural  and  artificial  features  respectively,  (c)  names 
derived  from  ownership,  (d)  names  referring  to  occupations  or 
employments,  and  (e)  and  (/)  historical  and  legendary  names 
respectively.  Physical-feature  names  are  far  the  most  numerous 
of  all.  These  embody  such  terms  as  Slu\o,  a  mountain  (Slievena- 
mon)  ;  Cnoc  (k),  a  hill  (Knockaderry)  ;  "Opom  (/),  a  ridge  (Drumcannon)  ; 
ClUxMti,  a  meadow  (Clonmel)  ;  t)un,  a  bottom  (Bonmahon)  ;  tD-At;, 
a  plain  (Macrary)  ;  Oite^n,  an  island  (Oileanavric)  ;  Imp,  a  river- 
holm  (Inchanleama)  ;  Com,  a  mountain  hollow  (Coum);  Ce^nn, 
a  headland  (Kinsalebeg)  ;  p.Aitt,  a  cliff  (Foylune);  C^t\|\Ai5,  a 


(k)  The  word  Cnoc,  a  hill,  forms  the  first  part  of  no  fewer  than  1,608  town- 
townland  names  in  Ireland;  Reeves  —  "  Townland  Distribution  of  Ireland." 
Proceedings  R.I.A.,  Vol.  VII.,  p.  490. 

(/)  T)|iotTi  commences  2,000  Irish  townland  names,  and  CtuAin  some  1,680; 
Reeves  supra  at. 


xvi.  INTRODUCTION. 


rock  (Carrick-on-Suir)  ;  CobAf,  a  well  (Toberaheeny).  They 
include  a  multitude  of  bog-terms  (mom,  Cuf\t\AC,  BADAC, 
Uonn,  CUVO.AC,  ftiAfg,  f  6it  &c.)  (w);  animal  names  in  variety— 
t>6,  CApAll,  CAO^A,  1Tluc,  5At>Atv  THAT^A,  PA-Q,  Comin, 
pt\eACAn,  College,  £131^65,  SeAnsAn  (asses,  spiders,  mice,  frogs, 
snails  and  slugs  furnish  no  names)  («);  plant  names  in  hundreds— 
teAmAti,  'OAfAC,  SceA6,  T>t\ireo5,  SAileAC,  JTumnreoS,  CAOptAnn, 
t)eit,  Copog,  5iotCAC,  CtnleArm,  &c.  (o),  and  a  small  propor- 
tion of  mineral  names  —  lApAnn,  Op,  Slirm,5AineArh  &c.  (/>).  Names 
for  origin  of  which  artificial  objects  are  responsible  are  only  slightly 
less  numerous  than  those  derived  from  physical  features.  t)Aite, 
generally  rendered  "homestead"  throughout  the  present  work, 
forms  portion  of  no  fewer  than  6,400  townland  names  in  Ireland, 
and  ciU,  a  church,  comes  a  good  second,  for  it  is  the  first  syllable 
of  2,890  names.  Some  1,380  place-names  in  Ireland  com- 
mence with  Uof,  a  residence,  and  "Oun  cannot  be  much  less 
frequently  employed.  C-AtAip  is  comparatively  rare  in  the  Decies, 
and  CAif  e.Al  hardly  occurs  at  all.  Roads  of  various  kinds  furnish 
a  fairly  large  number  of  names.  We  have  a  number  of  terms:  — 
t36t^|\,  T16-0,  Sli$e,  HIAD,  UCcAp,  At,  CAttAf  and  t)eAlAC  (q). 
Boher,  incorporating  the  word  t)6,  a  cow,  suggests  a  cattle 
track;  HCt)  is  a  more  formal  highway.  Crossing  a  plain  the 
way  would  be  called  a  Slige.  TliAti  implies  something  akin  to 
the  "  track  "  of  the  present  day  Australian  bush  parlance.  U6c^p 
is  a  raised  way  across  a  bog  or  swamp  ;  At  is  the  road- 
crossing  of  a  bridgeless  stream,  C-AtiAf  a  footway  on  stepping- 
stones,  and  t)e.AtAc  the  approach  to  a  mountain  gap.  tD^n, 
a  field,  and  PAI^C,  with  a  like  signification,  help  to  make  up 


(m)  Ballinamona,  Curraghmore,  Dromana,  Tuinnacuhra,  Cladagh,  Riasg, 
Feagarrid. 

(//)  Ballybo,  Knocknagappul,  Ardnagaorac,  Coolnamuck,  Coolgower, 
Glenavadclra,  Carraiginaviach,  Carrigconeen,  Knockhapreachan,  Gortahilla, 
Clogheenafishoge,  Coumshingaun. 

(o)  Ballylevane,  Burrow,  Glenaskagh,  Cooladrishoge,  Ballyslough,  Ballyfin- 
shoge,  Coumacarhan,  Currabaha,  Coolnacupog,  Guilcagh  and  Gortacuilling. 

(  />)  Glenaniaring.  Clochanore,  Foilnaslinge  and  Clashganiv. 

(q)  Curraheenvoher,  Ballinroad,  Sleecaol,  Rian-bo-Phadraig,  Toher,  Couse, 
Bealacaduish. 


INTRODUCTION.  \\-\\. 

a  large  number  of  names  indeed  (r),  hut  5°PC  :inc'  5<MMUM>oe»  il 
garden,  arc  somewhat  rarer  (>•). 

Of  names  derived  from  ownership  there  is  likewise  immense 
number,  but  not  so  much  variety.  These  names  embody  very 
generally  the  word  t)»\ile  (Bally),  signifying  a  homestead;  to  this 
the  proprietor's  name  is  generally  attached,  and  the  whole  often 
appears  in  very  Anglicised  form  with  the  ending  Imi'ti,  as  Grants- 
town,  Pouerstown  &c.  Occasionally  |?e»\tu\nn  takes  the  place  of 
(Farrengarret);  but  more  frequently  it  is  t>f\om,  cnoc,  b^n, 
-Ati,  5,.\t\|u\n,  or  some  other  of  the  many  words  signifying 
land,  or  suggesting  human  occupation.  Under  the  head  of  names 
derived  from  ownership  we  may  include  boundaries  and  land 
divisions.  Ceoju  (boundary),  ).\\l  (hedge),  CU\it>e  (earthen  fence) and 
iKvll  (wall)  (/)  are  of  less  frequent  occurrence.  The  chief  ancient 
Irish  sub-divisions  of  land  under  the  coigeadh  or  province  were  the 
Tricha-ced,  Bailebiataich,  Seisreach,  Ballyboe,  Quarter,  Gniov  and 
Staing.  Of  all  these,  except  the  two  first  named,  we  find  traces  in 
the  local  names  of  Decies.  The  Seisreach,  Ballybo  or  Quarter,  as 
well  as  the  Cnnnatc  (from  the  debased  Latin  carticti,  a  plough), 
may  for  our  purpose  be  regarded  as  roughly  corresponding  to  the 
modern  plowland  or  townland.  The^moi-  d1.,,  of  a  plowland)  and 
the  slaiiii>  (a  perch)  are  smaller  denominations.  A  seisreach,  which 
we  may  regard  as  the  unit  of  square  measurement,  was  estimated 
to  be  roughly  the  area  which  six  horses  could  plough  a  year  (it). 
The  Quarter  is  estimated  at  about  160  acres,  with  added  bog, 
mountain  and  wood,  which  were  not  computed  in  Irish  land 
measurement.  It  must  be  remembered  that  area  was  ascertained 
by  rough  estimation  and  not  by  the  chain.  The  Seisreach  (and 
proportionately,  of  course,  the  various  higher  denominations) 
varied  in  area  probably  in  much  the  same  proportion  that  its 


(/-!  Bawnfune,  Ballinaparka  &c. 

(s|  Gortnadihe  and  Garryroe. 

t/l  Carrigateoran,  Falla,  Cleaboy,  Ballyboy. 

(;/)  Reeves,  "Townland  Distribution."  supra  cit. 


xviii.  INTRODUCTION. 

modern  equivalent,  the  townland,  does  to-day.  At  present  the 
average  townland  area  for  all  Ireland  is  325  acres — for  Waterford 
it  is  273,  for  Tipperary  322,  and  for  Cork  328.  I  think  it  may  be  laid 
down  as  a  general  rule  that  the  present  townland  divisions  represent 
ancient  ploughlands  or  seisrcachs  ;  undoubtedly,  however,  many 
divisions  not  previously  regarded  as  such  were  called  up  to  the 
townland  dignity  by  the  first  Ordnance  Survey,  and  again,  with 
equal  absence  of  doubt,  many  old  townland  names  were  then  sup- 
pressed and  the  areas  they  stood  for  amalgamated  with  another  or 
others  under  a  single  townland  name.  Personal  names  and  titles, 
incorporated  to  indicate  ownership,  are  Celtic,  Danish,  Anglo- 
Xorman,  Elizabethan,  Cromwellian  and  Williamite.  Thus  Dun- 
garvan  tells  of  occupation  by  a  Celtic  warrior-chief;  Templeivrick, 
Islandkeane,  Liselan,  Dunmoan  give  each  a  similar  account  of 
themselves.  Dunabrattin  indicates  a  Welsh,  and  Bally nangoul 
perhaps  a  Danish  colonization.  Norman  ownership  and  denomin- 
ation are  proclaimed  by  Kilmacthomas,  Power's  Country,  Roberts- 
town,  Ballygarret,  Castle  Grace  &c.  Finally  hundreds  of  names 
commemorate  grants  to  Desmond  planters  of  Elizabeth's  day,  as 
well  as  to  Cromwellian  soldiers  and  adventurers  of  the  following 
century,  while  hundreds  additional  tell  of  conveyance  to  the  men  of 
many  nations  who  came  in  the  wake  of  William  or  since  his  day. 

Names  arising  from  trade,  craft  or  employment,  though  more 
interesting  perhaps,  are  less  numerous  than  those  from  any  of  the 
three  already  enumerated  sources.  Smith-craft  yields  perhaps  the 
highest  proportion;  the  forge  and  furnace  (Ce^tvocA),  the  "  mighty 
man"  himself  who  presides  thereat  (^-AOA),  the  sledge  (Ofvo), 
the  charcoal  (5«At) — have  all  been  commemorated  (v).  So 
also  weavers  and  tailors  have  found  honourable  mention,  car- 
penters moreover  and  stone-masons,  millers,  the  makers  of 
mill-stones,  pedlars,  knights  and  hangmen,  but  there  is  no  place 
called  from  a  sailor  or  a  soldier,  a  butcher,  painter,  lawyer 
or  doctor.  As  is  natural  to  expect  names  derived  from  agriculture 


(i>)  Augnaceratan,  Ballingowan,  Clashnanord,  and  Toberagual. 


INTRODUCTION.  xix. 

arc  specially  plentiful.  Neither  the  farmer  himself  nor  the 
spailpin  is  mentioned,  but  the  various  kinds  of  farm  work  are 
specilically  introduced — reaping,  turf-cutting,  milking,  burning  the 
bcatiiil,  steeping  and  scutching  the  flax  &c.  Nor  are  agricultural 
implements  or  products  forgotten;  they  make  quite  a  long  list  as 
they  appear  in  the  names  of  Decies — the  plough  (Sein\e*.\c, 
Cotc«.\t\,  Soc  and  SA&tOs),  the  spade  (Rain),  flail  (Suifce),  sickle 
(Coptvvn),  scythe  (Spe*.\l),  grubbing-adze  (5tvAp\n),  shears  (Deirhif), 
also  tethering-post,  churn  and  churn  dash,  milk  and  butter,  honey 
and  grain  (Cjuntne*.\cc,  Coipce,  GopiM,  Se^g^l,  pif  and  p6n^if\e). 
With  names  derived  from  occupations  we  may  also  class  those 
commemorative  of  customs  and  amusements — fairs  (-Aon-Ac),  harvest 
gatherings  (nieite^l),  hurling  (CAtru\n,  Com^in  &c.),  patterns 
(p^cj\un),  dances  (Ilinnce),  funerals  (t)e«.\f\tix\  r\A  gCopp,  &c.), 
hunting  (puv6,  Co,  5^"°^  &c.),  fishing  (CojvA,  laps  &c.)  and 
trapping  wild  fowl  (Decoy). 

In  names  containing  historical  allusion  the  latter  is  often 
extremely  obscure — so  obscure  as  to  be  all  but  useless  to  the 
historian.  Names  of  this  general  class  are  ecclesiastical,  military 
and  civil.  The  greater  number  of  ecclesiastical  names  are  desig- 
nations ot"  ancient  churches — embodying  as  a  rule  the  founder's 
name  as  Kilmacleague,  Kilgrant,  Kilcockan,  but  specifying  nothing 
as  to  his  identity,  character  or  even  age.  Bishops,  abbots  and 
priests,  friars,  vicars  and  priors,  monks  and  nuns,  the  cross,  the 
chalice,  sacred  vestments,  the  bell,  the  penitential  station,  and  the 
Mass  furnish  hosts  of  names  (w).  Holy  wells  are  responsible 
directly  and  indirectly  for  many  names  as  Toberquan,  Tobera- 
heena,  Toberessay  &c.,  and  glebes,  under  the  form  D^nnfA, 
appear  some  ten  or  twenty  times.  References  to  wars,  battles  and 
defeats  are  not  by  any  means  as  many  as  we  should  expect  from 
the  past  history  of  Ireland:  terms  from  military  architecture  how- 
ever abound.  Most  of  the  military  names — other  than  those 


r.i'l  Killanaspy,  Hallynab,  Ballysaggart,  Moinnambraher,  Ballyvicary, 
Priorsknock,  Fearannamanach,  Tobberoamanrialta,  Crossford,  Tobernacalice, 
Aughaneadaig,  Carraigacloig,  Tobernahulla,  Knockanaffrinn. 


xx.  INTRODUCTION. 

which  have  their  origin  in  military  architecture — are  derived  from 
the  battle  of  Affane,  1564  (see  under  Affane  Parish).  Our  place- 
names  but  rarely  commemorate  events  of  civil  history — those  to 
which  there  is  allusion  are  mostly  actions  at  law  for  recovery  of 
land  or  decision  of  title,  and,  more  rarely,  plague,  leprosy,  and 
murder  (.v). 

With  the  historical  names  are  closely  connected  those  derived 
from  legends  and  superstitions.  This  latter  class  indeed  furnish  a 
by  no  means  insignificant  proportion  of  the  place-names  of  the 
Decies.  The  mythic  cow  of  St.  Patrick,  the  magic  Glas  Gabhnach 
or  Azure-hued  Stripper,  Caille  Bheara,  Fionn  and  his  companions 
appear  again  and  again,  while  pookas,  fairies,  demons,  bibes 
and  giants  are  legion.  To  wells  many  half-natural,  half-supernatural 
virtues  are  attributed — the  cure  of  toothache  for  instance  (Tob- 
berafiacal),  relief  of  dyspepsia  (Toberanaishe),  removal  of  warts 
(Tobernavaithne),  &c.,  &c. 

The  territory  of  Decies  may,  for  our  present  purpose,  be 
regarded  as — at  any  rate,  approximately — co-extensive  with  the 
present  Diocese  of  Waterford  and  Lismore.  Of  Irish  dioceses  in 
general  indeed  it  maybe  said  they  represent,  better  than  any  other 
existing  divisions,  the  outlines  and  extent  of  old  Celtic  states.  The 
diocese,  for  instance,  with  which  the  present  work  is  concerned — 
although  it  embraces  portion  of  three  counties  and  the  whole  of 
none,  and  although  portion  of  it  be  completely  disjointed  and  cut  oft 
from  the  main  area — represents,  perhaps  exactly,  and  certainly 
very  closely,  the  ancient  Decies  as  it  extended  at  date  of  the  Synod 
of  Rathbreasail.  Native  Irish  territorial  boundaries,  it  is  useful  to 
remember,  were  somewhat  elastic,  expanding  or  contracting 
according  to  success  or  failure  of  tribal  hostings,  and  to  the 
chieftain's  energy.  To-day  the  whole  scheduled  region  is  divided 
into  eight  complete  baronies,  with  one  almost  complete  and  small 
portions  of  three  others,  scil : — 

l.v)  CeampuU.  tu\  pUvtje,  Monaluur,  liortnala^lit.  &'<-•. 


INTRODUCTION.  xxi. 

Condons  and  Clangibbon  (portion  of)  ...  Co.  Cork. 

Coshmore  and  Coshbricle       ...             ...  „    Waterford. 

Decies-Within-Drnm               ...             ...  ,,           „ 

Decies- Without- Drum            ...             ...  „           ,, 

Gaultier   (including   part  of   Waterford 

City)                  „ 

Glenaheiry                ...             ...             ...  „           „ 

Iff  a  and  Offa  East  (greater  portion   of, 

including  Town  of  Clonmel)          ...       „   Tipperary. 
Iffa  and  Offa  West ...  ...  ...      „          „ 

Middlethird  (portion  of)          ...  ...       „  „ 

Middlethird  (including  part  of  Waterford 

City)  ...  ...  ...       „   W«iterford. 

Slieveardagh  (portion  of)        ...  ...       „   Tipperary. 

Upperthird  ...  ...  ...       „   Waterford. 

The  ancient  tribes  or  families  of  Decies  were  OThelan 
and  O'Bric,  who  shared  between  them  the  Lordship;  O'Breslin, 
O'Flannagan,  O'Foley,  O'Keane,  O'Meara,O'Donnchada(O'Dunphy 
and  O'Donoghue)  and  O'Neill  (Ui  Eoghain  Finn)  (y).  Of  these  the 
names  O'Breslin  and  O'Bric  have  become  extinct  within  their 
ancient  principality. 

Practically  every  one  of  the  many  thousand  Irish  place- 
names  analysed  in  the  following  pages  has  been  procured  from 
a  competent  local  speaker  of  Irish.  In  some  cases — notably  in 
parts  of  Tipperary — collection  of  the  Irish  forms  was  very  difficult 
work  indeed,  but  work  which  had  to  be  done  if  the  record  was  to 
be  rendered  complete.  Hundreds  of  local  sheanachies  were 
examined  and  cross-examined  as  to  the  traditional  forms,  and 
great  was  their  surprise,  and  sometimes  their  amusement,  that 
anybody  should  trouble  himself  about  things  apparently  so  un- 
practical. In  the  course  of  his  investigations  the  writer  has  been 
taken  for  a  land  valuer,  for  an  official  of  the  Ordnance  Survey,  for 
a  Landed  Estates  Court  agent  in  search  of  evidence  to  invalidate 
title  and,  at  least  once,  for  a  landlord's  emissary  seeking  testimony 

(v)     "O'Heerin's  Topographical  Poem  "--Irish  Archaeological    and   Celtic 
Society,  pp.  100  &c. 


xxii.  INTRODUCTION. 

against  a  tenant  who  had  applied  to  have  a  fair  rent  rixed.  The 
Field  Books  of  the  Ordnance  Survey  of  Ireland  have  been 
examined  for  light  on  names  unintelligible  to  the  writer;  he  found 
that  the  names  in  one  hundred  and  thirteen  small  note  books  con- 
cerned with  Waterford  County  had  evidently  been  collected  by 
O'Donovan  himself  personally.  The  Tipperary  names  are  much 
less  satisfactory.  It  looks  as  if  the  great  topographer  had  the 
Tipperary  names  supplied  to  him  phonetically  by  the  officer  — 
presumably,  unacquainted  with  Irish — who  collected  them,  and 
O'Donovan  does  not  appear  to  have  himself  taken  part  in  the 
actual  collection — as  in  Waterford.  Throughout  the  present  work 
the  writer  has,  wherever  they  serve  to  illustrate,  added  early  forms 
of  the  name  from  ancient  Maps,  Inquisitions  and  Parliamentary 
Acts  &c. 

The  first  recorded  mapped  survey  of  any  part  of  Ireland  was 
made  in  1586,  when  the  forfeited  lands  of  Desmond,  in  which 
were  included  portion  of  Decies  (north  and  south),  were  marked 
out  for  plantation  (z).  The  next  Irish  mapped  survey  was  that  of 
Strafford,  but  as  this  did  not  extend  to  Decies  it  need  not  detain  us 
here.  To  this  succeeded,  in  less  than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  the 
famous  Down  Survey,  which  will  be  referred  to  repeatedly  in  the 
course  of  the  present  work,  and  the  signification  of  which  it  may 
be  expedient  to  briefly  explain.  On  completion  of  the  Cromwelliaii 
campaign  it  became  necessary  to  applot  their  lands  to  multitudes 
of  adventurers  and  soldiers.  Hereupon  Dr.  (after  Sir)  William 
Petty,  Physician  to  the  Forces  in  Ireland  and  a  man  of  immense 
business  capacity,  entered  into  a  contract  with  the  Irish  Govern- 
ment to  survey  the  whole  country  at  the  rate  of  £7  33.  40!.  per 
1,000  acres.  The  great  work  was  carried  through  in  thirteen 
months — a  marvellous  feat  considering  the  circumstances  of  the 
time.  Of  course  the  precision  of  modern  surveying  is  not  to  be 
expected  from  Petty's  work.  The  results,  however,  were  sufficiently 
accurate  for  the  purpose  in  view,  and  on  Petty's  Survey  (otherwise 
the  Down  Survey)  rests  to-day  the  legal  title  to  half  the  land  of 


(£)  Hardinjjc-— "On  .MS.  .Mapped  Townland  Surveys  in  Ireland,"     Procx-ed- 
ings,  K.I. A.,  Vol.  VIII.,  Pt.  I. 


INTRODUCTION.  \.\iii. 

Ireland.  In  the  Record  Office,  Dublin,  are  preserved  the  original 
maps  of  the  survey;  rather,  perhaps,  they  were  preserved  there,  for 
many  of  them  were  destroyed  by  lire  in  1711.  Owing  to  their 
paramount  importance  the  burned  maps  were  partly  replaced  by  a 
series  of  copies  made  by  General  Vallancey,  and  now  known  as  the 
Vallancey  Maps.  The  series  has,  by  the  way,  a  rather  curious 
history:  copies  of  the  original  Down  Survey  Maps  were  being 
conveyed  from  Ireland  to  England  when  the  vessel  carrying  them 
was  captured  by  a  French  privateer.  The  latter  took  the  pri/e  to 
France,  where  the  maps  found  their  way  to  the  French  capital 
and  the  King's  Library.  Through  permission  of  the  French 
Government  Vallancey  was  enabled  to  make  the  series  of  copies 
now  in  the  Irish  Record  Office.  The  Down  Survey  Maps  are  of 
two  kinds — Barony  and  Parish  Maps.  Of  the  former  there  remain 
for  Waterford  four  and  a  fragment,  for  the  Tipperary  part  of  Decies 
only  one,  and  for  the  Cork  portion  one  (partly  burned).  Twenty- 
seven  Parish  Maps  survive,  scil: — Twenty-four  for  Waterford,  two 
(Grangemockler  and  part  of  Newtownlennon)  for  Tipperary,  and 
one  (partly  burned)  for  Cork. 

Allusion  to  surveys  suggests  a  pass  ing  reference  to  the  origin  and 
significance  of  the  modern  divisions  intermediate  between  province 
and  townland — scil: — County,  Barony,  Diocese,  and  Parish.  Count 
and  County  are  titles  borrowed  from  the  Court  of  Charlemagne  (aa). 
The  county  is  a  purely  English  denomination  based  mainly  on 
the  grouping  of  native  lordships  and  ranging  in  date  of  erection 
from  the  time  of  John  to  the  reign  of  James  I.  When  a  hitherto 
native  region  became  a  shire  or  county  an  official  called  a  sheriff 
was  appointed  thereto  whose  duty  it  became  to  execute  the  King's 
writ  within  its  bounds.  The  purpose  then  which  underlay  the 
introduction  of  the  county  division  was  convenience  of  legal 
procedure.  Waterford  belongs  to  the  very  first  batch  of  Irish 
counties  created  and  Tipperary,  in  its  present  form,  to  the  last. 
Tipperary,  it  is  true  was  at  a  very  early  period  (1328)  created 

(aa)  Selden,  "  Titles  of  Honour,"  p.  694. 


x.\iv.  INTRODUCTION. 

a  county  palatine  (66),  but  the  jurisdiction  then  granted  was 
exclusive  of  church  lands  which  were  extensive  and  were  created  a 
separate  shrievalty  and  county  under  the  title  of  Co.  of  the  Cross  of 
Tipperary.  Baronies  like  counties  are  Anglo-Norman  in  name  and 
origin,  based  primarily  too  like  counties  upon  native  lordships. 
The  territory  of  a  petty  king  who  submitted  was  created  a  barony. 
Hardiman  (cc)  moreover  states  that,  when  a  magnate  like  De  Lacy 
received  an  extensive  grant,  he  portioned  it  out  amongst  his  barons 
to  hold  under  him  by  feudal  service  and  the  estates  so  formed 
became  a  barony.  With  barony  are  roughly  equivalent  the  Saxon 
hundred  and  cantred.  Diocesan  and  parochial  divisions,  the 
individual  origin  of  which  it  is  extremely  difficult  to  trace,  are 
of  course  ecclesiastical,  though  the  parish  has  now  become  one 
of  the  best  known  civil  divisions.  No  doubt  the  origin  of  the 
ecclesiastical  as  of  the  civil  divisions  is  to  be  sought  and  found 
in  the  geography  of  ancient  tribal  times.  As  the  cantred  corres- 
ponds in  a  general  way  with  the  barony  and  the  seisreach  with  the 
townland  so  may  the  baile-biatach  or  biadhtach's  town  be  regarded 
— but  in  a  considerably  less  perfect  degree — as  corresponding  with 
the  parish,  while  the  Celtic  tribal  territory,  as  we  have  already 
seen,  is  equivalent  to  the  modern  diocese. 

The  present  work  breaks  new  ground,  for  it  is  the  first  ever 
written  in  detailed  and  systematic  interpretation  of  the  place-names 
(Barony,  Parish,  Townland  and  Infra-Townland)  of  a  county 
or  ancient  Irish  kingdom.  With  its  analysis  of  many 
thousand  names  it  would  be  a  marvel — rather,  indeed,  a 
miracle — if  the  work  were  free  from  error.  No  doubt 
some  interpretations  given  therein  will  be  found  unsustain- 
able in  the  light  of  further  investigation.  No  doubt  too  a  certain 
proportion  of  names  stand  incorrectly  recorded — a  consequence  of 
the  native  speaker's  inaccuracy,  of  corruption  which  the  names 


(/;/»)  For  a  detailed  account  of  the  Palatinates  see  Mr.  Litton  Falkiner  in 
Proceedings  R.I.A.  lor  Nov.  1902;  on  the  County  Palatine  of  Tipperary,  see  Rev. 
W.  P.  Burke — "  History  of  Clonmel,"  p.  424. 

(cc)  "  Notes  on  the  Statute  of  Kilkenny  "  in  "  Tracts  Relating  to  Ireland  "II. 
p.  108, — Irish  Archaeological  Society,  1843. 


INTRODUCTION.  xxv 

have  undergone,  or  of  the  writer's  defective  ear — none  too  ready  to 
detect  the  finer  distinctions  of  Irish  phonetics.  At  the  same  time 
the  writer  claims  that  no  reasonable  pains  have  been  spared  to 
make  the  book  both  complete  and  accurate.  Collection  of  the 
names  has  occupied  his  spare  time  for  many  years;  it  has  involved 
many  an  excursion  by  rail,  cycle  and  on  foot — necessitated 
hundreds  of  enquiries  by  letter  and  required  the  examination  and 
cross-examination  of  dozens  of  sheanachies  in  every  parish  of  Decies. 
Legends,  ranns  and  scraps  of  history  innumerable  have  been 
garnered  with  the  names — sometimes  as  it  were  encrusting  the 
latter,  sometimes  evoked  by  association.  Incorporation  of  these 
has  not  been  attempted  here  lest  it  should  swell  to  unreasonable 
length  a  work  which  perhaps  may  be  thought  already  ultraprolix. 
Throughout  the  work  questions  of  Irish  spelling,  consideration  of 
grammar,  philology  and  phonetics  have  been  held  as  of  secondary 
importance  only.  To  the  writer  it  has  seemed  that  the  first  and 
immediately  important  point  was  to  get  the  names;  many  of 
the  latter,  if  not  collected  now,  could  never  be  recovered,  whereas 
the  spelling  and  grammar  can  afford  to  wait.  The  Townland  names 
are  arranged  alphabetically  under  their  alphabetically  arranged  legal 
Parishes,  as  the  latter,  in  turn,  are  arranged  under  similarly 
catalogued  Baronies.  Legal  Parishes,  by  the  way,  are  the  ancient 
ecclesiastical  divisions  of  pre- Reformation  times.  In  some  cases 
these  latter  are  curiously  broken  up,  like  Ardmore  and  Kilgobinet 
to  each  of  which  belong  three  or  four  isolated  fragments.  Under 
townlands — the  names  of  which  appear  in  small  capitals — are 
given  (generally  without  respect  to  alphabetical  or  geographical 
order)  the  sub-denominations  (S.DD.),  i.e.,  designations  of  sub-divis- 
ions, by-roads,  wells,  cliff  or  mountain  features,  occasional  fields  &c. 
No  account  has  been  made  of  very  frequently  recurring  field  names 
such  as  "  Long  Field,"  "  Lios  Field,"  "  Field  by  the  Road  "  &c., 
first,  because  such  names  lack  permanence,  and  secondly,  because 
record  of  them  would  serve  no  purpose  proportionate  in  utility  with 
the  space  it  would  require.  It  is  not  claimed  for  the  names  here 
presented  that  they  constitute  an  exhaustive  list.  In  fact  the 
writer  is  well  aware  that  there  are  hundreds  of  important  and 


xxvi  INTRODUCTION. 

valuable  names  still  at  large  and  he  will  be  very  pleased  indeed  to 
receive  from  readers  further  authenticated  names  for  insertion  in  a 
second  edition  in  the  rather  unlikely  contingency  that  another 
edition  will  ever  be  called  for. 

In  bringing  to  a  close  this  rather  daring  undertaking  I  beg  to 
make  very  grateful  acknowledgment  of  the  assistance  rendered  me 
by  Father  Maurus  O'Phelan  of  the  Cistercian  Order,  who  read  most 
of  the  work  as  it  went  through  the  press,  corrected  innumerable 
errors  of  writer  and  printers,  and  made  many  invaluable  suggestions. 
My  thanks  are  due  likewise  to  Rev.  Dr.  Henebry  for  elucidation  of 
some  doubtful  points,  to  Rev.  Prof.  Sheehan,  D.Ph.,  for  lists  of 
Ring  place-names,  and  to  Major  Hayes  and  Captain  Rotherham  of 
the  Royal  Engineers  for  permission  very  graciously  given  to  examine 
the  Ordnance  Survey  Field  Books  deposited  in  Mountjoy  Barracks, 
Phoenix  Park.  Finally  I  owe  a  debt  of  gratitude — of  which  I  tender 
this  acknowledgment  in  part  payment — to  the  sheanachies  of  Decies, 
those  ancient  men  of  beautiful  minds,  whom  I  met  and  talked  with 
on  the  roadside  or  in  the  fields,  by  the  turf  fire  on  winter  evenings, 
or  along  the  cliffs  and  up  the  Comeragh  slopes  on  Suudays  in 
summer.  Many  a  difficulty  their  fine  intelligence  solved,  many  a 
quest  their  kindly  and  childlike  interest  helped.  Was  it  the  sunset 
of  life  adding  mystic  lore  or  the  last  fitful  gleams  of  ancient  Celtic 
culture — that  sun  about  to  set  for  ever  ? 

With  all  its  faults  I  believe  that  the  present  book  must  prove 
helpful  to  many  a  groper  in  the  Celtic  twilight.  It  marks  a  beginning: 
let  others  follow  :  each  succeeding  effort  will  be  an  advance. 
Hurler  on  the  fence,  if  you  would  exercise  your  critical  office  with 
greatest  effect,  come  down  from  your  eminence  and  handle  a 
yourself. 


LIST    OF   ABBREVIATIONS. 


A.F.M.  — Annals  of  the  Four  Masters. 

A.S.E.    — Acts  of  Settlement  and  Explanation. 

B.S.D.   — Books  of  Survey  and  Distribution. 

D.S.        — Down  Survey. 

D.S.M.  — Down  Survey  Map. 

D.S.R.    — Down  Survey  Reference. 

Inq.         —Inquisition. 

O.M.       — Ordnance  Map  (6  in.) 

S.DD.     — Sub-denominations. 

Sub-div.  — Sub-division. 

Visit.      — Visitation  Book. 


BARONY   OF  CONDONS  AND 
CLANGIBBON. 


HE  boundary  of  the  Desii  must  have  been  but  loosely 
denned  on  the  confines  of  Ui  Liathain  where  there 
was  no  river,  or  mountain  chain,  to  furnish  a  natural 
line  of  demarkation.  Rather  perhaps  it  was  a  more 
or  less  elastic  quantity.  There  is  some  evidence — by 
no  means  conclusive,  or  even  strong — that  the  Decies 
once  extended  further  westwards  than  the  present 
county  boundary — perhaps  as  far  as  Kilworth.  The 
Taxation  of  1302  places  the  church  of  Kyi  word  (Kilworth  ?)  in 
the  Diocese  of  Lismore.  On  the  other  hand,  the  adjoining 
territory  of  Ui  Liathain  appears  to  have  pushed  itself,  at  one 
period,  as  far  east  as  the  Blackwater.  (a)  It  is  remarkable  that  the 
Diocesan  and  County  boundaries  here  do  not  coincide.  Five  town- 
lands  of  Cork  county  are  within  the  Diocese  of  Lismore,  while 
a  corresponding  number  of  County  Waterford  townlands  belong 
to  Cloyne.  Since  the  Diocesan  were  originally  derived  from  the 
Clan  boundaries  and  are  based  on  them,  it  will  be  more  consistent 
with  our  scope  to  adopt  the  former  as  more  likely  to  represent 
the  latter  than  are  the  modern  county  limits.  Accordingly  a  small 
portion  of  the  Barony  of  Condons  and  Clangibbon  (Co.  Cork), 
containing  the  five  townlands  alluded  to,  is  here  conditionally 
treated  as  belonging  to  the  Decies. 


(a)  " 


n&  gCeAftc,"  Editor's  note,  p.  73. 


Lismore  and  Mocollop  Parish. 

(For  condensed  account  of  the  parish — its  history,  character, 
antiquities  and  extent — see  under  "  Barony  of  Coshmore  and 
Coshbride.") 

TOWNLANDS. 

GARRYXAGOUL,  5^^1-66  ru\  n^AU— "  Garden  of  the 
Foreigners."  Area,  266  acres. 

"  C6ifi$  A  feAT>$Ail,  *  $.ApF«.\rt>e  n,x  n^U"  (Old  Rhyme). 

S.DD.  (a)  p:\ipc  n^  t)Aff^ice— "  Field  of  the  Barrack." 

(b)  p&pc  A  cSuxMriimr — "  Field  of  Rest  (or  Quietness)." 

GLENAGURTEEX,  Jte-Ann  «.\  tjoipciti — "  Glen  of  the  Little 
Garden."  Area,  156  acres. 

MARSHTOWX,  tootle  ^n  jiurh^f^ig — "  Homeste;id  of  the  Pine 
Wood."  Area,  331  acres. 

SHEAN. — See  Shean,  par.  Lismore,  below.     Area,  75  acres. 

WATERPARK,  thMle  n<i  5tAif  e — "  Homestead  of  the  Streamlet." 
tKMle,  commonly  rendered  "  town,"  is  better  translated — "  home- 
stead." 5^A1fe) — from  S^-Af.  *-e">  bluish-grey-green,  the  colour  of 
water.  On  this  townland  there  was  formerly  a  small  castle 
(presumably  of  the  Desmonds),  some  insignificant  remains  of 
which  may  be  seen  in  a  farmyard.  Area,  463  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  UotMp  ru\  5161^6 — "  Well  of  the  Glory,"  a  reputed 
holy  well,  on  Canning's  farm. 

(b)  Old  Court  (O.M.).  Site  of  an  ancient  residence  of  Lord 
Waterpark. 


BARONY  OF  COSHMORE  AND 
COSHBRIDE. 

HISTORICALLY  the  present  barony  may  be  regarded  as  belonging 
more  to  Cork  than  to  Waterford.  As  portion  of  the  great  Desmond 
territory  it  shared  in  the  vicissitudes  of  the  latter  for  quite  400 
years.  Previous  to  the  invasion  it  is  not  easy  to  trace  its  civil 
history.  Since,  however,  we  are  immediately  concerned  with  the 
latter  onlv  as  far  as  it  bears  on,  or  illustrates,  the  place  names  of 
the  barony,  it  will  suffice  to  note  that  the  denominations  derived 
otherwise  than  from  physical  features  or  proprietorship  are  prac- 
tically all  ecclesiastical.  The  school  and  church  of  Lismore  have 
left  their  impress  all  around  on  the  names  of  the  country  extending 
from  the  Bride  to  the  boundary  of  Tipperary,  and  from  the  Cork 
border  to  Cappoquin.  In  the  light  of  its  later  history  the  region 
under  notice  will  not  be  expected  to  have  preserved  a  continuity  of 
local  tradition.  It  seems  to  have  been  largely  cleared  of  its  original 
Celtic  stock  on  the  conclusion  of  the  Desmond  wars  and,  a  quarter  of 
a  century  later,  the  then  proprietor,  the  first  Earl  of  Cork,  was  able 
to  boast  (b)  that  he  had  no  "  Irishe  tenant"  on  his  lands.  The 
barony  is  equally  rich  in  scenic  beauty  and  historic  memories.  The 
memories  centre  round  Lismore  of  the  saints,  and  beauty  haunts 
the  Blackwater  "  From  Youghal  Harbour  to  Cappoquin."  Cosh- 
more  and  Coshbride  signify  respectively  the  countries  adjacent  to 
(Coif)  the  Great  River  (tTlop)  and  the  Bride  (Dpiji-o,  gen.  ttyi&oe). 
As  Irish  is  still  a  living  speech  throughout  the  barony,  collection  of 
the  names  and  interpretation  of  them  presented  comparatively  little 
difficulty.  There  are  in  all  six  parishes,  of  which  one — Lismore  and 
Mocollop — surpasses  in  size,  three  or  four  times  over,  the  remaining 
live  combined.  The  "  Blackwater  Fishery  Case,"  so  frequently 
referred  to  in  this  section,  is  a  privately  printed  volume  of  pedigrees, 
title  deeds,  charters,  &c.,  compiled  for  use  of  Counsel  in  the  great 
law  case  which,  with  varying  success,  was  carried  on  for  years  by 
the  Duke  of  Devonshire  and  others,  regarding  fishery  rights  in  the 


i In  ••  Lismore  Papers."  2nd  Series,  Vol.  II..  p.  50. 


Great  River.  It  contains,  in  convenient  compass,  most  of  the 
documentary  matter  bearing  on  the  post-invasion  history  of  the 
present  barony. 

Kilcockan  Parish. 

THIS  Parish  lies  along  the  left  bank  of  the  Blackvvater — southward 
from  the  junction  with  the  latter  river  of  the  gently-flowing  Bride. 
Of  limited  area,  Kilcockan  embraces  a  considerable  proportion  of 
mountain  and  is  noted  for  its  fine  scenery.  The  historic  associations 
of  the  parish  are  insignificant,  and  its  place  names  of  only  moderate 
interest.  Exclusive  of  the  ancient  church  which  gives  the  parish 
its  name,  and  a  description  of  which  will  be  found  in  Journal  of  the 
Waterford  Archaeological  Society  (Vol.  IV.,  p.  213),  there  are  two 
early  church  sites  and  a  couple  of  holy  wells.  The  number  of  holy 
wells  in  the  Blackvvater  region  is,  by  the  way,  remarkable  ;  is  it  a 
consequence  of  the  proximity  of  Lismore  ? 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYBRACK,  tKAile  tDpeac — "  Speckled  Homestead."  Area, 
179  acres. 

BALLYPHILIP,  thxile  paib — "  Philip's  Homestead."  Sir  R. 
Boyle  (1607)  leases  "one  plowland  of  Ballyphilip  to  Christmas 
Herward — same  lands  recently  in  the  possession  of  Arle  McDono, 
gent."  Area,  224  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  tag— "Hollow";  a  sub-division. 

(6)  Green  Hill  (O.M.). 

(c)  teACAti  TIA  nt)eAriiAn — "Glen  Slope  of  the  Demons." 

(d)  pott  T\A  bpeifc — "  Hole  of  the  Serpents  "-;  in  the  river,  close 
to  last  with  which  it  appears  to  have  some  sort  of  moral  connection. 

(e)  t)At\|VA  tiA  Scu-Aice — "  Summit  of  the  Pinnacle." 
(/)  CotMp  rUoirh  Seibin— "  St.  Geibin's  Well." 
BALLYKOE,  t)Aite  HUA-O — "  Red  Homestead";  adjoins  Bally- 
brack,  with  which  its  name  contrasts  it.     Area,  67  acres. 

"Ballyragh"  (A.S.E.). 

BAWNLAUR,  tMn  t^ip — "  Middle  Field."     Area,  102  acres. 
CARNGLAS,    C^pn    glAf — "Green  Hill";  a  remarkable  height 
overlooking  the   Blackvvater.     C^pn,  from  its  original  signification 


of  heap,  pile  or  cairn,  has  come,  as  in  numerous  instances  in 
Co.  Waterford,  to  be  applied  to  a  cairn-like  hill. 

S.D.     Tobernagower,  Cob-A|\  HA  n^ADAp — "  Goats'  Well." 

CROSSERY,  Cj\orv\if\e — "  Cross  Roads."     Area,  216  acres. 

GLEXGOACH,  ^te^n  ^o^c. —  "Coach's  Glen."  Goach  is 
evidently  a  personal  name  (Gough  ?).  Area,  181  acres. 

KILLEXAGH,  CilUneAc — "  Little  Church  Site."  The  site  in 
question  is  close  to  north-east  boundary  of  the*  tovvnland — on  the 
brow  of  the  glen  through  which  the  main  road  runs.  A  "  bullan" 
has  been  recently  unearthed  at  the  spot.  Cill,  from  the  Latin 
cclla,  was  originally  the  little  cell  or  oratory  of  the  early  missionary 
or  anchorite.  In  later  times,  when  the  church  had  disappeared 
perhaps  and  only  the  cemetery  remained,  the  word  came  to  signify 
simply — the  graveyard.  Area,  in  three  divisions,  892  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Carndroleen  (O.M.),  C-Apn  "OtAeoilin  (from  "Oipeoil, 
"  trifling  things") — "  Wren's  Hill."  See  Carnglas  above. 

(b)  At  nA  SAC,  lit— "  Ford  of  the  Bags."     As  the  word  SAC 
occurs  a  few  times  in  such  combinations,  it  may  be  presumed  to 
have  some  special  force. 

(c)  CA^n  rtA  sC^otVAc— "  Hill  of  the  Sheep." 

(d)  PAI|\C  tfL\o$ru\ir  — "  Magnus'  Field."      Magnus  was,  local 
tradition  avers,  a  warrior  and  leader  slain  in  battle  here ;  the  name 
suggests  Danish  associations. 

(e)  t)6tAipin  Vuipc— "  Little  Road  of  (the)  Prong." 
KILCOCKAX,  CiU,  Cochin — "  Cocan's  Church."     Feast  of  the 

Virgin,  Coc  (by  endearment  Coc«.\n),  was  celebrated  on  June  6th  at 
Kilcock,  Co.  Kildare.  (c)  Area,  249  acres. 

KILMAXICHOLAS,  CiU,  'ic  tliocUxif — "  MacNicholas'  Church." 
The  site  of  the  early  church  and  graveyard  is  now  partly  occupied 
by  New  Strancally  farmyard.  Area,  161  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PA^C  rtA  IpA-bbpAC  — "  Field  of  the  Natural 
Trench."  p^vo-Aip  is  the  word  applied  throughout  West 


(c)  Colgan — "  Acta  Sanctorum,"  p.  469,  n.  20.  Colgan  gives  also  (Ibid),  on 
July  29th,  Cocca  of  Ross-Bennchuir,  for  whom  he  quotes  Martyrologies  of 
Tallaght,  Donegal  and  Gorman.  He  errs,  however,  as  to  the  date,  which  should 
be,  June  29th. 


Waterford  to  a  torrent-worn  channel  in  a  field,  especially  where 
the  trench  is  old  and  briar  or  furze  overgrown. 

(6)  DotAp  HA  ScuAice — "  Road  of  the  Stack-like  Hill." 

(c)  Cnoc^n  nA  CjvAise — "  Hillock  of  the  Rock." 

(d)  5leAnn  and  UobAp  A  tilAoifv — "  The  Steward's  Glen"  and 
"  The  Steward's  Well  "  respectively. 

KNOCKANORE,  Cnoc  An  pfigrhAip  (dp  ?) — "  Harvest  Hill."  The 
qualifying  word  is  locally  understood  to  be  <5ip,  as  is  evident 
from  the  old  jvAnn: — "Cnoc  An  oip — gAn  6|\  gAn  AipgeAt)." 
The  occurrence  of  6p  (fogriiAip)  in  place  names  has  been  a 
puzzle  to  etymologists,  some  of  whom  have  made  it  "  gold," 
others  "  the  golden  furze  blossom."  I  think  that,  in  nearly  all 
cases,  it  may  be  safely  translated  and  written  as  above.  The 
epithet  was  doubtless  first  applied  to  hitherto  untilled  land 
brought  under  the  dominion  of  the  plough  and  producing  its 
maiden  crop.  Area,  157  acres. 

S.D.  (a)  An  tllAOiUn — "The  Hill  Top";  this,  now  covered 
with  wood,  is  on  the  west  side  of  the  townland. 

(b)  Site  of  old  church  (i8th  century)  in  a  field  on  north  side  of 
the  road  leading  (east)  towards  Ballyphilip. 

LISGLAS,  l,i op  5^Af — "Green  Lios."     Area,  64  acres. 

S.D.     tlei-6  nA  gCon — "  Mountain  Plain  of  the  Hounds." 

MONANG,  tttom  £mn — apparently  "  Fionn's  Bog."  Why 
Fionn's  name  should  be  so  frequently  associated  with  a  bog  is  not 
clear.  Compare  Monaing — Dungarvan  par.,  &c.  Area,  83  acres. 

NEWPORT,  pope  ADA  tluAt) — "  New  River  Bank."  Portion 
of  the  townland  is  ancient  slobland  reclaimed  from  the  Blackvvater 
and  protected  by  an  earthen  bank.  Newport  was  formerly  one  of 
the  five  plowlands  of  Strancally.  (d)  Area,  in  two  divisions,  467 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Tobereenbanaha  (O.M.),  CobAipTn  t)eAnnui$te— 
"  Little  Holy  Well."  This  was  also  called  UobAp  tDepeteipc— 
"  Berehert's  Well,"  a  name  recovered  and  verified  with  much 
difficulty.  "  Rounds"  were  made  here  on  Sunday  mornings. 


"  Blackwater  Fishery  Case,"  passim. 


(b)  CALAIS  OAII— - "  White  Rock,"  on  the  river  bank.       This 
name  looms  large  in  old  deeds  and  charts  ;  it  figured  prominently  in 
the  evidence  in  the  famous  fishery  case  above  alluded  to. 

(c)  poll   tu\    t)iopt\Ai$e — "  Reed  (or  Sedge)   Hole,"    in  the 
river,  opposite  last. 

(d)  Cnoc^n  tux  p<5n.Aipe — "  Hillock  of  the  Beans  (Vetches?)." 

(e)  ScAif\c  Hi  ttlAngAin — "  O'Mangan's    Thicket";     a    sub- 
division of  seventy  acres  formerly  well  known  by  this  now  forgotten 
name.  „ 

(/)  p^ipc  nA  Sgoile,  SeAtiA  t)Aile  andlUt  6it>Lin — "School 
Field,"  "  Old  Village,"  and  "  Ellen's  Rath  "  respectively.  These 
are  three  field  names. 

SCART,  ScAipc  HA  sCupcCs — "  Thicket  of  the  Bee  Hives." 
Cut\c6g  is  also  applied  to  a  pile  of  sods  prepared  for  burning. 
Area,  185  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Rinnalack  (O.M.),  limn  nA  ICAC — "  Headland 
of  the  Flagstones  " ;  a  cliff  by  the  river  side. 

(b)  5le^nn  Cpime^m — u  Cremin's  Glen." 

(c)  poll  A  CApAilt — "  Horse's  Hole,"  in  river  ;  probably  from 
a  horse  drowned  here. 

SLEEVEEX,  Sleiftin — ''  Little  Mountain ";  all  uncultivated. 
Area,  82  acres. 

STRAXCALLY  (popularly  Old  Strancally,  to  distinguish  it  from 
next),  S|\6n  nA  CAiltige — ''The  Hag's  Nose";  from  the  appear- 
ance of  the  cliff  on  which  ruins  of  the  ancient  castle  stand. 
Compare  Manx,  Strain,  a  headland,  (e)  Possibly  the  hag  was 
the  CAitte^c  t)eAfVA  famed  in  local,  and  indeed,  in  general  Irish 
legend.  The  castle  of  Strancally  was  erected  by  the  Desmonds 
in  the  i6th  century,  probably  on  the  site  of  a  more  ancient 
stronghold.  In  1562  the  Corporation  of  Youghal  wrote  to  Elizabeth 
commending  the  Earl  of  Desmond  for  his  activity  in  rooting  out 
a  den  of  robbers  who  maintained  a  castle  at  Strancally,  four  miles  up 
the  river.  James  MacShane  MacGerrot  of  Strancally  was  attainted 
in  connection  with  the  Desmond  rebellion.  Area,  256  acres. 

"  Shroncally,  alias  Stroncally"  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

(c)  Moore,  "  Manx  Names,"  2nd  Ed.,  p.  94. 


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S.D.  pott  A  C^rle^m— "  Castle  Hole";  a  pool  in  the 
Blackwater  beneath  the  Castle. 

STKANCALLY DEMESNE,  CiU,  'ic  Hiocl^\if  (?).  See  Kilmanicholas, 
above.  Area,  196  acres. 

S.D.  Cfoiccin  —  "  Little  Croft,"  on  which  the  modern 
residence  known  as  Strancally  Castle  stands. 

Kilwatermoy  Parish. 

FROM  the  place-name  students'  point  of  view  the  present  parish, 
though  of  the  same  general  physical  character  as  the  last,  is  much 
more  interesting.  A  few  of  its  names  are  of  some  historic 
significance.  The  half  legendary  "  fti^n  t)6  p*Vop,<M5 "  (see 
under  Lismore  par.),  which  perhaps  we  may  here  equate  with  the 
"  tDe^lAC  6ocAilte''  of  the  Annals,  is  traceable  within  its  northern 
boundary.  (/)  According  to  local  belief  Kilwatermoy  itself  was  the 
terminus  of  the  TUan,  for  it  was  there  the  enraged  cow  overtook 
the  abductor  of  her  calf.  Up  to  comparatively  recent  times  natives 
of  Kilwatermoy  were  looked  askance  at  for  the  disgrace  which  the 
legend  of  St.  Patrick's  Cow  attributed  to  their  parish.  In  fact,  a 
certain  family,  generally  known  by  a  nickname,  was  popularly 
regarded  as  the  direct  representatives  of  the  5th  century  thief. 

Along  the  northern  frontier  of  the  parish,  bordering  on  the 
Bride,  a  number  of  modern  names,  of  the  usual  more  or  less 
meaningless  character,  have  within  the  past  generation  half  sub- 
merged the  ancient  nomenclature.  Ce.ann  flluice  ("  Pig's  Head") 
has  become  Headborough.  t)Aite  r\A  mtDoTMC  ("  Churls'  Home- 
stead ")  has  resolved  itself  into  Snugborough,  and  Cnoc  r\A  Sge^c 
("Hill  of  the  Bushes")  into  Moore  Hill!  The  ecclesiastical 
remains  in  the  parish  will  be  found  briefly  described  in  the 
Journal  of  the  Waterford  Archaeological  Society  (Vol.  IV.,  p.  213). 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYCLEMEXT,  thMle  Clemenc — "  Clement's  Homestead." 
Area,  89  acres. 

(/)  See  Journal,  Royal  Society  of  Antiquaries,  July,  1905. 


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BALLYHAMLET  :  variously  pronounced  in  Irish — generally, 
Daile  Cai-Omlipc,  evidently  the  equivalent  of  "  Hamlet's  Home- 
stead." Area,  247  acres. 

S.D.     (a)  Cnoc  Se^oi-o— "  Garrett's  Hill." 

(b)  paipe  a  ttleapfcaill — "  Field  of  Stupefaction,"    in  which 
persons  get  lost  owing  to  something  "  airy"  about  it. 

(c)  "  Ring's  Field,"  in  which  a  man  named  Ring  was  hanged 
for  the  murder  of  a  tithe-proctor,  nicknamed  "  Hi-Call,"  member  of 
the  family  regarded  as  descendants  from  the  robber  of  St.  Patrick's 
Cow. 

BALLYMOAT,  Daile  an  ttloca — "  Homestead  of  (by)  the  Mote." 
The  mote,  from  which  the  village  or  homestead  was  named,  still 
exists  in  a  ruinous  condition.  Area,  in  two  divisions,  350  acres. 

"  Ballymotie  alias  Ballymoskey  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.).  "  Ballynmowty" 
(Roll  Survey  of  Munster).  (g) 

S.D.  Claif  a  t)uin — "  Trench  of  the  Fort  ";  from  its  proximity 
to  the  mote  aforesaid. 

BALLYXAFIXSHOGE,  Dalle  na  ftpumnfeog — "  Homestead  of 
the  Ash  Trees."  Area,  209  acres. 

"  Ballynerinshoge  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.     (a)  1TI6in  na  JTia-oaile — "  Bog  of  the  Weeds." 

(b)  Duacaill  Aitnfipe — "  Serving  Man  "  ;  a  pillar  stone 
humorously  so-called. 

BALLYNEETY,  Daile  an  £aoici$ — "White's  Homestead."  Area, 
209  acres. 

"  Ballyneetie  alias  Kyllineety"  (Inq.  Jac.  I.). 

CHURCH  QUARTER,  Ceatpatfuvo  an  Ueampuill.  Idem.  Area, 
128  acres. 

(£ )  Commonly  known  as  the  "  Desmond  Roll."  This  is  a  roll  of  parchment, 
dated  26th  year  of  Elizabeth  and  preserved  in  the  Public  Record  Office,  Dublin 
[Hay  2,  Shelf  3,  Sub-No.  71].  It  recites  in  some  106  folios  (about  24"  x  18") 
the  vast  possessions  of  the  attainted  (Great)  Earl  of  Desmond.  The  Desmond 
estate  extended  into  the  present  County  of  Waterford  :  hence  we  find  amongst 
the  confiscated  lands,  the  Manor,  Town  and  Lands  of  Lysfynew  (including 
Tallow),  the  Manor  of  Kylmannahan  (including  "  Castellum  de  Donoghoe  "),  the 
Manor  of  Shehan,  the  Manor  of  Knockmoan,  the  Town  and  Lands  of  Stradbally 
(including  Ballykerock,  &c.),  the  Castle  of  Comeragh,  &c.  This  valuable 
document  will  be  occasionally  quoted  in  the  following  pages  as  the  Desmond 
Roll.  A  modern  note  on  the  covering  membrane  indicates  that  the  Roll  was 
tendered  as  evidence  in  the  famous  Blackwater  Fishery  Case. 


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CLOSE,  An  Clop — "  The  Enclosure."  C16|*  appears  to  be  a 
loan  word  from  English,  (h)  Area,  1 15  acres. 

CORRAXXASKEHA,  t)einn  r\A  Sgeite  (locative) — "  Peaked  Hill 
ot  the  (Whitethorn)  Bush."  The  use  of  "cop|Un"  here  as 
synonymous  with  "  oemn  (be^nn)''  furnishes  a  clue  to  the  force 
of  the  former  in  place  names — i.e.,  the  point,  peak,  or  horn-shaped 
portion  of  the  sickle.  The  tovvnland  is  entirely  wooded.  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  165  acres. 

DUXMOOX,  "Dun  ttlogAin — "  Moghan's  Fort."  Area  (in  three 
divisions),  818  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  Cloc<*  t)f\eACA — "  Speckled  Stones." 

(b)  t>e^|\nA  <\  tfU-opAit)— "  Gap  of  the  Wolf." 

(c)  CuftvAicin  C^iole — "  Little   Wet    Place   of  The    \Vage"; 
perhaps  it  was  given  in  remuneration  for  work  done. 

(d)  p^ipc  A  "OAtUm— "  Field   of   the    Pillar   Stone."      The 
•OAllAn    is    on    Sullivan's    farm,    and     measures    approximately 
8'  x  18"  x  6'. 

FOUXTAIN,  CiU,  £ionncAMi — "  Fintan's  Church.".  The  six- 
inch  Ordnance  Map  is  not  correct  in  fixing  the  site  of  this  church 
by  south  side  of  the  present  Protestant  church.  That  is,  generally 
speaking,  the  place  to  expect  site  of  a  pre-Reformation  church. 
The  present  church,  however,  had  .no  predecessor  on  the  same,  or 
adjoining,  site.  Wre  shall  tind  the  early  church  site  closer  to  the 
river — on  the  north  side  of  the  orchard  underneath  the  Camphire 
—Tallow  Road.  This  name  is  Anglicised,  Kilfentony,  in  other  parts 
of  Ireland,  eg. — Howth,  and  Ballycroy  in  Erris.  Area,  303  acres. 

S.D.  CtAif  A  LAOI£ — "  Trench  of  the  Calf";  a  trench,  now 
nearly  obliterated,  in  a  field  by  the  roadside.  This  is  popularly 
associated  with  the  legend  of  St.  Patrick's  Cow,  and  may  indicate 
line  of  the  t)eAtAc  6ocAille,  or  "  Youghal  Road,"  alluded  to  in 
the  Four  Masters,  (i) 

GLENAWILLIX,  5^ex\nn  A  ttluilUnn — "  Glen  of  the  Mill."  Area, 
73  acres. 

(h)  See  Moore,  "  Manx  Names,"  til  sitpni,  p.  98. 

(/)    A.F.M.  A.D.  872,  and  again  A.D.   1123.      See   also  Journal  K. S.A.I., 
Vol.  XXXV.,  p.  122. 


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HKADBOROUGH,  Cex\nn  Illuice — "  Pig's  Head."  Reason  of  the 
name  is  not  obvious  ;  it  is  probably  connected  with  some  lost  legend. 
The  townland  is  elevated,  forming  portion  of  the  ridge  which  runs 
parallel  with  the  river  Bride  on  its  south  side.  Area,  536  acres. 

"  Camucky  "  (Inq.  Dungarvan,  28th  Eli/.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Owenasack  Bridge  (O.M.),  At>A  tu\  S<\c— "  River 
of  the  Sacks  "  (see  Killeenagh,  Kilcockan  par.). 

(b)  poll    HA    U\HAC    tUme— "  Hole   of    the    White   Mare"; 
wherein  probably  she  was  drowned. 

(c)  5le<\nn  £e<Ati&Aili$— "  Feral's  Glen." 

(</)  CpojMipe  HA  Sputum — "Cross  Road  of  the  Little  Stream." 

(e)  An  CUMp — 4<  The  Trench";  site  of  former  village. 

(/)  "The  Rack  (Wreck)";  a  field  at  one  time  derelict 
pending  settlement  of  a  dispute  as  to  ownership. 

(£)  S41^  tiA  Cuipce— "  Bark  Yard." 

(It)  p^ipc  tiA  Spinnc — "  Field  of  the  Projecting  Rocks." 

(*)  5°PC  BP^FA1* — ''Garden  of  (the)  Grubbing";  in  allusion 
to  a  (happily)  obsolete  method  of  cultivating  land  for  potatoes  or 
green  crops  :  the  field  was  skinned  with  a  gfVApp^n,  an  instrument 
like  a  cooper's  adze,  then  the  dried  sod  was  burned,  and  the  ashes 
spread  out  as  manure. 

(j)  tex\CA  T)6i$ce — "  Burned  Glen  Slope." 

(k)  Cnoc  .ATI  ^IXM§_"  Hunting  Hill." 

(/)  An  Cupt^icin— "  The  Little  Wet  Place." 

(in)  TTIoin  5xN|\b— "  Rough  Bog." 

(n)  p^ipc  A  riluillinn— ''  Mill  Field." 

JANEVILLE,  Uif\  Cuillinn — Holly  Land,"  with  a  small  island  in 
river.  (See  Tircullen).  Area,  250  acres. 

KILWATERMOY,  Cill  tJAccAi|\-lTlAi$e — "  Upper-Plain  Church." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  409  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  Ctop  (see  "  Close,"  under  Ballyneety,  above). 
The  name  is,  in  the  present  instance,  applied  to  a  field. 

(6)  C^n  A  TLvoAtpc— "  Rocky  Hill  (or  Heap)  of  the  View." 

(c)  CotMjA  Cpoice  tl^oirhe — "  Holy  Cross  Well,"  at  which 
"  rounds"  are  still  made  on  September  nth. 


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KNOCKAUN,  Cnoc^n — "  Little  Hill";  on  summit  of  the  hill 
stands  a  fine  dallan.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  663  acres. 

KXOCKXARAHA,  Cnoc  r\A  TtAt^ — "  Hill  of  the  Rath."  The 
"  Lios"  or  "Rath"  which  gives  the  latter  part  of  the  name  is 
situated  on  the  summit  of  the  hill  from  which  comes  the  first 
portion.  Area,  185  acres. 

"  Knocknyraghie "  (Inq.  Jac.  I.). 

LYREXACARRIGA,  Uvb«.\p  tu\  CapitAise — ''  River  Fork  of  the 
Rock."  Area,  275  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  p&pc  n-A  mt)^Aicf — "  Field  of  the  Barracks." 

(b)  U61-6  -An  ttlicinn — " Mountain  Plain  of  the  Meeting";  from 
a  Repeal  gathering  addressed  here  by  the  Liberator. 

MOORHILL,  t)Aile  tthc  Seomi$ — "  MacShunoc's  Homestead." 
The  personal  name  still  occasionally  occurs  in  the  Decies  and 
Desmond.  Moorhill  and  Sapperton  are  really  sub-divisions  of  the 
old  Irish-named  townland.  Moorhill  is  derived  from  the  name  of 
former  proprietors.  On  Moorhill  is  a  fine  dallan  of  altered  slate 
coated  with  quartz — 7  x  4"  x  21".  Area,  255  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  tiA  Sceite— "  Hill  of  the  Whitethorn";  a 
denomination  locally  as  familiar  as  the  townland  name. 

(6)  An  Soille^— "  The  Cellar";  applied  to  a  Quay. 

(c)  t)6t«Mpin  An  1.AfVAir»n — "  Little  Road  of  the  Iron." 
PADDOCK.     No  Irish  name.     Area,  100  acres. 
SAPPERTON,  t)<Mte  ttlic  Seoinig.     See  Moorhill  above.     Area 

(in  two  divisions),  412  acres. 

"  Ballyhonick"  (Desmond  Roll,  Folio  95). 

SHAXAPOLLACH,  Se^n^  pottle — "  Old  Pit-Abounding  Place." 
Area,  402  acres. 

S.D.  mom  HA  pAt)Aile— ('  Bog  of  the  Weeds." 

SLIEVEBURTH,  Sti^b  t)uipc — "  Burt's  Mountain  ";  from  name 
of  a  former  owner.  Area,  72  acres. 

SXUGBOROUGH,  tXAile  tix\  int3oT)-Ac — "Churls'  Homestead"; 
called  colloquially  by  English  speakers — Ballymuddy.  There  is  a 
well  possessing  some  (a  limited)  reputation  for  sanctity.  Area, 
144  acres. 

"  Ballynamodaghe  "  (Desmond  Roll,  Folio  96). 


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S.D.  CA|\n  Sgoite  —  u  Stone  Heap  of  the  Flowers." 
TIRCULLEN,  Cip  Cuillinn  —  "  Holly  Land."  One  Cornelius 
Gaggry  farmed  Tircullen  under  the  Earl  of  Cork  in  the  first 
quarter  of  the  I7th  century.  See  Gaggry's  letter  to  his  landlord 
inviting  the  latter,  when  passing  that  way,  to  partake  of  a  "  dish 
of  broth  "  at  his  tenant's  "  poor  house."  (  /)  Area,  185  acres. 

Leitrim  Parish  (part    of). 

INXLUSIOX  here  of  this  parish  is  not,  perhaps,  strictly  formal. 
In  the  hypothesis  that  the  present  diocesan  boundaries  correctly 
represent  the  ancient  tribal  limits  the  parish  now  introduced  lies 
entirely  outside  the  territory  with  which  this  work  professes  to 
deal.  As,  however,  five  or  six  townlands  of  the  extern  diocese 
and  parish  are  included  in  the  present  County  of  Waterford, 
the  divisions  in  question  are  provisionally  noticed.  tiAt-'O|\utm 
(Leitrim)  signifies  "  Grey-  Ridge";  the  Taxation  of  Pope  Nicholas, 
however,  spells  the  name  —  Lectrum.  The  western  boundary  of  the 
parish  and  diocese  has  a  much  clearer  physical  definition  than 
the  corresponding  county  boundary.  The  diocesan  boundary  is 
marked  by  a  deep  glen  running  northward  from  the  river  to  the 
point  where  county  and  diocesan  boundaries  coincide. 

TOWNLANDS, 

CAHERGAL,  C^tAip  5eA^  —  "  White  Stone  Fort."  It  is  called 
white  either  because  it  was  whitewashed  or  composed  of  w'hite 
stones  (shining  quartz).  The  fort,  some  remains  of  which  survive, 
stood  on  the  summit  of  the  ridge.  Area,  210  acres,  largely  mountain. 

COUNTY  GATE,  5eACA  An  Concae,  from  an  ancient  toll-gate 
on  the  county  boundary.  Area,  154  acres. 

INCHIXLEAMA,  1nfe  An  teime  —  "  River  Holm  of  the  Leap 
(Waterfall)."  teim,  which  is  here  made  masc.,  is  fern,  in  the 
modern  spoken  language.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  449  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5<\oiptin  —  "  Little  Wooded-and-Stream-  Watered 
Glen." 

(6)  Le-ACA  rnuipcexy6xM$  —  "  Murrough's  Glen  Slope." 


(  /)  '•  Life  and  Letters  of  the  Great  Earl  of  Cork  "  —  Townshend,  p.  76. 


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KNOCKAUNROK,  Cnoc^n  Htuvo — "  Little  Red  Hill."  Area, 
189  acres. 

RASPBERRY  HILL,  An  Ce^tjwttuvb  L«\ip — "The  Middle 
Quarter,"  because  wedged  in  between  Inchinleama  East  and 
West.  Area,  169  acres. 

Lismore  and  Mocollop  Parish. 

THIS  is  historically  and  as  regards  extent  and  picturesqueness,  the 
most  important  parish  in  the  Decies  territory.  It  is  of  immense 
size — thirteen  or  fourteen  miles  in  length  by  twelve  miles  in  width. 
At  what  particular  period  the  two  parishes  became  merged  into  one 
it  is  now  impossible  to  decide.  The  amalgamation  was  probably 
early ;  at  any  rate  the  original  dividing  line  is  now,  and  has  been 
for  a  long  time,  unknown.  Included  in  the  parish  is  a  wide  area 
of  mountain,  of  which  a  considerable  proportion  has  been  brought 
into  cultivation  within  the  last  three-quarters  of  a  century.  In  the 
Diary  and  Correspondence  of  the  Great  Earl  of  Cork  is  more  than 
one  allusion  to  hunting  of  the  wild  deer  along  these  hills  three 
hundred  years  ago.  Knockmaeldown,  the  loftiest  elevation,  is  2,609 
feet  above  sea  level  ;  another  peak — Knocknarea — is  2,149  feet 
Something  more  than  fifty  years  since  a  series  of  evictions,  carried 
out  under  circumstances  of  peculiar  hardship,  deprived  hundreds 
of  poor  people  of  their  homes  on  the  lower  slopes.  Forced  back 
on  the  inhospitable  heath  and  mountain,  the  evicted  and  their 
descendants  have  since  wrung  a  living  from  the  grudging  soil. 
Julia  Crotty,  herself  a  native  of  Lismore,  must  have  had  this 
clearance  before  her  mind  when  describing  the  eviction  campaign 
in  her  novel — "Neighbours." 

As  might  be  expected  from  the  character  of  the  region, 
mountain  names  are  well  represented.  They  are,  however,  hardly 
as  numerous  as  might  ordinarily  be  expected  ;  the  explanation  is 
the  comparatively  recent  occupation  of  the  higher  lands.  Many 
names  of  historical  and  ecclesiastical  interest  occur  in  the  plain 
and  along  the  river  banks,  and  a  few,  even  in  the  mountain  district. 

The  River  Blackwater  flows  east  and  west  through  the  parish 
for  some  fourteen  or  fifteen  miles.  Another  river,  the  Bride,  forms 


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its  southern  frontier  ;  a  third,  the  Glenshilane,  marks  the  parish 
limits  on  the  east,  while  the  Araglinn  runs  some  six  or  seven  miles 
along  the  boundary  with  Tipperary.  The  remainder  of  the  north 
boundary  line  is  marked  by  the  ridge  of  the  Knockmaeldown 
(anciently  Slieve  Gua)  range.  Through  the  parish  Hows  yet 
another  stream,  the  Owenashad,  which  discharges  into  the  Black- 
water  at  Lismore  Bridge. 

A  general  outline  of  its  history  will  serve  to  make  clear  the 
singular  place  of  this  parish  in  such  a  work  as  the  present. 
St.  Carthage,  or  Mochuda,  expelled  from  Rahan,  founded  his 
monastery  here  in  the  7th  century — on  the  site  probably  of  a 
still  earlier  establishment.  The  monastery  soon  grew  to  be  a 
great  school,  to  which  students  and  religious  came  from  all  parts 
of  Ireland,  and  some  from  beyond  the  seas.  Its  bishops,  abbots, 
anchorites  and  teachers  are  referred  to  over  and  over  again  in  the 
Irish  annals.  It  was  frequently  visited  by  the  Northmen  intent  on 
plunder.  On  the  other  hand,  it  received  many  and  generous  gifts 
of  lands  and  churches  from  neighbouring  princes.  Before  the 
1 2th  century  it  had  extended  its  spiritual  sway  over  the  Northern 
Decies,  and  practically  over  the  present  County  of  Waterford.  The 
Castle  of  Lismore,  originally  episcopal,  passed,  on  the  dissolution  or 
shortly  after,  to  Sir  Walter  Raleigh,  and  from  him — through  ways 
that  are  not  above  suspicion — to  the  Great  Earl  of  Cork,  by  whose 
descendants  it  is  still  held.  Some  portions  of  the  ancient  ecclesi- 
astical residence  survive,  incorporated  in  the  later  stronghold.  The 
castle  saw  many  a  scene  of  war  and  revelry.  It  was  several  times 
besieged  by  the  Confederates  during  the  four  years  succeeding 
1641,  and  was  taken  finally  by  Lord  Castlehaven.  It  is  stated  that 
James  II.  spent  a  night  or  more  in  the  Castle  sometime  in  1689. 
The  coward,  advancing  towards  one  of  the  windows  overlooking 
the  Blackwater,  started  back  affrighted  at  the  fearful  depth  below. 

Some  reference  is  due  to  a  remarkable  earthwork  which 
extends  for  miles  through  the  parish,  and  furnishes  many  place 
names  along  its  course.  This  is  the  legend-laden  Ri^n  t)<5  p.vofUM?;, 
or  "  Track  of  St.  Patrick's  Cow."  The  tti^n  may  be  identified  as 
the  ancient  ecclesiastical  roadway  from  Cashel  to  Lismore,  and 


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thence  to  Ardmore.  Fifty  years  ago  the  "track"  was  physically 
traceable  as  a  double-banked  trench  over  many  miles  of  primaeval 
heath  and  peat.  Owing  to  the  advance  of  cultivation  the  track 
now  survives  only  in  patches,  but  tradition  preserves  an  accurate 
account  of  almost  every  yard  of  the  obliterated  course,  (k)  Smith 
("  History  of  Waterford")  alludes  to  a  second  earthwork,  which  he 
calls  the  "  Clee  Duv  "  (CUMt>e  "Dub)  and  describes  as  running  east 
and  west,  parallel  with  the  Blackwater,  along  the  lower  slope  of 
the  hills.  No  trace  or  memory  of  this  fence  survives.  It  may 
have  marked  the  boundary  between  the  arable  and  the  mountain, 
or  commonage,  lands.  For  some  account  of  the  ecclesiastical 
remains  of  Lismore  Parish  see  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal, 

Vol.  IV.,  pp.  216,  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

AGLISH,  eAgtAif — "  Church";  there  is  an  ancient  graveyard, 
but  no  remains  of  the  church.  The  place  was  called  GAglAif  ru\ 
SA^A^C  to  distinguish  it  from  6.  nA  nT)£ireAc,  on  the  east  side  of 
the  Blackwater.  See  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  as  above, 
for  description  of  graveyard,  &c.  Area,  307  acres. 

"  Thagglish  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

AHAUN,  AtAn — "  Little  Ford."     Area,  99  acres. 

AHAUNBOY,  AtAn  t)uit>e — ''  Little  Yellow  Ford."  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  378  acres. 

"  Mahane  Bwy  "  (Desmond  Roll). 

BALLINALEUCRA,  t)Aile  HA  LuiceAnnA — "  Homestead  of  the 
Lukes  " ;  so  called  from  a  family,  nicknamed  from  an  ancestor, — 
"  The  Lukes  " — who  tirst  settled  here.  The  Ordnance  authorities 
had  a  lengthened  correspondence  with  the  landlord's  agent  about 
this  name  ;  notwithstanding  this,  the  official  Anglicisation  seems 
incorrect  and  misleading.  Area,  in  acres. 

BALLINARAHA,  t)Aile  TIA  TlAtA — "  Homestead  of  the  RathJ1; 
a  very  long  and  very  narrow  division.  Area,  187  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CALAIS  tiA  SciAt— "  Rock  of  the  Shields." 

(b)  An  ScAiptteAc— "  The  Rugged  (Hard)  Place  ";  a  field  now 
arable. 


Society 


(k)    See  the  present  writer's  essay  on  the  subject — Journal,  Royal  Society  of 
Antiquarians  of  Ireland,  July,  1905. 


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BALLINASPICK,  otherwise  (modern  affectation)  BISHOPSTOWN, 
l)Aile  An  GAfpoig — "The  Bishop's  Homestead"  (i.e..  See- Land  of 
Lismore).  Area  (in  two  divisions),  839  acres. 

"  Ballynaspick  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  UobAp  nA  Jldipe — "Well  of  (the)  Glory";  com- 
pare similarly  named  well  on  Waterpark  (Bar.  Condons  and 
Clangibbon).  The  well,  in  the  present  instance,  is  likewise 
accounted  holy,  and,  judging  from  presence  of  rags,  &c.,  of  the 
usual  votive  character,  is  still  frequented.  The  well  is  in  a  wood, 
where  its  overflowing  waters  have  excavated  a  great  pit.  The 
basin  proper  of  the  well  cannot  be  less  than  twenty  feet  in  diameter 
by  about  ten  feet  in  depth. 

(6)  t>6tAi|\in  An  UlCAis— "  Little  Road  of  the  (lit.  Ulsterman) 
ir/st-  Man."  UlcAC  has  come  in  Waterford  to  signify  a  professor  of 
witchcraft  or  magic.  A  few  colonies  of  dispossessed  Ulstermen 
settled  in  the  Decies  in  the  lyth  century,  where,  it  is  to  be 
presumed — from  the  peculiar  local  meaning  attached  to  their  name — 
they  depended,  gipsy  fashion,  largely  on  their  wits  for  a  living. 

(c)  PAIJ\C  eocAiUe— "  Yew  Wood  Field." 

(d)  "  Bride  River,"  t)pi£iT)  ;  name  of  a  Celtic-Irish  Goddess, 
from  root  bf\ i,  strength.     Compare  Brigantes,  the  name  of  an  ancient 
British  nation,  &c. 

BALLINLEVANE,  t)Aile  An  teAtfiAin  — "  Homestead  of  the 
Elm."  Area,  438  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6tAipin  t>uit>e— "  Little  Yellow  Road." 

(6)  UobAfi  nA  teA-ob— "  Well  of  the  Rags." 

(c)  CAf\f\Ai5  A  CotfiAptA — il  Rock  of  the  Mark." 

BALLIXVELLA,  t)Aile  An  t)ile — "  Big  Tree  Homestead." 
Area,  223  acres. 

"  Ballinvolly "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.)  ;  «  Villat  de  Ballinvelighe " 
(Desmond  Roll). 

BALLYANCHOR,  tDAile  An  AncAife — "  The  Anchorite's  Home- 
stead." One  of  the  members  of  the  ecclesiastical  establishment  of 
Lismore  was  the  anchor,  or  anchorite  (/),  and  the  present  townland 

(/)  Annals  of  the  Four  Masters,  A.D.  778,  854,  1040,  1095,  II29.  &c- 


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was  part  of  the  endowment  of  his  office.  Lord  Broghill  reports 
(1642)  to  his  father  that  the  Irish  had  taken  Ballyanchor  Castle, 
that  they  had  shot  Mr.  Croker,  its  owner,  in  cold  blood,  and  had 
made  the  rest  of  the  garrison  hang  one  another  !  Area,  118  acres. 
S.DD.  (a)  An  Upe^fnA  —  "  The  Place  Lying  Crosswise." 

(b)  CuU55  S-Ai-otMn—  "  Siveen's  Little  Corner  Plot  "  (or  "  Little 
Corner  of  the  Savin  "). 

BALLYDUFF,  tDxMle  "Outt  —  "Black  Homestead";  from  colour 
of  the  peat.  Contrast  Ballyduff,  Kilmeadan  par.  On  Ballyduff 
Lower  is  a  ruined  castle  of  later  (simply  residential)  type,  allusion 
to  the  erection  of  which  by  the  Great  Earl  of  Cork  is  made  in  his 
diary  under  date  May  ist,  1627.  —  "  I  agreed  with  Andrew  Tucker 
my  carpenter  to  bwylde  me  a  new  castle  at  the  broadwater  side 
upon  my  Lands  of  Ballyduff  belonging  to  the  Shane,  43  foot  long 
within  the  walles,  25  foot  broad  and  35  foot  high  as  by  the  plot 
thereof  and  or  indentures  appeareth  for  which  and  the  absolute 
fyneshing  thereof  I  am  to  pay  him  in  money  Clii  «•  x  s  stg.  to  fynde 
him  all  materiales  to  give  him  halfe  a  ton  of  barr  yron  and  to  lend 
him  if  he  desire  them  the  worcking  of  six  draught  oxen  to  be 
warranted  and  returned  by  him  when  the  bwylding  is  fyneshed 
which  he  is  bound  to  fynish  by  Xmas  Day  next."  (in)  Area  (in  three 
divisions),  753  acres. 

S.D.  "  Clancy's  Ford,"  in  river  ;  there  was  also  another 
(unimportant)  ford  slightly  to  west  of  the  present  bridge. 

S.DD.  (a)  SroeAn  —  "Fairy  Mount";  the  name  is  now  con- 
fined to  a  neighbouring  townland  ;  formerly  it  embraced  also 
portion  of  Ballyduff. 

(6)  t)tm  A  jJteATinA  —  "  Lower  Part  of  the  Glen  ";  old  name  of 
present  village  of  Ballyduff. 

(c)  Stettin  A  C|\6—  "  Glen  of  the  Sheep  Fold." 

BALLYEA,  t>Aile  "Ui  AO-O.A  —  "  O'Hea's  Homestead."  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  266  acres. 

S.DD.    (a)    The    Round    Hill    (O.M.)—  An  t)«n,  also  called 
tTloji  —  "  The  Fort  "  and  "  Great  Lios,"  respectively.    This  is  a 


(m)  "  Lismore  Papers  "  (Diary  of  the  Earl  of  Cork),  Grosart  —  First  Series. 


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structure  of  the  mote  class,  with  traces  of  double  circumvallations. 
The  mound,  at  present  crowned  with  a  growth  of  timber,  is  mainly  of 
natural  formation — an  alluvial  gravel  deposit — and  overlooks  the 
former  most  important  ford  of  the  Blackwater.  By  its  eastern 
slope  wound  the  tlu\n,  traditionally  connected  with  St.  Patrick's 
Cow,  and  along  its  southern  side  ran  the  t)6t.Ap  r\A  tl^orh  (see 
below,  under  Affane  par.). 

(b)  pope  Cloice — "  Landing  Place  of  the  Rock."  (Cloc, 
perhaps  a  pillar  stone  set  up  to  indicate  the  "  Ford  "). 

BALLYHEAFY,  tXAite  Xli  GA^A — "O'Heafy's  Homestead."  Area, 
478  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  UobAp  morhtA — "  Holy  Well,"  by  river  side  ;  its 
sanctity  is  not,  however,  very  well  authenticated. 

(6)  tXAite  muicte-Ac^n^c  (mt)«icleAcnAc) — "  Buckleys'  (?) 
Homestead  ";  a  sub-division. 

BALLYGALLAXE.  thMle  Vli  £iotL4in — "  O'Gillan's  Homestead." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  243  acres. 

BALLYGALLEY,  t>Aite  0  gCeAtUig— "  O'Kelly's  Homestead." 
Area  (in  three  divisions),  413  acres. 

"  Ballygwoly,  alias  Ballydooly"  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  CotoAf  5e,\l— "  White  (Clear)  Well." 

BALLYIXX,  t)Aite  £mn — "  Finn's  Homestead."^  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  464  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Ferry  Inch  (O.M) — 1npe  An  £  All  Art  ;  idem. 

(b)  Cottage  Island  (O.M.),  popularly  (till  recently) — "  Betty's 
Banks  ";  from  an  old  lady  who  once  kept  a  school  here. 

(c)  "  Powdering  Tub,"  a  hole  in  river  close  to  last. 

(c/)  Queen's  Gap  (O.M.),  the  legal  gate  in  the  salmon  weir  for 
descent  of  the  fish. 

(e)  1npe  n^  Ce^tvoc^n — "  Forge  Inch,"  close  by  bridge.  Here 
dwelt,  some  seventy  years  ago,  a  blacksmith  known  as  Shawn  Gow, 
for  whom  John  O'Lee,  a  local  poet,  wrote  while  in  Waterford  Jail, 
a  popular  Irish  song,  for  which  see  Gaelic  Journal,  Vol.  II.,  p.  n. 

(/)  Cittin  ;  early  church  site  ;  much  contracted,  but  still 
enclosed. 


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(g)  AtoA  r\A  SeA-o  —  "  River  of  Pearls."  The  pearl  is  found  in 
a  bivalve  occasionally  taken  by  fishermen  in  the  Blackwater.  The 
present  river  is  believed  to  be  the  natural  habitat  of  this  mussel  or 
oyster  which  is  said  to  be  precipitated  hence  into  the  Blackwater. 
The  pearl  fishery  of  the  Blackwater  was  of  some  note  in  the  early 
1  7th  century,  (n) 

BALLYMARTIN,  t)Aite  Til^ijxcin  —  "  Martin's  Homestead."  On 
the  townland  is  a  cave  through  which  a  stream  flows  underground 
for  a  quarter  of  a  mile.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  417  acres. 

S.D.  t)6txMt\in  r\A  t>punc  —  "  Little  Road  of  the  Pounds." 

BALLYMOODRANAGH,  tX<Mte  r\A  mtMTjfVAn.AC  —  u  Bodrans'  Home- 
stead." A  family  bearing  this  personal  name  resided  in  Lismore 
not  many  years  since.  Area,  146  acres. 

BALLYNATIEGE,  t)Aite  TIA  -oU^-os  —  "  Homestead  of  the 
Tieges."  The  Tieges  were  a  family  of  O'Sullivans,  so  nicknamed. 
Great  numbers  of  migratory  labourers  came  annually  from  West 
Cork  for  the  potato  digging  in  Waterford.  These  strangers,  who 
were  known  throughout  the  Decies  as  Bcarachs,  i.e.,  natives  of 
Beare,  were  distinguished  by  their  ignorance  of  English.  Some  of 
them  settled  down  in  Co.  Waterford  where  many  of  their 
descendants  remain. 

BALLYNELLIGAN,  t)Aite  IK  tliAttAj^in  —  "  O'Nelligan's  Home- 
stead." The  tide  flows  up  to  this  place.  Area,  67  acres. 

BALLYNEROOX,  t)^ite  r\A  n£if\iun  —  "  Naroon's  (Irwin's) 
Homestead."  "  John  Naroon  (farmer)  of  Glanabwy  (Glenaboy) 
had  been  a  servant  of  the  Earl  of  Cork."  (o).  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  292  acres. 

"  Ballynerrowne  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  TT16in  AtA  t).Ain—  "  Bog  of  the  White  Ford." 

(b)  pott  5e^F<3it)  —  "  Garret's  Drowning  Hole,"  in  the  River. 

BALLYNOE,  t)Aite  HUA  —  "New  Town."  Area,  (in  two 
divisions),  352  acres. 

S.DD  (a)  1161-6  A  PUCA—  "  Mountain  Plain  of  the  Pooka." 

(b)  5tex\nn  A  pfiofum  —  "  The  Prison  Glen." 


(n)  "  Lismore  Papers,"  Grosart  —  First  Series. 
(0)  Lismore  Papers. 


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BALLYRAFTER,  tXaile  Ui  HeACCAOfVA — "  O'Raghtora's  Home- 
stead ";  the  family  name  is  still  found  in  Co.  Kilkenny.  Inquisition 
taken  in  Tallow,  April  2nd,  1604,  finds :  "  lands  of  Ballyraghter 
and  the  hamlets  of  the  same  are  now  and  from  time  to  the  contrary 
of  which  memory  of  men  does  not  exist  always  were  known,  taken, 
held.  &c.  as  a  waste  in  which  the  provost  and  burgesses  (of  Lismore) 
have  a  common  for  their  cattle  and  plough  there  ...  to  pay 
annually  to  Sir  W.  Raleigh  8d.  for  every  acre  tilled  and  for  pasture 
10  -  yearly,  with  other  labors  and  customs."  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
283  acres. 

Ballinraghter  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  An  $t\Ai5— "  The  Village." 

BALLYWILLAN,  t)Aile  An  tfluiUinn — "Mill  Town";  there  is 
a  mill  here  still.  Area,  145  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PAI^C  HA  CAilti$e— "  The  Hag's  Field";  in  a 
corner  of  this  latter  is  a  patch,  marked  by  an  artificial  mound, 
which  has  never  been  tilled,  and  which  is  regarded  as  indicating 
site  of  an  ancient  cemetery.  The  field  is  also  occasionally  called 
p<\ipc  TVA  CiUe — "  Field  of  the  (Early)  Church  Site." 

(6)  Owbeg  River  (O.M.),  on  southern  boundary — ADA  t)eA$ 
— "  Little  River." 

BALLYVECANE,  t>Aile  rhic  C6in — "  MacKane's  Homestead." 
Also  (or  perhaps  only  sub-division  of  townland)  t)Aile  ATI 
T)i05AnAi5— "  The  Crafty  Man's  Homestead."  There  is  a  Holy  Well 
on  Ballyvecane  Upper,  close  to  the  river,  but  I  failed  to  find  its 
name.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  472  acres. 

S.D.  Cnoc  pngin — "  Finghin's  Hill." 

BALLYSAGGARTBEG,  t)Aite  TIA  SAJAJXC — "Priests'  Town"; 
ancient  church  lands.  Area  (in  four  divisions),  786  acres. 

"  Ballysegardbegg  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

S.DD.  (a)  DotAipin  T)ic— "  Dick's  Little  Road";  the  name  is 
popularly  applied  to  a  considerable  sub-division. 

(6)  An  ScA|\t)AC — "  The  Hard  Tough  Place,"  designation  of 
another  well-known  sub-division  now  planted. 


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(c)  Owbeg  (O.M.)  At>A  t)e^5 — "  Little  River,"  a  stream  flowing 
east  to  the  Blackwater.^?  The  name  is  now  commonly  applied  to 
the  farms  bordering  on  the  stream. 

(d)  An  Loifcin — "  The  Lodgings."     The  name  is  applied  to 
remains  of  an  apparently  earthen  structure  in  Scarbhach   wood 
(b,  above).     From  the  veneration  with  which  the  place  is  popularly 
regarded    it    may  be  looked   upon   as  certain   that   the    ruin    is 
ecclesiastical. 

BALLYSAGGARTMORE,  Uaile  r\A  SAgAfic — "Priests'  Town." 
Area,  311  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Uom  A  Tlei-6 —  "  Low  Place  of  the  Mountain  Plain." 

(b)  TXaittttn— "  Little  Place  of  Oaks." 

(c)  teAC-t).Aile — "  Half  Village,"  now    a   paddock ;    formerly 
site  of  a  village  which  was  cleared  off   during  the  Usher- Kiely 
evictions. 

BALLYWELLIG&N,  th\ile  Hi  TflAetASAin — "  O'Mulligan's  Home- 
stead." Area,  163  acres. 

S.D.  (a)  PAI|\C  A  "OAtUm— "  Field  of  the  Pillar  Stone  ";  the 
dallan,  of  sand  stone,  stands  on  Murray's  farm  and  measures  at 
present  3^'  x  H'  x  5'. 

BARRANAFADDOCK,  D-AtW  tiA  D|?eAT)65 — "  Hill  Top  of  the 
Plover."  Area,  112  acres. 

BARRANAMANOGE,  UAPIVA  n^  mtDAn^s — u  Hill  Top  of  the 
Little  Green  Fields."  Area,  212  acres. 

BARRYSMOUNTAIN.  No  Irish.  So  called  from  Barry  Drew  its 
one  time  landlord.  Area,  208  acres. 

BAWNMORE,  t)^n  1TJ6t\ — "  Great  Field."     Area,  63  acres. 

BAWNNAGAPPUL,  tMn  HA  sC^pAll — "  Field  of  the  Horses." 
Area,  57  acres. 

BLACK,  tDt^c — The  word  is  apparently  loaned  from  English, 
to  denote  dark  peaty  soil,  in  which  sense  it  occurs  occasionally  in 
place  names.  Area,  112  acres. 

BOHERBOY,  t)6tA|\  tDuroe — "Yellow  Road."    Area,  135  acres. 

BOHERBOYREA,  Tlero  tiotAip  tiuroe— "  Yellow  Road  Mountain 
Plain."  Area,  179  acres. 


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BOOLA,  OtuMle — "  Cattle  Pen  (Milking  Yard)."  Area,  162  acres. 
BOOLAKIELY,  t)uAile  Hi  C^volA — "  O'Kiely's  Booley."    Area, 
204  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  gleAtin  A  cS^Ai^t— "  The  Priest's  Glen." 

(b)  &t    A   T)Aif\i$t;in — "  Ford    of    the    Little-Oak-abounding- 
Place." 

(c)  An    Sc-AfUi.Ac' — See    (b),    under    Ballysaggartbeg    above. 
SaApttAC  may  also  mean  a  natural  plantation  of  wild  and  worthless 
character. 

BRIDANE,  t)|\oi$T>e,\ti — "  Little  Mountain  Neck"  (O.D.).  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  383  acres. 

Brydane  alias  Broydan  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  JTolAC  p^t)— "  Pre-historic  Cooking  Place." 

BOGGAGH,  tDogAC — "  Soft  Boggy  Place."     Area,  139  acres. 

BOGGABAWN,  t)o5-AC  t)<\n — "  White  Boggy  Place."  Area, 
6^6  acres. 

BOGGADUFF,  tDogxxc  "Outi — "  Black  Boggy  Place."  Area, 
453  acres. 

BURGESSAXCHOR.     No  Irish  Name.     Area,  37  acres. 

"  Burgage  daige  alias  Burgage  due"  (A.S.E.) 

CAMPHIRE,  CAimpip  ;  gen.  CAitnpiAfVAC.  Meaning  unknown. 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  546  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  UotMp  A  CtttUMf— "  Well  of  the  Pilgrimage."  A 
Holy  Well  not  now  much  frequented. 

(6)  PAI^C  A  pjvAipin — "  Field  of  the  Prapcen  (porridge,  and 
thence  presumably — mud  or  puddle)." 

(c)  p^ipc  n^  t)£f\AnncAC — "  Field  of  the  Frenchmen." 

(rf)  t)x.\n  An  hOileAin — "  Field  of  the  Island." 

(e)  ClAif  DA  mt)|\oc — "  Badgers'  Trench." 

(/)  Lead  Mine  (O.M.),  a  shaft  to  south  of  main  road. 

(g)  In  river  "  Camphire  Reach,"  (in  which  is  poll  A  tXAguin — 
"  The  Bacon  Hole,")  and  "  Cook's  Reach." 

CAPPOQUIN,  Ce^pAc  Cumn — "Tillage  Plot  of  Conn."  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  329  acres. 

"  Cappoquin  and  Keappaquinne  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 


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S.DD.  (a)  Ctoc  A  Cumne — "  The  Corner  Stone,"  a  boulder  of 
sandstone  dear  to  the  soul  of  every  Cappoquin  man.  It  lies  at  a 
street  corner,  and  chips  of  it  innumerable  have  crossed  the  Atlantic 
to  console  many  an  exile's  heart. 

(b)  "  The  Island  of  Cappoquin  "  conveyed  by  the  Earl  of  Cork 
to  his  son  (/>). 

(c)  Citt.     Early  church  site  within  Cappoquin  demesne.     Close 
by  is  a  Holy  Well  at  which  "  rounds  "  are  still  occasionally  made. 

CARRIGAN,  C,\tW5^n — "  Little  Rock."     Area,  151  acres. 
S.DD.     (a)  Cnoc*\n  totnt\<M5 — "Shearing  Hillock." 

(b)  5^rrA1*e  nA  sCpuifcini — "  Garden   of  the    Little  Jars 
(or  Earthen  Vessels)  ";  the  site  of  a  former  pottery. 

(c)  Cpof  *Mpe  r\A  t)Upi  gCtoc — "Cross  Road  of  the  Three  Rocks." 
CARRIGNTAGOWER,  C^ppAig  n^  n5^o*\f\ — "  Rock  of  the  Goats." 

Area  (in  two  divisions),  314  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CotMp  mocotmots— "  My  Colomog's  Well";  a 
Holy  Well  of  much  repute  at  which  "  rounds  "  are  still  made,  (q) 

(b)  At   nA  gCxMlini — "  Ford  of   the    Girls,"    in    which    two 
sisters  were  drowned. 

(c)  t)6txMpin  A  CupjvAi£ — "  Little  Road  of  the  Swampy  Place.' 

(d)  'Opoice.yo  ^n  UmAif — "  Bridge   of   the   Trough."      The 
trough  in  this  instance  is  a  natural  rock-basin  within  which  the 
Owenashad  River  eddies  tumultuously. 

CASTLELANDS,  CeAtpAttiAt)  An  C^ifLe^m — "  Castle  Quarter." 
Area,  382  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  Ce^mpuilin— "  The  Little  Church  "  ;  a  small 
cave  in  a  limestone  cliff. 

(b)  "  The  Tantaliser,"  another  (similar)  cave. 

CAUMGLEN,  C-Atn-^le^nn,  also  Cam  A  ^lednnA — "  Crooked 
Glen  Hollow."  Area,  453  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  tttuUAC  r\A  tTluice— "  The    Pig's    Hill-Summit. 
(b)  pott  tin—"  Flax  Hole." 

(p)  Book  of  Rentals  of  Manors,  &c.,  marked  E,  Lismore  Castle. 
(q)  "  Colman   i.e.,  Mocholmog  of   Lis-moir,   son   of   Ua-Bheonna."     Mart. 
Dungal.  Jan.  23rd. 


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CLASH EENANIERAN,  CUifin  An  lAjuunn — "  Little  Trench  of  the 
Iron."  So  named  from  the  abundance  of  iron  stone.  Area,  94 
acre'-. 

CLASH  XAMOXADEE,  CkAif  n«.\  TT16n-A  T)uir3e — "Trench  of  the 
Black  Bog."  Area,  125  acres. 

CLASHNAMROCK,  CU\ir>  m\  tntDfoc  —  "Badgers'  Trench." 
Area,  57  acres. 

CLOGHAUX,  Cloc-An — "  Stepping  Stones."     Area,  353  acres. 

CLOONBEG.  CluAin  t)e^5 — u  Little  Meadow."  Area,  121  acres. 

41  Cloonebegge  "  (Distr.  Book). 

COOL,  An  Cuil — "  The  Corner  Place  (Nook)  ";  Cuil  A  T)iOf- 
c«Mf  ("  Corner  of  the  Barrenness  "  ?)  in  an  old  song.  Area,  345 
acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  Dun  Cutac— "  Bottom  of  (the)  Nook." 

(b)  Cuil  ttuAt>— "  Red  Nook." 

(c)  Oil  Columcilie — "St.    Columba's    Church";    an  early 
church  site  with  portion  of  its  semi-circular  fence. 

(J)  T)«aUn— "  Pillar  Stone." 

COOLADALLAXE,  Cuit  A  tXalLAin — "  Pillar  Stone  Corner  "; 
from  a  pillar  stone,  now  prostrate,  said  to  have  been  flung  hither 
by  Fionn  himself.  Area,  359  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  p^ifc  nA  Spfroe— "  Field  of  the  Ghost." 

(6)  TliAn  t>6  p.Vopuig— "  Track  of  St.  Patrick's  Cow,"  which 
passes  through  the  townland  from  N.  to  S. 

(c)  T)f  om  Sliog-A — "  Shell  Ridge."  811054  is  used  figuratively 
to  denote  a  very  large  ungainly  vessel,  also  a  big-headed  clownish 
fellow  (Dineen). 

((/)  p^\i|\c  r\A  JT<v6jvAC — "  Field  of  the  Bramble -overgrown 
Trench." 

(e)  An  CuAitle— "  The  Post." 

(/)  An  Cu^p— "  The  Cattle  Night-Field." 

(g)  An  •Oumin— "  The  Little  Mound." 

(h)  poll  An  QAVA— "  Hole  of  the  Waterfall."' 

COOLDOODY,  Cuil  tli  t)ut>T)4 — "  O'Doody's  Corner."  This  is 
the  personal  name  rendered  O'Dowd  in  Connaught.  Area,  718  acres. 


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COOLDRISHOGE,  Ciiil  "Opifeoise — "  Corner  of  the  Brambles." 
Area,  in  acres. 

COOLISHAL,  Cuil  Ipt  (not  1feAt) — "  Lower  Corner."  Area, 
131  acres. 

"  Colishal  "  (D.  S.  Map). 

S.DD.     (a)  Cuil  An  jX\i-6 — "  The  Deer's  Corner." 

(b)  CHAP  A  cSeASAil— "  Cattle  Field  of  the  Rye." 

COOLXAXEAGH,  Cuil  HA  tiGAC — "  Corner  of  the  Horses." 
Area,  144  acres. 

COOLXASMUTTAX,  Cuil  A  StnocAiti — "  Back  place  of  the  (Bog- 
deal)  Stump."  Area,  1 09  acres. 

COOLOWEX,  Cuil  eogAin — "  Owen's  (or  John's)  Corner." 
Area  (in  two  divisions).  383  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  UuAf— "  Cattle  Night  Field." 

(b)  5eACA  Apt)—"  High  Gate." 

(c)  CpofAipe   TIA   t)olloi5e — "  Cross    Roads    of    the    Loaf." 
t)ullo5  has  many  other  significations  in  Waterford. 

(d)  CpofAipe  nA  n5e*.\nA — "  Cross  Roads  of  the  Geese." 

(e)  t)6C^  A  PUCA— "  The  Pooka's  Road." 

CURRAGH,  Cupp AC — u  Swampy  (or  wet)  Place."  Area,  157  acres. 
CURRAGHACXAV,  Cuff  AC  A  CneAtiiA — i-  Wet  Place  of  the  Wild 
Garlic  (or  Gentian)."     Area,  298  acres. 

CURRAGHREIGH,  Cuff^c  UiAttAC — " Grey  Wet  Place."  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  605  acres. 

S.DD.     (rt)  poUSiolMin— "Johanna's  Pool"  in  River  Bride. 

(b)  "Opotn  pnjin — "  Finghin's  Ridge";    a  point  on  the  Hill- 
top from  which  the  whole  range,  eastward  to  Dungarvan,  is  named. 

(c)  SCJVAPA  A  itlApcuif — "  The  Marquis's  Stile." 

(d)  CobAp  A    Ve^nA— "  Well  of  the  Alder  Tree";   a  Holy 
Well,  resorted  to  for  cure  of  sore  eyes. 

(e)  Coitt  A  PAOJ\AI$ — '•  Power's  Wood,"  from  a  robber  who 
lived,  and  was  afterwards  hanged,  here. 

(/)  CobAf  CAOC  and  CobA^  t)Ait>it>  -"  Blind  Well  "  and 
"  David's  Well,"  respectively. 


CURRAHEEN,  CuppAicin — "  Little  Wet  Place."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  620  acres. 

S.DD.  («)  PAIJ\C  HA  Choice— "  Field  of  the  Gallows";  on 
Mrs.  McDonald's  farm. 

(b)  t)6tAp  A  rhdmceAin— "  Road  of  (to)  the  Little  Bog." 

DEERPAKK,  PAIJIC  An  £iAt>Ai$ — "  Field  of  the  Hunting." 
The  Earl  of  Cork,  by  patent  from  Elizabeth,  enclosed  1,200 
acres  here  as  a  park  for  deer,  &c.  As  this  extensive  area  remained 
a  strict  preserve  for  over  two  centuries  sub-denominations  are 
comparatively  few.  Area,  1,177  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  DA  5Af\fu\m — "The  Groves";  some  fields  in  which 
was  formerly  a  grove  of  oak. 

(b)  An  tliAn — "The  Track";  the  modern  name  of  more  than 
one  field  through  which  the  tliAn  t)6  PA-O^AIS  led. 

(c)  UobAf  A  CpAinn — "  Well  of  the  Tree  " ;   a  holy  well  at 
which  "rounds"  were  made  within  living  memory. 

(d)  UobAp  leAriiAin— "  WTell  of  (the)  Elm." 

(e)  polt  nA  tTliAnAC — "Mine   Hole";    a  lead  or  iron  mine 
formerly  worked  here. 

(/)  CIOCA  t)peACA — "  Speckled  Stones." 

(£)  POIAC  fi Ait),  a  pre-historic  cooking  place,  indicated  by 
mound  of  ashes  and  burned  stones. 

(h)  PAI|\C  A  cSAtnAlAin;  (?)• 

(0  An  UuAipin — "  Little  Cattle  Field";    name  of  a  large  field. 

(j)  t)Aile  TtltfnA — "  Bog  Homestead." 

(k)  t,6im  An  piAit) — "The  Deer's  Leap";  spot  on  south 
boundary  where  a  hunted  deer  cleared  the  wall  at  a  bound. 

(/)  p*Mf  c  nA  Cpuice — "  Field  of  the  Hump." 

(m)  Cot»A|\  nA  CuiteAC— "  Well  of  the  Nook." 

DRUMROE,  Dpom  UUAT> — "  Red  Ridge."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  384  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6tA|\  nA  HAom— "  Road  of  the  Saints";  running 
along  south  boundary  of  townland. 

(b)  CiUin  'OeASlAin — "  Declan's  Little  Church";  cemetery 
and  site  of  an  early  church,  marking  the  birthplace  of  St.  Declan.  (r] 

(r)  See  Waterford  Archa-ologtcal  Journal,  Vol.  I.,  p.  39. 


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(c)  t)6tAfv  n^  gCloC — '*  Stony  Road  ";  an  old  laneway  running 
north  and  south. 

DUCARRIG,  T)ut>-C^pAi5 — '' Black  Rock";  in  shape  very 
long  and  narrow  like  many  of  the  mountain  townlands  of  this 
parish.  Area,  227  acres. 

DYRE,  T)eigif\ — Mountain  name;  meaning  unknown.  Area, 
no  acres. 

DYRICK,  "Oeigpic — Mountain  name — evidently  cumulative  of 
last;  meaning  unknown.  The  highest  point  is  1,297  feet.  Area, 
1,073  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cloongariff  Br.  (O.M.),  5Af\t>-t;i,eArm— "  Rough  Glen." 

(b)  1161-6  KA  tDeAfin^ — "  Mountain  Plain  of  the  Gap." 

(c)  Cnoc    r\A    gCn^m   and    ttt6m    n^    sCn^rh — "  Hill  "  and 
"Bog"  respectively,  "  of  the  Bones." 

FADDUAGA,  peA*  "Cu-Aige — "  Wood  of  the  Black  Bog  Stuff  " 
(O'D.);  compare  Dwag  River,  Bar.  Ift'a  and  Offa  West.  Area, 
187  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  b^ile  An  cSitnn6 — "  Chimney  Town." 

(b)  Ueit)  "OAinJeAn — "Strong  (Firm)  Mountain  Plain." 

FEADAN,  ^eA"OAr\ — "  Streamlet."     Area,  173  acres. 

FLOWER  HILL,  An  5eArrA*  »  see  Garra,  below.  The  present 
townland  is  a  modern  sub-division  of  latter.  Area,  128  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CiU  "Ouige^in  ;  early  church  site  with  circular 
enclosure  to  rear  of  Mr.  Ussher's  residence. 

(b)  pott  SxM-obe— "  Saive's  Drowning  Place." 

FEAGARRID,  peit  5*Mf\iT) — "  Short  Shaking  Bog."  Area,  359 
acres. 

GAIRHA,  An  gAoptAt) — "The  Wooded  Stream- Watered  Place." 
Area,  120  acres. 

GARRA,  5eArrA* — "A  Cutting."  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
154  acres. 

GARRISON,  gxMpifiun — ''  Garrison."     Area,  196  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CiU  t)pe.AC — "Speckled  Church";  an  early  church 
site  with  circular  enclosure. 

(b)  SQAKA  tXAile  ;  a  small  sub-division. 


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GARRYBRITTAS,  g^W^*6  t3f  iocx\if  —  "  Speckled  Garden." 
Area,  165  acres. 

GAKRYCLOYNE,  5<\pt\<M-6e  Clu^m— "  Meadow  Garden."  Area, 
_'34  acres. 

"  Garrycloone  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

GARRYXO,  ^PP^1"06  ^  UA — u  New  Garden."     Area,  97  acres. 

GLEXAKNOCKAUN,  ^te^nn  A  Cnoc^in — "  Glen  of  the  Little 
Hill."  Area  (in  two  divisions),  481  acres. 

GLENASAGGART,  5^eAnn  A  cSAgAifu; — "  The  Priest's  Glen." 
The  place  is  perhaps  better  known  as  Jte^nn  1-AjvAinn — "  Glen  of 
(the)  Iron."  Area,  93  acres. 

GLENAVEHA,  5^e^nn  nA  t)eite — "  Glen  of  the  Birch  Tree." 
Area,  274  acres. 

GLENBEG,  5^eAtin  t)&A5 — "  Little  Glen."     Area,  175  acres. 

"Glanbeg"  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

GLENCAIRN,  5^eAnn  A  CAI^M — "  Glen  of  the  Cairn."  This, 
however,  seems  to  be  a  modern  fancy  name.  The  Irish  name  was 
tX\ile  ,.\n  tjApjvAin — "Grove  Homestead."  The  castle  of  Bally- 
garron,  which  figured  in  i6th  and  i7th  century  wars,  stood  on  the 
site  of  present  Glencairn  Abbey,  under  which  the  river  is  fordable 
for  a  horseman.  Both  Glencairn  and  the  neighbouring  small 
townland  of  Ralph  are  now  popularly  known  as  CxMfle^n 
RifceAfii-o — "  Castle  Richard."  Area,  542  acres. 

GLENCULLEN,  gte^nn  Ctnlinn — "  Holly  Glen."  Area,  409  acres. 

GLENDEISH,  5^^""  "Oeirhif — "Shears  (or  Scissors)  Glen"; 
in  allusion  to  the  formation  of  the  valley  from  which  it  derives  its 
name.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  1,089  acres. 

S.D.  tlSi-6  A  t)AtCAife — "  Mountain  Plain  of  the  Heavy, 
Untidy  Man." 

GLENGARRA,  ^te^nn  5^ *— "  Short  Glen."  (O'D.  writes 
SleAnn  S^po,  but  it  is  incorrect).  Area,  234  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6tAp  An  Aippinn— "  Road  of  the  Mass." 

(6)  An  t)|\AnAt\— "  The  Fallow  Field." 

(c)  Cnoc  A  Ttl6inceAin— "  Hill  of  the  Little  Bog." 

(d)  An  LACA — "The  Section  (Lot)  ";  a  field  name. 


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(e)  gteAnn  nA  t)eite — "  Glen  of  the  Birch  Tree." 
(/)  t>6tAif\in  An  tlifse — "  Little  Watery  Road." 
(g)  An  Uiu\t\— "  The  Cattle  Field." 

GLENFOORAN,  5^-eAnn  puAjvAin — "  Glen  of  the  Cold  Spring." 
Area,  119  acres. 

GLENMORE,  5^e^nn  ttlop — "Great  Glen";  frequently  men- 
tioned in  ancient  deeds  and  charters  as  marking  the  extreme 
western  limit  of  Sir  Walter  Raleigh's  (and  his  successors')  Fishery 
Rights. 

S.D.  1nfe  An  SPA— "  Spa  Holm." 

GLEXMORRISHMEEX,  5^Ann  ttluipif  ttlin — "Smooth  Maurice's 
Glen";  the  individual  commemorated  was,  I  think,  an  outlaw — 
probably  a  Fitzgerald — who  made  the  glen  on  the  east  side  of  the 
townland  his  retreat.  Area,  257  acres. 

S.D.     PAIJIC  nA  nT)|\A5iin — "  Field  of  the  Dragoons." 
GLENNAFALLIA,  5^eAnn  nA  pAiUe — "  Glen  of  the  Precipice." 
Highest  point,  2,199  feet.     Area,  586  acres. 

GLENRIBBEEN,  5^-eAnn  Uoibin — "  Robin's  Glen."  Area,  179 
acres. 

GLEXSHASK,  5^e^nn  SeAfg — "  Barren  Glen."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  385  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CALAIS  £mn — 4i  Fionn's  Rock";  on  which  the 
son  of  Cumhall  had  a  fort. 

(b)  An  cUmAp — "  The  Trough  " ;  a  deep  hole  in  the  Owenashacl 
River. 

(c)  t)Aile  t)eAg — <l  Little  Town  "  ;  sub-division   of  about   50 
acres. 

(d)  t)6tAf  t)uit>e — "Yellow    Road,"    leading   in  an  easterly 
direction. 

GLENTAUN,  ^leAnncAn — "  Small  Valley."     Area,  184  acres 

S.D.  (a)  Loughatassonig  (O.M.),  toe  A  cSAfAnAij — "  The 
Englishman's  Pond." 

(b)  Cut  1l«At) — "  Red  Nook."     In  this  sub-division  is  a  cave. 

(c)  "Oiiom  t)eA5— "  Little  Ridge." 


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GLENTAUNEAMON,  ^teAtinc^n  fcamomn—  "  Edmond's  Little 
Valley."  Area,  184  acres. 

GLENTAUNNATINAGH,  ^le^nnc^n  n^  Uumne  —  "  Little  Valley 
of  the  Shaking  Bog."  It  is  also  sometimes  called  —  at  least  a 
portion  of  it  —  5^e-Annc^n  A  cStiAirh  —  "  Little  Valley  of  the 
Swimming."  Area,  274  acres. 

GOHTNAPEAKY,  5°PC  nA  petce  —  "  Long-Tailed  Garden." 
Presumably  a  long  narrow  strip  was  first  reclaimed.  Area,  304 
acres. 

S.D.     p<.\i|\c  nA  SttuU—  "  Field  of  (with)  the  Spots." 

KILBREE,  Cilt  t)pi$e—  "  Bree's  Church."  St.  Bree,  a  Welsh 
virgin,  is  commemorated  on  November  i2th  in  the  Martyrology  of 
Gorman.  Site  of  the  early  church  will  be  found  in  a  field  on  south 
side  of  Cappoquin  —  Lismore  Road.  The  castle,  now  in  ruins,  was 
erected  by  the  Earl  of  Cork  in  the  beginning  of  the  i7th  century. 
Beside  or  beneath  it  was  a  good  quay.  Kilbree  was  conveyed  by 
Gerald  Fitz-James,  of  Dromana,  to  Sir  Walter  Raleigh  in  the  3ist 
year  of  Elizabeth's  reign.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  652  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t>6tAi|tin  A  Sc^pe—  "  Little  Road  of  the  Stairs"; 
a  lane  which  leads  up  a  steep. 

(b)  DotAH  OA  gCtoc  —  "  Road  of  the  (Large)  Stones." 

(c)  PX\IF  c  n.A  Citte  —  "  Field  of  the  Church." 

(d)  "  The  Kitchen  Hole,"  in  river,  underneath  the  castle. 
KILLAHALY,    Coitl    A    S^ile  —  "  Wood    of    the    Sea   Water 

Ford  (?)."  With  the  evidence  at  hand  it  is  impossible  to  say 
whether  A  here  =  At  or  TM.  Even  the  first  memberjof  the  com- 
bination is  not  quite  certain,  for  I  have  heard  it  rendered  —  CitU 
O'Donovan  writes  the  name  Coill  ^6^  SxMle,  and  I  find  it  as  Coilt 
At  S^ite  in  an  old  song  (s).  Area  (in  two  divisions),  362  acres. 

"Killehally"  (A.S.E.).     "  At/ele  "  (Inq.  1603). 

S.DD.  (a)  Spon  —  "Nose";  the  portion  of  River  between 
quay  and  waterfall.  This  is  almost  certainly  the  "  Comaun- 
kildroneigh,"  over  the  exact  location  of  which  a  river  of  ink  and 
oceans  of  talk  were  expended  in  the  famous  Blackwater  Fishery 

(s)  "  An  mAit>fiin  UuA-6."     See  Gaelic  Journal,  Vol.  III.,  p.  16. 


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Trials.  The  special  importance  of  the  location  in  question  was 
as  fixing  the  southern  limit  of  Sir  W.  Raleigh's  Fishery  Rights. 
The  d  in  the  Anglicised  form  is  a  scribe's  error  for  s — Camaunkil- 
sronagh.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  362  acres. 

(6)  t)6tAif\in  r>A  t)Ai-6t>e — "  Little  Road  of  the  Banshee." 

(c)  poll  "Ooimm — "  Deep  Hole,"  now  filled  in  (in  field). 

J(d)  Cuil  t)e^5 — "  Little  Corner,"  at  junction  of  Awbeg  with 
Blackwater. 

KILNACARRIGA,  Coill  tiA  CA^Aige — "  Wood  of  the  Rock." 
There  is  the  site  of  an  old  castle  but  scarcely  any  remains.  Area, 
265  acres. 

"  Kyllnecarraggy  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

S.D.  Coill  t)uroe — "Yellow  Wood";  name  applied  to  two 
fields,  now  quite  bare  of  timber. 

KNOCKACOMORTISH,  Cnoc  A  Comop caif — "  Hill  of  Emulation," 
from  idea  that  this  hill  was  engaged  in  active  rivalry  with 
Knockmealdown.  It  falls,  however,  considerably  below  the  latter 
in  height.  Area,  651  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Knocknasterkin  (O.M.),  Cnoc  A  Scuipcin— "  Hill  of 
the  Little  Sturk." 

(6)  ^leAnnc^n  KA  sCpoi-oe — "  Little  Cattle  Glen." 

(c)  At  HA  SAC— "Ford  of  the  Bags."  Here  St.  Patrick 
challenged  Ossian  to  a  trial  of  strength  in  lifting  bags  of  sins. 
Ossian  failed  to  lift  the  sacks,  while  the  Saint  without  difficulty 
carried  them  across  the  ford. 

KNOCKADAV,  Cnoc  A  t)Airh — "  Hill  of  the  Ox."  Area,  394  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  mom  TIA  gCn^m  (?)— "  Bog  of  the  Bones";  a 
sub-division. 

(b)  V\A  L&llMflfta — Meaning  uncertain  ;  a  sub-division. 

KNOCKADOONLEA,  Cnoc  A  T)uin  Leit — "  Hill  of  the  Grey  Fort." 
Area,  322  acres. 

S.D.  Cnoc  An  1otAip— "  Eagle's  Hill." 

KNOCKADULLAUN,  Cnoc  A  "OatUm— "  Hill  of  the  Pillar  Stone." 
The  dallan  (7'  x  2'-6"  x  i'-6")  will  be  found  standing  in  an 
uncultivated  mountain  patch.  Area,  623  acres. 


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KNOCKALASSA,   Cnoc   A   teAfA — "  Hill   of   the   Lios."      This 
townland  is  practically  all  unreclaimed  mountain.     Area,  72 1  acres. 
KNOCKANANNA,  Cnoc  An  e^nAig — "  Hill  of  the  Marsh."     Area, 
137  acres. 

KNOCKANISKA,  Cnoc  An  Uifge — "  Hill  of  the  Water."      Area 
,    (in  two  divisions),  793  acres. 

S.D.  Cnoc  tomAf\tA — "  Peeled  (or  Stripped)  Mountain." 

KNOCKANNANAGH,  CnocAn  nA  nGAc — "  Little  Hill  of  the 
Horses."  Area,  500  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Knockanare  (O.M.),  CnocAn  nAll&rt  "  Little  Hill  of 
the  Mountain  Plain." 

(6)  tDeApnA  Cloc  A  t)ui-oeit — a  Bottle  Rock  Gap "  through 
which  the  "  Track  of  St.  Patrick's  Cow "  is  carried  over  the 
mountain  top. 

KNOCKANORE,  Cnoc  An  £o£rhAif\ — "  Harvest  Hill."  This 
townland  and  Ballynaleucanna  which  adjoins  it  had  no  name  when 
Luke  Casey  settled  here  three  quarters  of  a  century  since.  (See 
Ballynaleucanna).  Area,  183  acres. 

KNOCKATOUK,  Cnoc  A  cSeAtoAic — ''  Hawk's  Hill " ;  from  a 
man  nicknamed  "The  Hawk"  who  dwelt  here.  Area,  181  acres. 

KNOCKAUN,  CnocAn — "  Little  Hill."  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
253  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  "  Foley's  Ford  "  in  river. 

(b)  DotAipin  nA  hAoAnn— "  Little  River  Road." 

KNOCKAUNACAIT,  CnocAn  A  CAIC — "  Little  Hill  of  the  Wild 
Cat."  It  is  remarkable  how  frequently  the  word  cat  occurs  in  Irish 
place  names.  Perhaps  the  name  was  also  applied  to  the  marten. 
Area,  218  acres. 

S.D.  mam  A  DogAig— "  Bog  of  the  Quagmire." 

KNOCKAUNARAST,  CnocAn  A  TlAifc — "  Little  Hill  of  the  Rest," 
that  is  the  Turf  Cutters'  Resting  Place.  Area,  267  acres. 

KNOCKAUNBULLOGE,  CnocAn  nA  t)ut6ise — Meaning  some- 
what uncertain.  It  may  be  "  Little  Hill  of  the  Skull,"  or  indeed 
"  Little  Hill  of  the  Loaf,"  from  a  fancied  resemblance  to  either 
of  the  objects  in  question.  Area,  359  acres. 

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KNOCKAUNFARGARVE,  CnocAn  T\A  typeAp  n^Apb — "  Hill  of  the 
Rough  Men."  Area,  135  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CtAif  tiA  gCAotvAC— "  Trench  of  the  Sheep." 

(6)  An  Rtnpe.AUvc — Meaning  unknown  ;  name  applied  to  new 
and  old  roads  to  Araglen,  or  rather  perhaps,  the  sub-division  of  this 
townland  through  which  they  pass. 

KNOCKAUNGARIFF,  Cnoc^n  5AF& — "  Little  Rough  Hill."  Area, 
341  acres. 

KNOCKAVEELISH,  Cnoc  A  thitif — "Miles'  Hill";  O'D.  however 
makes  it  C.  A  tTlitig.  Compare  Knockaveelish,  Killea  par.  Area, 
1,071  acres. 

"  Knockanavelish  "  and  "  Knockanelish  "  (A.S.E.) 

S.DD.  (a)  An  cAon  "Dun— "The  Single  Fort"  and  the  Three 
Duns  (HA  Upi  "OuncA)  (O.M.),  natural  mote-like  mounds  in  the 
Araglen  valley. 

(6)  Araglen  River,  AfAgtmn.  Derivation  doubtful;  the  name 
is  probably  pre-historic,  its  main  element  being  apparently  the 
Indo-European  arg, — silver,  from  the  silvery  colour  of  mountain  river 
water. 

KNOCKBAUN,  Cnoc  t)An — "  White  Hill."     Area,  250  acres. 

KNOCKBOY,  Cnoc  t)uit>e — "  Yellow  Hill."  Highest  point 
1096  feet.  Area,  492  acres. 

KNOCKCORRAGH,  Cnoc  Coptic — "  Rough  Stony  Hill."  The 
name  is  locally  pronounced  Cnoc  CJIAC.  Area,  375  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  peATjAn— "  The  Streamlet." 

(b)  \,QA\)A  UiUiAtri  hAifif — "  William  Harris'  Bed,"  a  standing 
pillar  stone. 

(c)  te^bA  'Oi.Atunu-o.A  -An  £eill — "  Treacherous  Dermot's  Bed," 
a  pillar  stone  similar  to  last. 

(d)  tteit>  tli  •Ouioip— <l  O'Dwyer's  Rea  (mountain  plain)." 

KNOCKEENGANCAN,  Cnoicin  5^n  Ce^nn— "  Headless  Little 
Hill."  Area,  234  acres. 

KNOCKMEALDOWN,  Cnoc  itlAofooninAig  —  "  Muldowney's 
Mountain."  This  townland  is  entirely  uninhabited  ;  its  highest 
point  is  2,609  feet  above  sea  level.  Area,  1,191  acres. 


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S.DD.  (a)  "  Major  Bale's  Grave,"  on  the  summit.  The  Major 
was  a  rather  eccentric  scientist  who  by  his  will  arranged  for  his 
burial  here  with  his  dog  and  gun. 

(b)  "glAibAn — "Murmuring";  a  stream  on  the  boundary  with 
Raenabarna. 

(c)  Sceitin  n«\  mtDu.Ac.Ailti'oe — "  Little  Bush  of  the  Cowboys." 
KNOCKNABOUL,  Cnoc  n^x  bpoll — "  Hill  of  the  Holes."     Area, 

455  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5leAnc.An  r\A  tyfionnds— <l  Little  Glen  of  the  Scald 
Crows." 

(b)  tl6it)  x\  5teArmc.Ain — "  Mountain  Plain  of  the  Little  Glen." 

KNOCKNABRONE,  Cnoc  n,A  t)pon — "  Hill  of  the  Quern  Stone." 
Area,  207  acres. 

KNOCKNAFALLIA,  Cnoc  nA  ^Aille — "  Hill  of  the  Precipice." 
Area,  799  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  main  n^  meit>li$e— "  Bog  of  the  Bleating." 

(b)  Cunn  A  UAIJ\O — "Swamp  of  the   Bull";   probably  a  bull 
was  drowned  here. 

(c)  HA  LA'&APO'S.A — "  The  Little  Forks";  confluence  of  streams. 

(d)  Cloc  U.At — "  Grey  Rock";  a  well  known  feature. 
KNOCKNAFREHANE,  Cnoc  nA  op^oc^n — "  Hill  of  the  Whortle- 

Berries."  The  name  is  Anglicised  "Crow  Hill"  from  the  idea  of 
the  Anglicisers  that  the  concluding  element  of  the  name  is  ppe^CAn. 
Area,  700  acres. 

KNOCKNAGAPPUL,  Cnoc  n.A  gCApAll — "  Hill  of  the  Horses." 
Area,  217  acres. 

"  Knocknegapple  "  (A.S.E.). 

KXOCKNAGLOCH,  Cnoc  nA  gCtoc — "  Hill  of  the  Great  Stones." 
A  small  portion  of  this  townland  crosses  the  Araglen  River,  and 
lies  to  north  of  latter.  Area,  185  acres. 

KNOCKNALOUGHA,  Cnoc  n,A  toiCe — "Hill  of  the  Pond";  from 
a  small  mountain  lake,  toe,  which  is  declined  loice  &c.  in 
Waterford,  is  made  fern,  in  the  present  case.  Area,  448  acres. 

S.D.  Fooraun  (O.M.),  pu^ti— "  Cold  Spring  Well." 


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KNOCKNALOORICAN,  Cnoc  A  ClutvACAin  —  "  The  Leprachaun's 
Hill."  Area,  356  acres. 

KNOCKNAMUC,  Cnoc  tiA  ITIuc  —  "  Hill  of  the  Pigs."  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  369  acres. 

"  Knocknemuck  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

KNOCKNANASK,  Cnoc  tu\  tle^fg  —  t(  Hill  of  the  Tethering 
Ropes."  Area,  551  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  J?eAT)An  —  "  The  Streamlet." 

(b)  TTloin  A  V)VACA—  "  Bog  of  the  Wattle  Hut." 

KNOCKROE,  Cnoc  tluA-6  —  "  Red  Hill."     Area,  117  acres. 

LABBANACALLEE,  Le^tM  T\A  CAiU,i$e  —  "The  Hag's  Bed"; 
from  a  cromlech  not  shown  on  the  Ordnance  Map.  The  "  Hag  " 
alluded  to  in  this  and  similar  place  names  (t)  is  the  legendary 
"  Caille  Beara."  Area,  273  acres. 

LAFONE,  t,eAt-TJ16in  —  "  Half  Bog."     Area,  117  acres. 

LISFINXY,  Liof  pn£m  —  "  Fineen's  Lios."  On  the  site  of  the 
ancient  lios  stand  the  ruins  of  a  fine  castle  of  the  Desmonds.  The 
portion  of  the  stronghold  surviving  is  the  square  tower,  some  84 
feet  in  height,  with  walls  of  immense  thickness.  This  castle,  at  the 
time  in  possession  of  Mr.  Jasper  Douglas  Pyne,  M.P.,  was  the  scene 
of  a  well  known  half-ludicrous,  half-serious  incident  of  the  Land 
Agitation  of  twenty  years  ago.  Area,  115  acres. 

"  Lysfeenyn"  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

LISMORE,  tiof  1Tl6f\  —  "  Great  Lios."  Lismore  is  styled  t)6Al 
GAjrA  tluAit)  —  "  Mouth  of  the  Red  Waterfall"  —  in  a  poetical  address 
to  the  Duke  of  Devonshire  by  Padraig  MacPhiarais.  For  Annals 
of  Lismore  see  "The  Reliquary,"  Vol.  IV.,  No.  15  ;  see  also  various 
papers  on  Lismore  history  by  Mr.  W.  H.  G.  Flood  in  Waterford 
Archaeological  Journal.  Thanks  to  the  zeal  of  Raleigh  and  Boyle 
the  exact  sight  of  hardly  one  of  Lismore's  many  ecclesiastical 
buildings  is  now  discoverable.  As  late  as  the  39th  year  of  Elizabeth 
an  Inquisition  held  at  the  Blackfryers,  Waterford,  finds:  —  "That  a 

(t)  One  of  the  chief  tales  prescribed  for  the  degree  of  File  in  the  Bardic 
Examination  was  "  The  Love  Story  of  Caille  Beara  and  Fothad  Canand." 
O'Looney  —  Proceedings,  R.I.  A.,  Vol.  I.,  Series  II.,  p.  238.  See  also  —  O'Curry 
—  "  Lectures,"  pp.  591-2. 


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ruinous  church  called  Christe  Churche,  now  made  habitable,  belongs 
to  the  Queen,  and  is  now  in  Her  Majesty's  hands."  («)  Area,  139 
acres. 

S.DD  (a)  UobAf  HA  Ce^jvocAn— "  Well  of  the  Forge " ; 
now  frequently  confounded  with  the  next. 

(6)  UotMf»  C^ptAiJ — "  Carthage's  Well  "  ;  this,  long  since 
closed  up,  occupied  site  of  the  present  gate  lodge  at  south-east 
angle  of  next. 

(c)  Heilig  tiluipe — "St.  Mary's  Graveyard";   now  occupied 
by  the  shrubbery  on  right  of  main  entrance  to  the  Castle. 

(d)  SfVAit)  r\A  Choice — "Gallows'  Street";  the  road  leading 
west  from  the  town. 

LISXAGREE,  l.iof  r\A  gCfonfte — "  Lios  of  the  Cattle."  Area, 
123  acres. 

Liss,  Liof — "  Earthen  Fort."     Area,  316  acres. 

LITTLEGRACE.     No  Irish  name.     Area,  20  acres. 

LOGLEAGH,  Log  l,i  At — "  Grey  Hollow."     Area,  268  acres. 

S.D.  U6m  r\A  Tlei*— "  Bottom  of  the  Mountain  Plain." 

LYRE,  An  tAt>Aip — "  The  River  Fork."     Area,  613  acres. 

LYREXACALEE,  LA-OA^  nA  CAillige — "  River  Fork  of  the 
Hag."  Compare  Labbanacallee,  above.  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
291  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  DAW*  TIA  tAt>f\AC— "  Summit  of  the  River  Fork." 

(6)  p<Aif\c  A  CtAtnpoip — "  Field  of  the  Contention";  from 
games  of  football  formerly  played  there. 

LYREXAGLOC,  UVOAIA  n^  gCtoc — "  River  Fork  of  the  Great 
Stones."  Area,  292  acres. 

MEOUL,  IHx\ot — "  Hillock."     Area,  252  acres. 

S.D.  Seifcin  n<&  TTlAOl — "  Spongy  Place  of  the  Hillocks." 

MOCOLLOP,  TTUg  Cotp^ — "  Plain  of  (the)  Steer."  On  the 
townland  is  a  ruined  keep  of  the  Desmonds,  erected  by  the  younger 
son  of  Thomas,  8th  Earl  of  Desmond.  There  is  also  a  graveyard 
and  the  site  of  an  ancient  church.  The  eastern  boundary  of 
Mocollop  was  formerly  connected  with  the  south  bank  of  the  river 

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by  a  wooden  bridge,  the  stone  buttresses  of  which  still  remain. 
The  bridge  was  swept  away  by  a  flood  in  1839,  and  a  ferry  has 
since  taken  its  place.  In  1568  the  Earl  of  Desmond  writes  from 
the  Tower  of  London  ordering  that  John  Og  MacCragh  be  reinstated 
in  the  custody  of  the  Manor  and  Castle  of  Mowkollopoche.  Area, 
375  acres. 

"  Mocollop  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  \,&ACA  n^  nit>6tAit\ini— «  Glen  Slope  of  the  Little 
Roads." 

(b)  pott  thlliAm  Uoibin — "William's Tobin's  Drowning  Hole." 

(c)  poll  A  t)Ait>— "  Boat  Hole." 

(d)  poll  A  Coiroe— "  Coach  Hole." 

The  three  last  are,  of  course,  river  holes  on  the  Blackwater. 

MONAFEHADEE,  ITloin  r\A  £eite  "Ouitie — "  Bog  of  the  Black 
Swamp."  Area,  158  acres.  . 

S.D.  (a)  beApnA  Duirte— "  Yellow  Gap." 

(b)  SfutAti— "  Little  Stream." 

MONALOUR,  TTIunA  r\A  totiAp — "The  Lepers'  Shrubbery"; 
portion  (presumably)  of  the  endowment  of  the  "  Leper  House  "  of 
Lismore.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  412  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5teAnncAn— "  Little  Glen." 

(b)  ^eA^A-^leAnn— "  Short  Glen." 

(c)  5^eAtin  Ui  C-AOirfi — "  O'Keefe's  Glen,"  a  glen  and  river  on 
west  boundary. 

(d)  Afvo  nA  pxv6t>t\AC— "  High    Place   of   the   Water    Worn 
Trench  ";  a  sub-division. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  ^le^nt^n— "  The  Little  Glen." 
(b)  RiAn  t)6  p^-0|\Ai5— "  Track  of  St.  Patrick's  Cow  ";  it  cuts 
through  the  townland  from  north  to  south. 

MONAMAN,  1Tl6in  r\A  mt3x\n — "  Bog  of  the  Women."  The 
following  is  believed  locally  to  have  been  the  circumstance  which 
gave  rise  to  the  name.  Two  women  wearied  at  the  end  of  a  day's 
field  labour  sate  down  to  rest  in  shelter  of  a  dry  turf  clamp.  They 
carried  smoking  materials  and  in  enjoyment  of  a  pipe  they  fell 
asleep.  A  spark  from  one  of  the  lighted  pipes  ignited  the  turf 


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with  the  result  that  both  women  were  burned  to  death  before  they 
could  be  rescued.     Area,  309  acres. 

MONARD,  1T16in  Afvo — •'  High  Bog."     Area,  369  acres. 

MONABREEKA,  1TI6in  A  t)f!ce — "  Brick  Bog."  A  yellow  clay 
found  here  was  at  one  time  used  for  brick  manufacture.  Area, 
141  acres. 

MONATAGGART,  tTloin  A  uS^Ai^c — "  The  Priest's  Bog."  Area, 
153  acres. 

MONATARRIV,  TTldin  A  UAif\t> — "  Bog  of  the  Bull."  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  591  acres. 

MONATRIM,  TTlun,A  Ufuim — "  Elder  Thicket."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  242  acres. 

"  Monetrim  "  (Distrib.  Book). 

S.D.  PA^C  nA  SnAtA-o — "  Field  of  the  Needles." 

MONAVUGGA,  TTltiin  A  tJogAij — "  Bog  of  the  Quagmire."  Area, 
140  acres. 

MOXBOY,  1Tl6iri  t)uit>e — "  Yellow  Bog."     Area,  158  acres. 

MOXEYGORM,  TTluine  ^of™ — "  Dark  Green  Shrubbery."  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  385  acres. 

MONVORE,  tH6in  ltl6|\ — "Great  Bog."  There  is  no  bog  now. 
Area,  83  acres. 

MOUNTAIN*  FARM,  tleit)  A  cSteibe — "  Unreclaimed  Plain  on 
the  Mountain  side."  Area,  232  acres. 

MOUNT  MELLERAY,  Cnoc  t)ui-6e  and  ScpeAtAn — (See  Knock- 
boy  above,  and  Scrahan  below).  Area,  555  acres. 

NORISLAND;  no  Irish  name.  In  31  Eliz.,  Gerald  Fitzjames  of 
Dromana  executed  a  conveyance  of  "  Norrisland "  to  Sir  W. 
Raleigh.  Area,  113  acres. 

"  Norris  his  land  or  New  Affane"  (lease  dated  1665,  from 
Boyle  to  Valentine  Greatrakes). 

S.DD.  (a)  Tourin  Castle  (O.M.);  ruin  of  a  later  residential  castle. 

(6)  p^if  c  An  UACAipe— "  The  Vicar's  Field." 

(c)  CobAf  A  llupg^ifvo — ''  Hopyard  Well." 

OKYLE,  Og-CoiLt — u  Young  Wood."  Deeds  in  Lismore 
Castle  state  that  Okyle  is  one  half  of  Camphire.  "  Oghill  otherwise 


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Stonehouse"  appears  on  the  deed  of  mortgage  (6th.  Jas.  I.) 
from  Garrett  John  Fitzgerald  to  Robert  St.  John.  This  "  Stone- 
house  "  appears  to  be  the  churchlike  building  now  standing  in 
ruin  a  few  yards  from  eastern  boundary  of  the  townland.  The 
curious  angle  cell  is  still  called  Ui§-ctoice  or  '•  Stonehouse."  See 
account  of  the  ruin  in  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  IV., 
p.  217.  Area,  175  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  DxMle  Ati  C.AUii-6— "  Ferry  Town";  the  village  on 
north  bank  of  the  Bride  at  place  where  the  river  is  crossed  by  a 
swivel  bridge. 

(6)  Cillin — Ancient  church  site,  on  small  piece  of  commonage 
some  perches  to  west  of  the  ruined  building  above  referred  to. 

(c)  Cp.Amp.An  n.A  t>t\i£T>e — "  Bride  River  Creek." 

(d)  An    £6itin — "The    Little    Swamp";    a   narrow   strip   of 
marshy  willow-growing  land,  between  two  dry  and  arable  fields. 

(e)  gte^nn  A  cS^s-Aipc — "  The  Priest's  Glen." 

PALLIS,  Philip — "  Fairy  Palace."  The  townland  is  now  un- 
inhabited. Area,  62  acres. 

PADDOCKS.     No  Irish  name.     Area,  161  acres. 

PARKATOBEEN,  p.Aif\c  UOibin — "  Tobin's  Field."  Area,  128 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CtAif  tiA  nOtvo — "Trench  of  the  Sledge-hammers." 
The  hammers  were  probably  used  in  reduction  of  the  iron  ore  for 
smelting  in  the  "  Furnaces "  close  by.  In  a  farmhouse  in  the 
parish  the  writer  has  seen  a  large  metal  pot,  a  century — or  more — 
old,  which  was  made  here  and  which  continued  in  actual  use  till 
quite  recently. 

(6)  £te.Ann  riA  n£.AT>— "  The  Glen  of  the  Ozier  Withes." 
The  glen  so  named  really  extends  from  the  Araglen  to  Ballyduff. 

PARKNOE,  P.AIJ\C  T\UA — "  New  Field."     Area,  105  acres. 

POULFADA,  pott  P.ATXA — "  Long  Hole."     Area,  229  acres. 

S.D.  5te^nn  tli  C^oirh— "  O'Keefe's  Glen." 

RALPH,  t)Aite  .An  TUt^ — "  Earthen  Fort  Homestead."  Area, 
79  acres. 

RATH,  An  TUt—  •'  The  Earthen  Fort."  Affectation  is 
beginning  to  transform  this  name  into  Ralph  !  On  the  townland 


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is  a  remarkable  cillin,  in  use  within  living  memory  for  the  burial 
of  murdered  persons  and  of  bodies  found  in  the  weir,  &c.  No  one 
has  so  far  suggested  this  church  as  the  Se^n  lidicin,  near  Lismore, 
which  owned  Cataldus  as  Bishop  !  Area,  233  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PX.\II\C  tiA  nDanes— "  Field  of  the  Danes."  Fields 
so  styled  generally  contained  souterrains  or  similar  remains. 

(6)  Se.MiA  Jt^F^foe— '•  Old  Skinned  (or  Burned)  Fields." 

(c)  p<.\ip c  A  Le^cc — "  Field  of  the  Monumental  Cairn." 

(it)  An  CurnA|\ — "  The  Confluence  (of  Streams)." 

(e)  t)x\ppA  n<A  tTlonA — •'  Bog  Summit." 

REAGARRID,  Kei-o  jJeApjAA — "  Short  Mountain  Plain."  Area, 
350  acres. 

REAXABARXA,  tleit)  r»A  t)e^fn^ — "  Mountain  Plain  of  the  Gap." 
Area,  344  acres. 

REAXACOOLAGH,  tlei-6  r\&  Cutac — "  Mountain  Plain  of  the 
Corner."  Area  (in  two  divisions),  662  acres. 

Ross,  Hof — "  Shrubbery."     Area,  78  acres. 

S.D.  m  putcimt>e — "  The  Hurling  Greens." 

ROSSGRILLA,  Hof  5^ei^e — "  Shrubbery  of  (the)  Griddle." 
Entirely  uninhabited.  Area,  83  acres. 

"  Rosgrelly  "  (Down  Survey  Map). 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6tAp  n^  t)Ait)be— "  Road  of  the  Female  Fairy 
(Banshee).1'  This,  which  is  not  now  in  existence,  led  down  to  the 
river. 

(b)  t)6t^p  A  CtAmpAip — "  Road  of  the  Dispute."  There  is 
some  doubt  as  to  whether  this  is  on  the  present  or  on  an  adjoining 
townland. 

SALTERBRIDGE,  SSI  UIUDJVAI-O.  Meaning  uncertain.  S-Al  = 
a  heel,  and  UiubfVAiT)  =  a  well.  O'D.  conjectures  that  the  name 
is  not  Irish.  Folks'  Etymology  connects  a  saint  with  a  well  here, 
beside  which  he  left  his  mark  in  the  form  of  his  heel-print  in  a 
flag-stone.  Area,  402  acres. 

"  Saltabridge  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  CobxMpin  A  cS^SAifc— "  The  Priest's  Little  Well." 
Beside  the  well,  at  the  gate-lodge  of  Salterbridge  House,  is  the  site 


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of  a  thatched  church  of  the  penal  days.  Probably  the  priest  lived 
close  by  the  well — whence  its  name. 

SCART,  ScxMfC — "  Thicket."     Area,  42  acres. 

SCARTXACROOKA,  ScAipc  HA  CfUxMce — "  Thicket  of  the  Turf 
Clamp.'1  Area,  140  acres. 

"  Scartnecrooghie  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  StnucAn  "Ooice — "Burnt  (Bog  Deal)  Stump"; 
name  of  a  considerable  sub-division. 

(b)  SceAc  A  cSAgAipc — "  Priest's  Whitethorn  ";  a  locality  so 
named  from  a  bush  by  the  wayside  which  tradition  avers  marks  a 
place  where  Mass  was  said  in  the  Penal  Times. 

(c)  5tAife  $AHO— "  Rough  Stream." 

SCRAHANS,  ScjveACAn — "  Land  of  Briars  and  Rocks."  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  314  acres. 

SEEMOCHUDA,  Stnt>e1Tlocu-OA — "  Mochuda's  Seat."  Mochuda 
is  another  name  for  the  Great  Founder  of  Lismore.  Area,  248  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  tnullAc  nA  Suit>e— "  Summit  of  the  Sitting  Place  "; 
a  low  natural  mound  croxvned  by  a  small  dry-stone  enclosure, 
within  which  the  writer  some  years  since  discovered  an  ogham 
inscribed  pillar  stone.  Four  similar  stones  had  been  previously 
destroyed  by  mischievous  boys,  who  rolled  them  down  the  incline 
into  the  Araglen  river  which  flows  at  its  base.  Sun&e  is  fern,  in 
Waterford. 

"  1TlAiT)in  cSArhjtAit)  nuAif\  "o'eipis  Phosbus 
"  Aguf  mife  im'  Aon^f  ^5  puo^l  r\A  Sume 
"  Coif  Ao^nn  Aipistmn  tnAf  A  f\itiT>  meit-D|Aic. 
"  'S  x\n  bf *xt)<\n  glegeAL  le  fxig^itc  f A  tmn." 

(Old  Song). 

(b)  Ciltin,  an  early  church  site  close  to  the  muttAc. 
SHANAVOOLA,    Se^nA   t)uAile — "  Old   Cattle   Yard."       Area, 
170  acres. 

SHANBALLY,  SBAHA  t)AtLe — "  Old  Homestead."  Area,  178  acres. 
SHEAN  (in  two  divisions),  Se<vo.An  (tDeAg  and  TT16|\) — "  Fairy 
Mound."  On  the  townland  is  a  small  square  castle  ruin  in  fair  preser- 
vation.    The  Castle  of  Shane  was  conveyed  by  Sir  Walter  Raleigh  to 


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Colthurst  (31  Eliz.).  Sheanbeg  is  a  wedge-shaped  piece  of  country 
(163  acres)  projecting  into  the  County  of  Cork  and  joined  to 
Waterford  by  a  slender  neck  not  more  than  a  perch  in  width. 
Area,  644  acres. 

The  two  following  sub-denominations  are  most  probably  on 
Sheanbeg: — t)6t^f\  5t^r,  "Green  Road,"  and  te^CA  Uige  nA 
nA'D^pc,  "  Glen  Slope  of  the  House  with  Pointed  Gables." 

SIGN  ;  no  Irish  name  discoverable — perhaps  Se^'6-An.  Area, 
88  acres. 

SOUTHPARK,  U<Mle  VH  ltl-AonxM$ — "  O'Meany's  Homestead." 
Area,  126  acres. 

SRUH,  Sput— "  Stream."     Area  (in  two  divisions),  297  acres. 

TINNAGROWN,  Ci§  HA  jCfVAnn — "  House  of  the  Trees."  Area, 
88  acres. 

TIXTUR,  Ci§  An  Cuif\ — "  House  of  the  Bush."  Area,  125 
acres. 

TOOR,  Uu<*f\ — "  Cattle  Night-Field."     Area,  209  acres. 

TOORADOO,  m  tuAptA  DuoA— "  The  Black  Cattle-Night- 
Fields."  Area,  124  acres. 

TOORANARAHEEN  ;  O'Donovan  writes  it  'CuA^.tA  nA  TlAitin — 
"  Cattle  Night-Fields  of  the  Little  Earthen  Forts."  The  writer,  how- 
ever, hesitates  to  accept  the  derivation,  as  he  has  uniformly  heard 
the  name  pronounced  not  as  above,  but — CU.AJ\  An  pe-ApjvACxMnn. 
Area,  955  acres. 

TOORIX,  Uuxxi|\in— «  Little  Cattle-Night-Field."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  540  acres. 

"  Towrine  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  "Tourin  Island";  now  a  mere  mud  bank. 

(6)  An  'OfMiimin — "  The  Little  Ridge  ";  a  hillock,  now  planted, 
rising  out  of  a  marsh. 

(c)  Casaunnaneav  (O.M.),  CA^An  nA  tlAorh — "  Path  of  the 
Saints";  the  continuation,  through  the  River  Ford,  of  the  ancient 
highway  (E.  and  W.)  to  Lismore. 

TOORNAGEEHA,  C«A|\  nA  ^AO\te  —  ''  Windy  Cattle-Night- 
Field."  Area,  173  acres. 


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S.DD.  (a)  An  feAt^n  S^b  —  "The  Rough  Streamlet"; 
applied  to  the  glen  through  which  the  streamlet  flows. 

(6)  t).At\fVA  tiA  £.<y6t>fVAc  —  "  Summit  of  the  Bramble-Over- 
Grown  and  Natural  Trench." 

TUARNAGOPPOGE,  Cu-Af  rtA  gCopog  —  "  Cattle-  Night-  Field  of 
the  Docks  (Rumex  Obttisifolius)."  Area,  86  acres. 

TOBBER,  Uot»^t\  rnocu-OA—  "  St.  Carthage's  Well."  The  well 
itself,  of  considerable  depth,  is  situated  on  a  hill  top.  Beside  the 
well  is  a  ciltm,  close  to  which  stood,  fifty  years  ago,  a  rude 
stone  altar. 

TALLOWBRIDGE  LANDS,  pope  n^  5^1fe  —  "  Landing  Place  of 
(by)  the  Stream."  This  is  still  the  popular  Irish  name  for  the  small 
suburb  of  Tallow  situated  on  the  north  side  of  the  bridge  across  the 
Bride.  A  streamlet  from  the  range  of  hills  here  fell  into  the  river. 
Area,  106  acres. 

TUBBERNAHULLA,  UotxAp  ru\  hOtA  —  "  Well  of  the  Penitential 
Station  "  (literally  "  of  Oil  ")  ;  from  a  famous  Holy  Well,  the 
"pattern"  at  which  is  still  kept  on  September  29th.  Formerly 
the  occasion  brought  an  immense  concourse  of  people  from  three 
or  more  counties.  In  explanation  of  the  name,  as  above,  it  may  be 
necessary  to  add  that  holy  oil  and  penance  are  often  equated  or,  at 
any  rate,  associated  in  popular  devotional  phraseology,  (v)  Area, 
452  acres. 

S.D.  At  An—  "  Little  Ford." 

TUBRID,  An  UiutijvAit)  —  "  The  Well  ";  from  an  old  well  over- 
shadowed by  a  whitethorn  tree.  The  townland  is  entirely 
uninhabited.  Area,  80  acres. 

TOORTAXE,  An  Cupc^n  —  "  The  Hummock."    Area,  184  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  "  Bottle  Hill." 

(6)  5ofc  n^  tAo$—  "  The  Calves'  Garden." 

TOWNPARK  ;  no  Irish  name.     Area,  391  acres. 

WOODVILLE  ;  modern  name  ;  no  Irish  form.  Area,  141 
acres. 

(v)  Dr.  Hyde,  "  Religious  Songs  of  Connacht,"  Part  II.,  p.  19. 


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Tallow  Parish. 

THIS  Parish  is  restricted  in  area  and  indeed  in  interest — at  any 
rate  from  our  present  point  of  view.  It  derives  its  name  from  the 
townland  and  town  of  Tallow,  famous  in  the  I7th  century  as  the 
centre  of  a  considerable  iron  industry — mining,  smelting  and 
exporting.  A  tolerable  history  of  the  industry  might  be  compiled 
from  the  references  thereto  in  the  Earl  of  Cork's  Diary.  The  iron 
ore  of  Tallow  is  described  by  Boate  as  hematite,  bog-iron,  and  clay 
limestone.  (u<)  The  Earl  of  Cork  records  having  sent  a  set  of  Tallow- 
made  knives  to  Lady  Carew  as  a  present.  In  seven  years  the  fore- 
mentioned  enterprising  nobleman  exported  from  Tallow  21,000 
tons  of  bar  iron  at  ^18  per  ton.  Cannon  and  shot  from  local  iron 
were  cast  at  Cappoquin  in  1623.  (x)  Proximity  of  the  district  to 
Lismore  accounts  perhaps  for  the  unusually  large  number  of  early 
church  sites  as  indicated  in  its  place  names.  For  an  account  of 
the  remains  &c.,  of  the  ancient  parish  church  see  Waterford 
Archaological  Journal,  Vol.  IV.,  pp.  214,  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYHANDER,  t)Aile  S^ntxAip  —  "  Sander's  Homestead." 
Area,  149  acres. 

"  Ballyhander  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  CUPJVAC  tiA  gCjVAOD — "  Swampy  Place  of  the  Trees 
(Branches)." 

BALLINAHA,  tDe^l  ^n  AtA — "Ford  Mouth";  the  At  is 
represented  by  the  present  bridge  on  the  eastern  boundary  ; 
from  the  bridge  a  ravine — the  "t)eAt" — runs  up  and  down  the 
hillside  in  a  south-west  and  south-east  direction  respectively. 
Area,  118  acres. 

CARRIGROE,  CAFJVAIJ;  TluAt) — "  Red  Rock."     Area,  61  acres. 

GLENABOY,  5teAnn  ADA  t)uit>e — "Glen  of  the  Yellow  (River)." 
Area,  224  acres. 

"  Glinboy  afs  Glanobwey  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Ballyhillman  (O.M.). 

(w)  Smith,  "  History  of  Waterford,"  2nd  Ed.,  p.  281.; 
(.v)  Lismore  Papers — passim. 


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(6)  t)e.At.AC  n.A  Ltume — "  Roadway  of  Baldness  (i.e.,  exposed, 
desolate  country)." 

GLENNAGLOGH,  5^eAnn  nA  5CloC — "Glen  of  the  (Great) 
Stones  " ;  now  beginning  to  be  Anglicised — Glenstone  !  Area, 
247  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  peit  £lAr— "  Green  Bog  Swamp." 

(b)  Cnoc^n  tiA  sCuigeAf — "  Little  Hill  of  the  Five  Persons." 
I  got  from  Irish-speaking  natives  the  following  fragment  of  a 
legend  (apparently  of  great  antiquity)  to  account  for  this  name  : — 
A  man  and  his  wife  (the  latter  pregnant  of  triplets),  on  a  long 
journey  arrived  near  this  place,  when  the  woman,  faint  from 
fatigue,  asked  the  man  for  a  piece  of  his  footsole.  With  a  knife 
he  cut  off  a  piece  and  gave  it  to  her.  She  demanded  a  second 
piece  and  got  it ;  but  when  she  requested  a  third  the  husband  in  a 
rage  killed  her.  Shortly  afterwards  he  was  killed  himself — how 
or  by  whom  my  informants  could  not  tell — and  the  five  are 
interred  here  in  the  same  grave.  Perhaps  some  other  Irish- 
speaking  residents  can  supply  the  missing  parts  of  the  story. 

HUNT  HILL,  Cnoc*\n  An  £IA<>,AI$ — "  Hill  of  the  Hunting." 
Area,  89  acres. 

KILBEG,  Citt  t)e^5 — "  Little  Church."  From  the  absence  of 
any  trace  or  tradition  of  a  church  site  on  the  present  townland  it 
is  safe  to  conclude  that  this  place  is  merely  a  cut-off  portion  of 
Kilmore.  How  comes  it  then  that  though  named  "  small "  it  is 
actually  larger  than  the  division  styled  "  great "  ?  Probably 
Kilmore  has,  since  the  period  of  separation,  still  further  decreased 
by  another  lopping  off,  or,  what  is  less  likely,  Kilbeg  may  have 
increased  by  absorption  of,  or  from,  a  sister  townland.  The  present 
is  an  extraordinarily  long  and  narrow  division.  Area,  651  acres. 

S.D.  Coitnin  HIADAC — "  Grey  Commonage." 

KILCALF,  Cilt  CatA— "  Caha's  (or  Caffa's)  Church."  The  site 
of  the  early  church  is  well  defined — by  the  roadside,  on  the  small 
townland  of  Loughnatouse.  The  latter  is  therefore  a  later  cut-off 
portion  of  Kilcalf.  Area  (in  three  divisions),  975  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  SliAD  tiA mtDocc — "  Mountain  of  the  Poor";  because 
inhabited  by  poor  people  some  of  whom  lived  by  alms. 


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(6)  toCA  VMtA— "  Grey  Ponds." 

(c)  CuptvAC  5Af\t> — "  Rough  Swampy  Place." 

KILMORE,  Cill  rh6f\— "  Great  Church."  See  Kilbeg,  above. 
The  church  site  is  near  the  centre  of  a  large  field  to  north  of 
Tallow-Youghal  Road.  A  few  large  trees  near  the  spot  in 
question  indicate  it.  Area,  359  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Apt)  tiA  Rui-oini— "  Reddins'  Height."  This  was 
popularly  at  one  time  regarded  as  an  independent  townland. 

(b)  t)6tAi\  t)ui*e— "  Yellow  Road";  the  old  road— Youghal- 
wards. 

KILLWINNY,  Cilt  ttlumjin — "  My  Finghin's  Church."  The 
ancient  church  site  is  close  to  a  farmhouse  near  the  eastern 
boundary  of  the  townland.  This  is  the  third  church  site  of  the 
name  in  the  county.  Anglicisation  of  the  name  differs  in  the 
present  instance  (see  Kilminghin,  par.  Dungarvan,  and  par. 
Stradbally).  Area,  148  acres. 

"  Killvynynes  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

KNOCKROUR,  Cnoc  TtAfh-Aft — "  Thick  (Stumpy)  Hill."  Area, 
163  acres. 

S.D.  PAI|\C  nA  prt&p  AC— "  Field  of  the  (Natural)  Briar  Over- 
grown Trench." 

LIMEKILN  CLOSE.  No  Irish  name.  It  forms  boundary  of  the 
county  on  the  west.  Area,  1 1 1  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  ''The  Pike";  site  of  Turnpike  Gate  on  south-west 
angle  of  the  townland. 

(6)  niuille^n  An  1.Afu\inn — "The  Iron  Mill";  site  of  one  of 
the  Earl  of  Cork's  factories. 

LOUGHSOLLIS,  too  A  cSotuif — "  Pond  of  the  Brightness";  in 
allusion  to  the  clearness  of  its  water.  Area,  232  acres. 

LOUGHNATOUSE,  \,eACAn  A  cSuf  A — (<  Glen  Slope  of  the 
Blanket";  in  allusion  perhaps  to  the  glenside's  covering  of  moss. 
Area,  128  acres  (see  Kilcalf,  above). 

MOANFUNE,  tttoin  ponn — "White  Bog."     Area,  105  acres. 

S.D.  "  Duck's  Mill."      Area,  105  acres. 

PARKDOTIA,  p^ipc  Doijce — "  Burnt  Field."     Area,  297  acres. 


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PARKGARRIFF,  p^ipc  jjxxptt — "  Rough  Field."     Area,  51  acres. 

TALLOW,  UutAC  AT\  lAfiAinn — "  Mound  Summit  of  the  Iron  "; 
from  the  once  extensive  iron  works  established  here  by  the  Great 
Earl  of  Cork.  Area  (including  Townparks  East  and  West),  647  acres. 

"  Tolloghe,"  otherwise  "  Tulleroghe  "  (Inq.  1584). 

S.D.  (a)  "  Forge  Lane,"  old  road  leading  to  site  of  ancient 
smelting  works.  Slag,  clinkers,  &c.,  are  so  abundant  that  the 
fences  are  partly  built  of  them. 

(6)  t)Aite  Hulk;  meaning  uncertain;  a  well  known  locality 
abutting  the  Western  Road. 

(c)  "Ramp";  origin  unknown;  another  name  for  "Forge 
Lane."  Ramp  is  a  term  used  in  military  engineering. 

Templemichael  Parish. 

THE  name  of  this  parish  suggests  a  Danish  origin,  or,  at  any  rate, 
a  Danish  dedication,  and  its  position,  near  the  mouth  of  a  great 
river  much  frequented  of  the  Northmen,  does  not  weaken  the 
suggestion.  What  St.  Nicholas  was  to  the  Normans  St.  Michael 
was  to  the  Christianised  Danes.  Wherever  the  latter  had  a  settle- 
ment of  note  they  erected  a  church  under  the  Archangel's 
invocation.  The  church  was  accorded  a  prominent  position  so 
that  it  would  be  the  last  object  to  fade  from  the  hardy  sailor's 
eyes  as  he  set  out  on  his  perilous  journey  and  the  first  to  greet 
him  as  he  returned.  Older  than  the  hypothetical  Danish  Church 
of  St.  Michael  is  the  undoubted  Celtic  foundation  of  Molana,  and, 
later  probably  than  either — the  preceptory  of  Knights  Templars  at 
Rincrew.  All  three  have  disappeared  before  Time's  effacing 
fingers ;  of  Molana  only  do  any  considerable  remains  survive. 
For  a  description  of  these  last  and  some  account  of  Temple- 
michael and  Rincrew  see  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal, 

Vol.  IV.,  p.  209. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYCONDON,  t)Aile  C«m>unAi$ — "  Condon's  Homestead," 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  768  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  Coirnin — "  The  Commonage  ";  an  extensive 
area  of  unreclaimed  mountain. 


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(b)  CobAp  A  "Oumin— "  Well  of  the  Little  Mound."      So  I  got 
the  name  ;   O' Donovan  however  (y)  writes   the  qualifying  word 
•Ouioin— "  Of  the  Little  Dark  (Man)." 

(c)  PAI^C  An  Ci'ofA— "  Fields  of  the  Tribute  (Rent  ?)." 
(il)  5opc  A  CtAt)Ai$— "  Muddy  Garden." 

(e)  PAIJAC  nA  gCtuAncA-OA — (?). 

(/)  t)6tAip  in  A  cSAfAnAi$ — "  Little  Road  of  the  Englishman." 

(£)  PAIJ\C  A  L6ituif5e — "  Field  of  the  Butterwort  (Pinguicula 
rulgaris)  ";  from  the  abundance  here  of  a  plant  injurious  to  sheep. 

BALLYDASSOOX,  t)Aite  T)eApunAi$ — u  Dawson's  Homestead"; 
sold  in  1750  by  Lord  Grandison  to  Richard  Dawson,  but  it  was 
named  as  at  present  over  a  century  earlier  (Inq.  Jas.  I.)  Area, 
1,300  acres. 

S.D.  Apt)  A  cSeix>eAin— "  Hill  of  the  Blowing  (of  Wind)." 
This  is  a  bye-road  crossing  a  hill  in  a  north  and  south  direction. 

BALLYKXOCK,  t)Aite  An  Cnuic — "  Homestead  of  the  Hill." 
Area,  163  acres. 

'•  Ballinknock  "  (Inq.  1589). 

BALLYNATRAY,  t)Aile  nA  UPA&A — "  Strand  Homestead."  Area, 
1,895  acres  (including  737  acres  of  commonage). 

11  Ballynetrae  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Aughnacostia  (O.M.),  At  nA  C6ifce — "  Ford  of  the 
Coach." 

(b)  "  Molana  Abbey,"  originally  founded  in  the  6th  century  by 
St.  Molana,  sometimes  called  the  "  prophet "  (PAI-O).       The  site 
was  an  island  Darinis  ("  Oak  Island  ")  in  the  Blackwater,  but  it  is 
an  island   no  longer.      An  apartment  in   the  abbey  is  popularly 
known  as  "  SeomjvA  Xli  TtlAonAij  " — "  O'Meany's  Lodgings." 

(c)  Hmn  TluAt) — ''  Red  Headland";  a  considerable  sub-division. 

(d)  poince   nA    ttluice— "  The    Pig's    Point  ";    a    low-lying 
promontory  by  river  side. 

(e)  pott  nA  TTlAinifCfeAc— "  Monastery  Hole  ";  a  deep  pool 
in  the  river  bed. 

(y)  Ord.  Survey  Field  Books,  Mountjoy  Barracks. 


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(/)  CAOI  TVA  SriAtAT) — "  Narrow  Place  of  the  Needles";  a 
small  stream  emptying  itself  into  the  Glendine  River. 

(g)  1TI6in-teAtx\n — "  Wide  Bog";  a  well-known  sub-division 
on  which  there  is  now  no  trace  of  bog,  but  on  which  turf  was  cut 
a  century  since. 

(h)  Cuit  A  5-ADAnn — "The  Blacksmith's  Corner  ";  this  is  prob- 
ably name  of  an  old  townland  swallowed  up  in  Ballinatray  Demesne. 

(i)  5lex\nn  An  Aipfurm — "  Mass  Glen  ";  a  sub-division. 

(j)  5Af\tvAit>e  tllof —  "Great  Garden";  a  sub-division — of 
perhaps  100  acres. 

(k)  poll  thiroe — "  Yellow  Hole." 

(/)  Ci§  and  L<in  Van  Joe — "  Van  Joe's  House  and  Lawn." 

(m)  Commons  (O.M.),  Coimine^f — "  Commonage." 

(n)  1Tl6in  A  t)io^|\Ai§ — ''  Spire-Grass  Bog." 

(o)  toe  A  5ei-6— "  Goose  Pond." 

(p)  poll  A  5r^it)if  ;  meaning  unknown. 

(q)  CAJMI  A  Ct\6— "  Stone  Pile  of  the  Sheepfold." 

(r)  \V\AtA  r\A  mt)6 — "  Milking  Place  of  the  Cows." 

(s)  C|\6  Connulce — probably  for  Cf6  Coiniceip — "  Sheep  Fold 
of  the  Rabbit  Warren." 

BALLYRUSSELL,  t)Aite  An  tluif 6x\tAi$ — "  Russell's  Homestead." 
Area,  147  acres. 

"  Russellstown  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Stearin  "Ooirhin— "  Deep  Glen."  <(  A.D.  945.  A 
battle  between  the  Ravens  of  Munster  at  Gleann-Damhain  at 
Darinis,  and  the  Ravens  of  the  West  were  defeated  and 
slaughtered  there."  (z)  The  old  church  of  Glendine,  taken  down 
in  1871,  was  the  last  survival  in  the  Decies  of  the  thatched  chapels 
of  the  penal  days. 

(b)  CAOI  t>f\e.<\56i5e— (?). 

BOOLA,  t)UAHe — ".Cattle  Pen."     Area,  451  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Carranduff(O.M.),' Capri  t)uo—"  Black  Stone- Pile." 

(b)  Aughnacloghduff  (O.M.),  At  r\A  gCtoc  tVOub— "  Ford  of 
the  Black  Stones." 


(z)  "  Annals  of  Four  Masters  "  under  year  quoted. 


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(c)  Carrickaninaun,  CALAIS  An  f  lonnAin  (aa) — "  Rock  of  the 
Long  Coarse  Grass." 

(d)  Carricknapreaghaun  (O.M.),  CALAIS  A  ppeACAin — "  Rock 
of  the  Crow";  a  sub-division  now  generally  known  as  the  "  Raven's 
Rock." 

(e)  Coifceim  HOHA — "  Nora's  Stepping  Stone." 

(/)  PAIJ\C  til6f\ — "Great  Field";  a  sub-division  of  about  100 
acres. 

(g)  UobAt\  A  Cumne — "  Well  of  the  Quaking  Bog." 

(//)  "  The  Coiner's  Cross." 

BRIDGE  QUARTER,  CeAtpAtfiA*  AII  'Oftoicm.  Idem.  Area, 
330  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Tourig  River  (O.M.),  UuAipeAC;  meaning  unknown. 

(b)  Rincrew  Bridge,  (O.M.),  T)|\oiceA-o  A  UUAI^IS — "  Tourig 
Bridge." 

CARRIGEEN,  An  CAffAigin — "The  Little  Rock";  so  named 
from  remarkable  rock  at  end  of  the  village.  An  older  name  is 
pAigim-Oe  t)Aile  nA  CfvxgA.  Area,  422  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CobAp  Oifin — "  Oisin's  Well  ";  from  Oisin,  son  of 
Fionn  MacCumhaill. 

(b)  PAIJAC   HA   J?A-6tifu\c — "  Field  of  the  Natural  Briar — over- 
grown Gully." 

(c)  SeAnA  t)Aile — "  Old  Homestead  ";  a  small  sub-division. 

(d)  t)t\otn  lluAt) — "  Red  Ridge  ";  another  small  sub-division. 
CASTLEMILES,  CAifteAn  ttlilif.     Idem.     Area,  265  acres. 

"  Castell  Miles  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.    UobAf\    Rij    An    T)orhnAi$ — "  The    King    of    Sunday's 
j  (i.e.,  God's)  Well." 

CHERRYMOUNT,  ConAipeAC  —  "  Place  Abounding  in    Paths." 
(Area,  245  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  poll  nA  gCAC— "  Hole  of  the  (Wild)  Cats";  a  rock 
an  the  river  bank  so  called  from  hole  underneath,  once  the  abode 
feline  monsters. 

(aa)  "  ponnAti,  a  kind  of  long  coarse  white  grass  which  grows  on  marshy 
and,  used  for  making  grass  ropes  and  as  bedding  for  cattle." — Dineen. 


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(6)  "Ouinin — "  Little  Fort  ";  a  sub-division. 

(c)  p^ipc  tiA  mtDAUjvACf — "  The  Barracks'  Field." 

COOLBEGGAN,  Cuil  t)eA5^in — "  Beagan's  Corner."  Area,  791 
acres. 

"  Cowelbeggan "  (Lease,  1589,  Sir  W.  Raleigh  to  Robert 
Mawle). 

S.DD.  (a)  Aughnalicka  (O.M.),  At  ru\  bee— "  Ford  of  the 
Flagstone." 

(6)  Toberaronanig  (O.M.),  Cob-Ap  A  1lon<Mtn$ — "  Ronayne's 
Well." 

(c)  Glenacuskeam  (O.M.),  5te«Min  n&  sCoifceirn — "  Glen   of 
the  Stepping  Stones." 

(d)  Carndroman  (O.M.),  C,Mf\n  'Ot\ortt<Mn — "  Cairn  of  the  Back- 
band  (of  Cart)  " ;  from  some  fancied  resemblance  in  the  hill  to  the 
object  after  which  it  is  named. 

(e)  Monadinna  (O.M.),  TTlom  A  "Ooirhne — ''  Bog  of  the  Deep 
(Place)." 

(/)  mom  A  t>iot\jAAi$— "  Bog  of  the  Spire  Grass." 
(£)  CupT^c  A  LiASAin— "  Marsh  of  the  Pillar  Stone";  a  well- 
known  sub-division,  anglicised  Boglegan !  Fionn  and  Osgar, 
standing  on  Carnglass,  challenged  one  another  to  a  contest  in 
stone-throwing.  Osgar  cast  first,  and  the  stone  Hung  by  him  may 
still  be  seen  (a  small  dalh'ui)  in  a  field  at  east  side  of  Youghal  road 
on  this  townland.  The  pillar  stone  from  which  the  present  sub- 
division is  named  was  cast  by  Fionn,  and  there  in  a  mountain 
patch  it  still  stands  to  witness  if  tradition  lies.  The  present  daUi'in 
is  of  brown  sandstone — 4-V  x  3V  x  2.  Dalian  (a  pillar-stone)  and 
Liagan  are  synonymous  ;  the  former  is  the  term  more  generally 
used  in  Waterford. 

(h)  t)AUA  ge^lA  (?)— "  White  Walls  (?)";  another  sub-division. 

GARRYDUFF,  5AppAix>e  Dyo — "  Black  Garden."  On  the 
townland  is  remnant  of  a  mote.  Area,  273  acres. 

"  Garriduffe "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.).  "  Athyduff  alias  Gorthyduff 
within  the  lands  of  Stradbally  Michael  "  (Old  Deed  quoted  id 
Blackwater  Fishery  Case). 


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S.D.  "  Red  Forge." 

HARROWHILL,  Cnoc  A  t)fv\c<.\ — "  Hill  of  the  Hovel  (of  Boughs 
and  Sods)."  t)fV\c.A  also  signifies  a  harrow,  and  the  popular  idea 
is  that  such  is  its  force  in  the  present  place  name.  Area,  451  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  gleAtin  «*  puc.\— "  The  Pooka's  Glen." 

(b)  5Le«.vrm  r\A  gCoif  c6im — "  Glen  of  the  Stepping  Stones." 

KILLEA,  Citl  Ae-dA — "  Aedh's  Church."  The  site  of  the  early 
church  was  discovered  with  much  difficulty.  Area,  264  acres. 

"  Killeigh  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.).  »  Killeloran  "?  (Lease,  1589, 
Blackwater  Fishery  Case). 

XKWTOWX,  t)Aile  Y\UA.     Idem.     Area,  154  acres. 

"  Newtowne  "  (A.S.E.). 

PROPOGE,  ppopdj—  "  Round  (Stack-like)  Hill."  Area,  281 
acres. 

S.D.  C*.\ipn  t)r»omAin  ;  see  (</)  under  Coolbeggan,  above. 

RINCREW,  ftinn  Cpu — "  Horse  Shoe  Headland";  in  allusion  to 
the  contour  of  the  hill  from  the  Blackwater.  On  the  summit  of  the 
ridge  stand  the  ruins  of  the  monastic  castle  (Knights  Templars). 
Area,  265  acres. 

"  Tlinn  C|\u  "  (Keating — Poems). 

SPRINGFIELD.     No  Irish  name.     Area,  85  acres. 

STAEL,  Sc^et  ;  meaning  unknown  ;  the  word  does  not  appear 
to  be  Irish — perhaps  it  is  Danish.  Area,  60  acres. 

S.D.  p^ipcin  A  Cpu— "  Little  Field  of  the  Horse  Shoe." 

TEMPLEMICHAEL,  Ue«Mnputt  ttlicit — "  St.  Michael's  Church." 
Close  to  the  church  site  stands  a  fine  ruined  castle  of  the  Desmonds. 

"  Temple  Meghell  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  te^CA  Ru^t)— ((  Red  Glen  Slope." 

(b)  "Holy  Well,"  at  which  "rounds"  are  still  occasionally 
performed. 


BARONY   OF    DECIES-WITHIN-DRUM. 


HIS  Barony  is  enclosed  by  the  sea  and  River  Blackwater 
on  three  sides  and  by  the  Drom  Finghin  range  on 
the  other;  hence  its  qualification — "Within  Drum." 
Drom  Finghin  (the  Co.  Waterford  portion  of  which 
is  now  more  commonly  known  as  Sti^b  5fAinn)  has 
been  so  named  from  the  dawn  of  history.  It  is 
referred  to  by  the  Four  Masters  under  date — 
A.M.  3,502,  as  one  of  the  three  celebrated  hills 
of  Ireland,  for  possession  of  which  Heremon,  the  first  Milesian 
king,  quarrelled  with  his  brother,  Heber.  Circumstances  of 
situation  and  history  have  favoured  preservation  of  the  Barony's 
ancient  land  names;  the  region  is  maritime,  Irish  speaking,  more 
or  less  mountainous,  and  comparatively  isolated.  Add  to  this  that 
no  regular  "plantation"  of  it  ever  took  place.  Within  it  lies  the 
cradle  of  Christianity  in  the  Decies,  scil: — Ardmore,  which 
continued,  intermittently  at  any  rate,  to  have  a  bishop  of  its  own 
down  to  the  beginning  of  the  I3th  century.  As  might  be  expected 
from  the  region's  history,  ecclesiastical  place-names  of  much  interest 
survive  in  some  number.  The  Barony  contains  seven  entire 
parishes  and  portion  of  another.  Of  these  one  or  two  rank  amongst 
the  most  exclusively  Irish  speaking  in  Ireland.  Besides  the 
Blackwater,  which  bounds  it  on  the  west,  Decies- Within  has  two 
small  rivers — the  Goish  (^eoif)  and  the  Lickey  (AttAinn  UceAnnAc). 
Analysis  or  explanation  of  river  names  is  not,  as  a  rule,  attempted 
though  the  day  is  not  far  off  when  they  will  be  compelled 
to  yield  up  their  secrets  to  Irish  philological  scholarship.  5e(5lf 


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signifies  .1  belly  or  paunch;  the  river  derives  this  strange  name 
from  a  sub-division  of  Graigue  and  Ballycullane  townlands  by 
which  it  Hows  near  'OpoiCe<\t>  r» 


Aglish    Pairish. 

THE  present  Parish,  of  but  moderate  extent,  lies  on  the  east  bank  of 
the  Bhickwater.  It  is  popularly  known  as  GAglAif  nA  nX)6ipe.AC 
("  of  the  Decies  "),  to  distinguish  it  from  a  second  Aglish  on  the 
western  side  of  the  river,  (a)  We  also  find  the  form  e^gtAif  TIA 
n^All  which  the  "  Taxations  "  i  metamorphose  into  Gallys,  &c. 
Within  this  parish  was  the  chief  seat  and  stronghold  (Dromana)  of 
the  Lords  of  Decies.  There  was  also  a  Friary  of  Franciscans, 
occupied  by  members  of  the  brotherhood  till  quite  recently  and 
supposed  to  be  a  perpetuation  or  rather  transplantation  of  the 
Youghal  Convent  —  the  first  Franciscan  foundation  made  in 
Ireland.  It  is  considered  highly  probable  that  the  Friars  expelled 
from  Youghal  retired  hither  to  await  a  lull  in  the  penal  storm  and 
doubtless  to  enjoy  such  protection  as  the  Lords  of  the  Decies 
could  afford  them.  For  the  local  names  of  the  parish  no  more,  on 
the  whole,  than  average  interest  can  be  claimed.  An  account  of 
the  church  remains  &c.  will  be  found  in  the  Journal  of  Waterford 
and  S.E.  of  Ireland  Archaeological  Society,  (Vol.  IV.,  pp.  202,  &c.). 
The  following  popular  doggerel,  which  may  date  back  a 
century  or  so,  recites  some  of  the  townlands  with  their 
characteristics  :  — 

"  U<\  An  e^lAtf  Ann,  Agup  CuftjtAicin  clutm-Ap  nA 
"An  5^5  c-Aol,  C«MTI;  teAC^n  cSile^c  i  coinne  n-a 
"  tT16in  n»\  gC-AilleAc  S^nn,  HA  ceitnp  5-An  x>o  t)inn6. 
"  Cpe-AgA  be«\5A,  bpifce,  cut  le  h-uifge,  'f  mn4  g^n  cuipgmc 
Ann.'' 

TOWNLANDS. 

AGLISH,  e^stAip  —  "  Church."     This   is   a    Latin  loan  word. 
Area,  302  acres. 

"  Thagglish  "  (Visit.  Bk.  Eliz.).     "  Gallys"  (Tax.  Pope  Nicholas). 

(a)  See  Journal  of  Waterford  Archaeol.  Society,  Vol.  IX.,  p.  169. 


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S.D.  pott  nA  ScAigjMi&e — "The  Stairs  Hole";  in  river  on 
boundary  line  between  Aglish  and  Dromore. 

BALLINGOWAN,  t)Aite  An  $At>Ainn — "  Homestead  of  the  Stone 
Cattle  Pen  "  (or  gADAnn,  "  of  the  Smith.")  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
434  ac  es. 

"  Ballygowne  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  PAI^C  nA  CiUe — "  Field  of  the  Church."  An  early 
church  site,  indicated  by  faint  traces  of  its  circular  enclosing  fence 
of  earth. 

(b)  t)eA|\nA  An  £IA-OAI$ — "  Hunting  Gap." 

(c)  Uot>Af\  A  ScAtnpA — "  Well  of  the  Stump  (or  post)." 

(d)  CU|\|\AC  nA  gCjvAnn — "Swampy  Place  of  the  Trees";   a 
sub-division. 

BALLYCULLANE,  t)Aile  Hi  CoiteAin — "  Homestead  of  O'Collins." 
Area,  263  acres. 

S.D.  CnocAn  tliADAC— "  Little  Grey  Hill";  now  occupied  by 
plantation. 

BALLYNACOURTY,  t)Aite  nA  Cuipce — "  Village  of  the  Mansion." 
Area,  154  acres. 

"  Ballenecorte  als  Courtstowne"  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

BALLYNAPARKA,  t)Aile  nA  pAipce — "  Homestead  of  the  Field." 
Area,  235  acres. 

"  Ballyneparkie  "  (A.S.E.). 

BLEACH,  UUAJV     Idem.     Area,  31  acres. 

COOLAHEST,  Cuit  A  tiGifc — "  Hosty's  Corner."  Area,  176 
acres. 

S.D.  At  A  CLAipin— "  Ford  of  the  Little  Board  (Bridge)." 

CURRADARRAG,  Cof\p  An  T)A|iA — "  Round  Hill  of  the  (Oak) 
Wood."  (O'D.).  This  derivation  is  open  to  grave  question. 
Though  the  place  is  now  mostly  high  upland  I  should  favour 
CuppAc  T)AfAi$e,  "  Oakwood  Swamp";  or  CupfAC  "OeAfg,  "  Red 
Swamp."  Area,  207  acres. 

41  Curradoragee  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  t)An  A  teAmnAccA— "  The  New  Milk  Field." 


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CURRAHEEX,  CupfVAicin  —  '4  Little  Swampy  Place."  Area,  355 
acres. 

S.DD.  (<z)  5^f[\Ait)e  UAitne  —  "Green  Garden";  or,  perhaps, 
"  Green's  Garden,"  as  the  Irish  adjective  is  hardly  ever  applied  to 
natural  green  —  the  green  of  grass,  &c. 

(b)  t)uU\n  m\  SpeAt  —  "  Round  Green  Place  of  the  Scythes." 
t)uU\n  or  t)AUSn  has  a  multitude  of  significations.       It  generally 
conveys  the  idea  of  roundness  or  of  a  round  object.    It  designates,  for 
instance,  a  round,  green  or  heatherless,  patch  on  a  mountain  side,  or 
any  kind  of  round  spot  or  object  contrasting  in  colour  with  its 
surroundings.     A  round  patch  of  sunlight  on  the  floor  admitted 
through  a  hole  in  the  door  would  be  a  "  bulan,"  as  would  be  also 
a  ring  for  exercising  a  horse,  &c. 

(c)  Convent  (O.M.).    This  was,  till  within  the  last  thirty  years,  a 
Friary  of  the  Franciscans  who  on  their  expulsion  from  Youghal  had 
established  themselves  here. 

DROMANA,  "Opom  AHA.  —  Meaning  doubtful;  see  under  Affane 
par.  Area,  343  acres. 

"O  "Ofunm  An  A  n^  fc«Mfio  6n 
"  1r-  tlmn  Cpu  AJX  gcup  cuil  pe 


''  1f  x^p  StiAb  sCiiA  -oo  cuxMt)  An  b<\ipe  "  (Keating  — 
Lament  for  Lord  Decies,  1626). 

O'Clery  (6)  however,  writes  the  name  "Opom  6n»M$. 
DROMORE  —  "O^om  m6p  —  "Great  Ridge."     Area,  1,454  acres. 
"  Dorsum  Magnum,"  also  "  Dromemore  "  (Inqs.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Kiltera  (O.M.)—  Citl  Uife  —  "  Tire's  Church  "  (or, 
perhaps.  "  Church  of  the  Territory  ");  an  early  church  site  with 
circular  fence  of  the  usual  character.  Within  the  enclosure  a  stand 
of  couple  of  ogham-inscribed  pillar  stones. 

(b)  Coolroe  (O.M.),  Cultlu<y6  —  "Red  Ridge";  a  sub-division. 
Here  were  formerly  held  three  fairs  annually;  they  were 

(b)  "  Book  of  Pedigrees,"  R.I.A.;  see  Journal  of  Historical  and  Archaeological 
Association,  Vol.  V.,  4th  Series,  p.  412. 


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discontinued  about  eight}'  years  since  and  supplanted  by  fairs  at 
Villierstovvn  (Dromana). 

(c)  pope  (and  t)4n)  nA  gCloc — " Embankment  (and '  Field')  of 
the  Great  Stones."     This  is  a  sub-division  of  some  100  acres. 

(d)  CAt»Af  Cilte  Uipe — "  Kiltera  Causeway." 

(e)  poll  AT\  te.At.AiF — "  Leather  Hole  ";  a  bog-hole. 
(/)  Cnoc  TI.A  Saucepan — "  Saucepan  Hill";  a  nickname. 

(g)  poll  ttlei|\j;in — "  Mergin's  Cavern";  a  cave  called  from 
an  outlaw  who  made  it  his  hiding  place  and  residence. 

(//)  thMle  VH  Cinneroe — "  O' Kennedy's  Town";  a  sub-division 
of  about  60  acres. 

(i).  An  CAUVO — ''The  Ferry";  another  large  sub-division. 

(/)  CotMp  t).Aile  tli  Cirmei-oe — "  Ballykennedy  Well"; 
formerly  reputed  holy.  Close  to  the  well  lies  a  bullan,  2'  square 
and  9"  thick,  with  basin  2  deep  by  9  in  diameter. 

(k)  tog  A  thinifceip— "  The  Minister's  Hollow." 

(/)  CUip  tixx  mt3^tA|\— u  The  Friars'  Trench." 

(;//)  p*Mftc  KA  mBarracks — "  The  Barracks'  Field." 

(5leAnn    AT\    QA^A — "  Glen    of    the 
Waterfall." 
Cummin — "  Little  Haven."     Area,  9^ 
™ 
acres. 

GRAIGUE,  5^15—"  Village."     Area,  418  acres. 
"  Graige  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.     (a)  CobAifin  A  CxMt\ti — <(  Little  Well  of  the  Bull." 
(b)  p,\i|\c  A  HopxM|\e— "  The  Robber's  Field." 
KILLATOOR,  CoiU  A  UuxM|\— "  Wood   of   the   Cattle    Field." 
Area,  206  acres. 

(a)  p.vipcn^  Cpuibe— "  Field  of  the  Crib";  perhaps  from  a 
"  crib  "  for  holding  hay  to  feed  sheep,  &c. 

(6)  tmn  5tAf— l<  Green  Pool  ";  a  pond  of  spring  water. 

LACKENSILLA,  le^c^n  cSiLe^c— "  Glen  side  of  the  Dripping," 
(O'D.).  Area,  221  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  potlnA  |?AiUe— "  Cliff  Hole";  in  bed  of  Goish 
River. 


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(b)  U«.\n  A  IX>CA — "  The  Pond  Field  ";  this  is  near  summit  of 
.the  hill  slope,  and  has  neither  pond  nor  water.  The  name  seems 
to  be  derived  from  the  fact  that  the  soil  is  peculiarly  retentive  of 
moisture. 

LISGRIFFIN,  Liof  5fMpn — "  Griffin's  Lios."     Area,  161  acres. 

"  Lisgriffine  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.) 

S.D.  \)IAC  Sc-dnnUiin — "  Scanlon's  Reclaimed  Mountain." 
Dlxxc,  from  English  "  black,"  =  peat,  black  earth. 

MONGALLY,  ttloin  riA  sCxMUe^c — "  Bog  of  the  Hags."  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  443  acres. 

"  Monegallagh  "  (Distr.  Bk.). 

SHANAKILL,  Se^n-A  Coitt — "  Old  Wood."  There  is  site  of  an 
early  church.  Area,  303  acres. 

"  Shanakill "  (A.S.E.). 

TIXASCART,  Ui$  HA  ScAipce — "  House  of  the  Thicket.  On 
this  townland  there  is  likewise  an  early  church  site.  Area,  653 
acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  tiof  "Oe^s— •'  Red  Lios." 

(b)  CobAp  Seal— •"  White  Well." 

(c)  p&pc  HA  CHle— "  Early  Church  Site  Field." 
VILLIERSTOWN,  tD^ile  TluA — "  Newtown."     Area,  190  acres. 

S.D.  Blackwater  River  (O.M.),  ADA  ttlofv— "  Great  River," 
called  also  the  Broadwater.  The  oldest  name  of  the  Blackwater 
is  Hem  which  seems  cognate  or  identical  with  the  old  Irish  tlem, 
Heaven.  Compare  t)|M$T)e,  "  Goddess,"  &c. 

Ardmore   Parish. 

Ardmore  was  an  ancient  monastic  and  episcopal  parish 
according  to  Celtic  discipline;  it  is  maritime  in  character,  of  great 
extent  and  curiously  broken  up  into  isolated  fragments.  Historically 
it  is  one  of  the  most  important  parishes  in  the  county — if  not,  indeed, 
in  Ireland.  From  our  present  special  point  of  view  also  it  is 
extremely  interesting.  It  furnishes  a  large  number  of  cliff  names, 
some  ecclesiastical  names  of  value,  and  many  unusual  names  and 


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forms.  St.  Declan  established  himself  here  in  the  6th  century,  or 
perhaps  in  the  5th — previous  to  the  advent  of  St.  Patrick, — 
for  the  chronology  of  Declan's  life  is  singularly  complicated 
and  uncertain.  The  present  writer  is  preparing  for  publica- 
tion, and  hopes  soon  to  be  able  to  send  to  the  press,  a 
mediaeval  Irish  "  Life"  of  the  Saint  from  a  continental  MS.  The 
ecclesiastical  remains  at  Ardmore  consist  of  a  Cathedral,  Round 
Tower,  primitive  oratory,  and,  at  a  distance  of  a  quarter  of  a  mile 
from  the  main  group, :  a  second  early  church  with  holy  wells,  &c. 
There  is  likewise  the  site  of  a  castle,  frequently  referred  to  in 
connection  with  the  iyth  century  wars.  For  a  detailed  description 
of  cathedral,  tower,  oratory,  &c.,  see  Journal  of  Waterford 
Archaeological  Society,  Vol.  IV.,  pp.  153,  &c.  Ardmore  (Ajvo  1TI6|\ 
"  Great  Height  "),  is  name  of  the  parish  only.  An  older  name 
according  to  St.  Declan's  Life  was  Afo  \\&  gC^OfVAC — "  Height  of 
the  Sheep."  Ajvo  HA  gCAOfVAc,  as  a  place  name,  still  survives;  it 
is  occasionally  applied  to  that  portion  of  the  parish  lying  generally 
to  south  of  the  main  road  which  runs  from  Ardmore  village  to  the  sea 
at  Whiting  Bay.  Within  the  specified  area  are  roughly  comprised 
the  townlands  of  Ardocheasty,  Ardoginna,  Farrengarret,  and  Ballina- 
mona.  The  village  of  Ardmore  is  spread  over  the  adjoining 
portions  of  four  townlands — Duffcarrick,  Dysert,  Farrengarret  and 
Monea.  That  wonderful  industrial  revivalist,  the  Great  Earl  of 
Cork,  developed  an  extensive  fishery  at  Ardmore.  In  1616  he 
erected  a  fish  press  and  built  salting  and  fish  houses,  all  of  which 
have  long  since  disappeared  (c). 

TOWNLANDS. 

AHAUN,  Afc^n — "  Little  Ford."     Area,  128  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cloc  At*.\m— "  Little  Ford  Stone  ";  a  large  pillar 
stone  standing  prominently  on  the  summit  of  a  bare  ridge  and  visible 
for  miles  around. 

(6)  At  A  Ceim— "  Stepping-Ford." 
(c)  "  Life  and  Letters  of  the  Great  Earl  of  Cork"  (Townshend),  p.  101. 


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AKIXKHBSTY,  £jtT>  tlf  S&AfCA — "  O'Cheasty's  Height."  This 
was  ancient  chantry  land.  Area,  172  acres. 

"  Archeolesty  "  (Distr.  Bk.) 

S.DD.  (rt)  Poulnagat  (O  M.),  poll  tu\  gCAC,  also  JTAill  ru\ 
5CAC— "  Cave  (and  '  Cliff ')  of  the  Wild  Cats." 

(6)  leACA  t)6i£ce— "  Burned  Glen  Slope." 

(t)  p*\ipc  n«\  Scolb — "  Field  of  the  Splinters  (or  Rods  for 
Thatching)." 

(</)  j?Ailt  A  "Ouilir-c— "  Cliff  of  the  Edible  Seaweed." 

(e)  VKitAifAin    A    T)eAnc«M§ — Meaning    uncertain.        Probably 
"OeAticAc  is  a  personal  name. 

(/)  "The  Curring" — Meaning  unknown;  on  boundary  with 
Dysert. 

ARDOGINXA,  Apt)  0  gCmeAt) — "  O'Kinnys'  Height."  Area, 
425  acres. 

S.DD.     I.  Coastwise— (E.  to  \V.). 

(a)  5^e^nn  pi-ApA'r — "  Pierce's  Glen." 

(b)  j?«Mll  n&  n5,\ip-oini — "  Cliff  of  the  Gardens." 

(f)  5.Mt>lin  ,\  puit  (?)— "  Narrow  Sea  Inlet  of  the  Wind  Gust." 

(d)  CAPJUMS  i?AT)».\ — "  Long  Rock." 

(e)  5«MW,in  .\  CurjAip  (?)— "  Sea  Inlet  of  the  Froth." 
(/)  J\\ill  A  riUvojUMt)  UuAit)—"  The  Fox's  Cliff." 

(g)  Coif-Ceim — "  Stepping  Stone." 

(/;)  Ciil  A  $e.\tu\in — "The  Old  Horse's  Corner." 

(/')  VAUA  t3.\n— "  White  Wall." 

(j)  VAILI  HA  bppe.\C,\n— "  The  Crows'  Cliff." 

(k)  poinnce  <\  cSeAgAit) — "  The  Cormorant's  Point." 

(/)  PAIU  tu\  t)6— "  The  Cow's  Cliff." 

(;;;)  poll  tu\  ^^O'te — "  Windy  Cavern." 

(//)  5^iDlinm\me.\lD65— u  Narrow  Sea  Inlet  of  the  Pouches." 

(o)  pull  v\n  UtuMnn— "  Iron  Cliff." 

(/>)  PAIU  tv\  5Cx.\0|u\c— "  Sheep's  Cliff." 

(q)  gUMtin  t)e.\5— "  Little  Glen." 

(r)  ^Aiblin  A  cSeAgAit) — "  Narrow  Sea  Inlet  of  the  Comorant." 


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(s)  Cloc  (or  Cfioc)  An  Oigpe  —  "The  Heir's  Rock  (or 
'  Gallows  ')."  The  name  is  accounted  for  as  follows.  A  young  man, 
the  heir  of  considerable  property,  had  gained  a  certain  lady's  affec- 
tions. A  jealous  and  disappointed  rival  contrived  at  a  ball  to  put  by 
stealth  into  the  young  man's  pocket  a  gold  cup,  which  he  then 
accused  him  of  stealing.  The  accused  fled  on  horseback  and,  being 
pursued,  jumped  his  horse  over  p^iU  £XVOA,  calculating  the  animal 
would  fail  to  clear  the  chasm  and  that  both  would  be  killed.  The 
horse,  however,  jumped  the  opening  and  landed  on  a  piece  of  earth- 
covered  rock  at  the  other  side.  Here  the  young  man  took  refuge 
in  a  cave,  but  was  tracked  by  bulldogs,  taken  finally,  and  hanged 
at  this  place  ! 

(0  PAIU  $AVA—  "  Long  Cliff." 

(w)  C^pt^S  A  cSxXfAHAij  —  "  The  Englishman's  Rock." 
(v)  CtAif  n.A  m\)AlAn\An  —  "  Trench  of  the  Shad  (kind  of  Fish)." 
(w)  Oile^n   r\A  n^tiAp  —  '*  The  Goats'  Island." 
(*)  5Ait>Un  A  cSASxMf.c—  "  The  Priests'  Little  Sea  Inlet." 
(y)  ^opc    A   'Oumin  —  "Garden   of   the    Little    Fort."      The 
"  Fort"  in  question  is  an  entrenched  headland  which  the  present 
place  adjoins  (it). 

(z)  CApfVAiS  "Ui  t)^1c  —  "  O'Bric's    Rock";    uncovered   at   low 
water,  as  is  the  next. 

(ad)  (^1^15  thivtie  —  "  Yellow  Rock." 

(bb)  CAIMVAIS  A  ttlA-o^it)—  "Rock  of  the  Dog  (Wolf)  "  (e). 

(cc)  ^Aitt  A  toccAis—  "  Cliff  of  the  Offender  (Fault?)." 

(dd)  Cx\tM^i5  piUb—  "  Philip's  Rock." 

(ee)  ^Aitt  An  te.Atirh.An.Ait;  —  "  Cliff  of  the  Pursuer." 

(ff)  VAlUnACuA1tteSe^r^^  —  "  Cliff  of  the  Standing  Pole." 

(gg)  PAUL  A  lleite—  "  Cliff  of  the  Ram." 

(hh)  ?AMl  nA  mtJio^nAC—  "  Cliff  of  the  Sprats." 

II.  Inland:— 

(it)  UobAipin  A  cSiuicifie  —  "  Little  Well  of  the  Sugar." 


(d)  See  "Journal  R.S.A.  (Ireland),"  Vol.  XXXVI.,  pp.  248-9. 

(e)  Mr.  Richard  O'Foley  reminds  me  that  triAT>tt<y6  here,  may  mean  a  fox 
burrow. 


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(jj)  1H6ine.\n  Oi$pe — "  The  Heir's  Little  Bog." 
(kk)  t)4n  ^  Kmnce— "  Field  of  the  Dance." 

BALLIXROAD,  thMle  An  H6no — "  Road  Homestead."  Area, 
202  acres. 

BALLIXTLEA,  D^ile  An  cSleioe — "  Mountain  Homestead." 
On  this  are  the  graveyard  and  ruined  church  of  Ballymacart. 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  290  acres. 

BALLYCURRAXE,  t)<Mle  Ui  Copp^in — "  O'Coorane's  Home- 
stead." Area,  223  acres. 

"  Ballycurryn  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  p.\i|\c  nA  -oUpuife^nnA  (-oUupAife^nnA) — u  Field  of 
the  Devotional  '  Rounds.'  " 

BALLYGUIRY.     (See  under  Dungarvan  par.).     Area,  261  acres. 

BALLYKILMURRY,  Uaile  ttlic  51oU^  ttluipe  (also  tXAile  Ui 
ttltc  5toU-^  ttluipe) — '•  MacGillemory's  (or  O'MacGillemory's) 
Homestead."  "  MacGillemory,  a  leading  Norse  family  in  Water- 
ford,  was  said  in  later  times  to  have  come  from  Devonshire." 
Journal  R.S.A.I.,  Sept.  1901,  p.  302.  Area,  113  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  p^ill  An  Uirge— "  The  Water  Cliff." 

(6)  p,Mll  nA  5C40j\4c— "  Cliff  of  the  Sheep." 

(c)  An  t)pUACx\n — "  The  Little  Bank  (or  Border)  ";  a  bank  of 
land  running  into  the  sea. 

(d)  CALAIS  HA  Tlonnc^— "  The  Seals'  Rock." 
BALLYXAHARDA,    tD^ile    n^    ti-Aif\-oe — "  Homestead  of    the 

Height  (Ridge)."     Area,  266  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  PAIU  A  Cnoic  UuAi-6— "  Cliff  of  the  Red  Hill." 

(b)  Cx\o^f  4n  1me — "  The  Butter  Causeway." 

(c)  Rinn  An  Oile^m— "  The  Island  Point." 

(d)  F-AiU,  A  5AD.M|\— "  The  Goat's  Cliff." 

(e)  J?.Aill  A  tjlincin.     See  (d)  under  Ballinamona  II.,  below. 
BALYLXAGLERAGH,     t)AiLe  nA  gCleipe^c — "  Clergy    Town." 

Area,  98  acres. 

BALLYXAMERTIXAGH,  t)Aile  HA  rnt)it\cineAc — u  Homestead  of 
the  Small  Bundles"  (O'D.).  Although  this  is  O'Donovan's  explana- 
tion of  the  name,  I  regard  it  with  considerable  doubt.  It  seems  much 


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more  probable  that  the  qualifying  word  represents  a  family  name, 
scil:— Martin  or  Merton.  The  Act  (16  Chas.  I.)  for  adjusting 
differences  between  the  Earl  of  Cork  and  the  Bishop  of  Waterford 
enacts  that  "the  Castle  in  Ardmore  lately  builded  by  Sir  E.  Harris 
with  the  two  plowlands  next  adjoining  called  Carriggduffe  and 
Ballymartinagh  be  made  mensalls  for  ever  of  the  Bishoprick." 
nUAittcineAc  is  a  cripple  or  deformed  person;  hence  the  name 
may  be  "  Homestead  of  the  Cripples."  Area,  336  acres. 
S.DD.  (a)  At  nA  sClAt^c— "  Ford  of  the  Planks." 

(b)  Uob<\t\  nA  Uuinne — "  Well  of  the  Quagmire." 

(c)  pAij\c   nA   Sgme— "  Field  of  the  Knife." 

(it)  PAIJ\C  A  ClAtnpAip— "  Field  of  the  Contention." 

(e)  Cnoc  Aijvoin  (now  often  t)un  A  Crtuic — "  Bottom  of  the 
Hill")—"  Hill  of  the  Little  Height." 

(/)  CtAif  nA  ITluc— "The  Pigs'  Trench";  a  ravine  on 
the  coterminous  boundary  of  this  townland  with  Ballybrusa  and 
Ballylane. 

BALLYNAMOXA  I.,  \)A\le  nA  Yf\6nA — 4<  Homestead  of  the  Bog." 
There  are,  strangely  enough,  two  townlands  of  the  name  in  the 
parish.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  464  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  poll  ttuAt>— "  Red  Hole  (Cavern)";  a  sub- 
division of  some  300  acres. 

(6)  p.Aij\c  nA  T>Uupc.AC — "  Field  of  the  Turks  (or  Turkeys)." 

(c)  Ui$  Collie  D&AfA — "  Caille   Beara's    House";  this   is   an 
unmarked  cromlech  standing  close  to  edge  of  the  cliff  (/). 

(d)  pxMtt  A  t^intin.      This  is  locally  understood    to    mean 
"  Cliff  of  the  Streamlet."    There  is  a  similarly  named  cliff  on  Ballina- 
harda,  and  in  both  cases  the  cliff  so  designated  is  between  two  small 
glens  running  down  to  the  sea. 

BALLYNAMONA  II.,  tD^ite  nA  \T\6nA — "  Homestead  of  the  Bog." 
This  townland,  of  same  name  as  last,  is  separated  from  the  latter  by 
some  miles;  they  cannot  therefore  be  regarded  as  portions  of  a 
common  Ballynamona.  Area,  738  acres. 

(f)  See  Lahbancallee  under  Lismore,  above. 


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S.D.     lipnit>e— "  Little  Lioses." 

BALLYTKISNANK,  t)*iie  Hi  Cfe^niAin — "  O'Tresnan's  Home- 
stead. Area,  281  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cilt — "  Church."  The  name  is  here  applied  to 
two  fields  (formerly  one)  in  which  is  an  early  church  site  and, 
close  to  the  latter,  a  Holy  Well. 

(6)  5te<\nnc4n  A  rilAUfVArt— "  Little  Glen  of  the  Dog  (Wolf)." 

BAKRANALEAHA,  t)Ap|tA  rtAleite — "Summit  of  Leagh."  Leagh 
is  the  townland  immediately  adjoining,  lower  down  the  hillside. 
Area,  123  acres. 

BARRAXASTOOKA,  tDApjvA  na  Scu^ice — "  Summit  (Height)  of  the 
Projecting  Peak."  Area,  419  acres. 

S.D.  CUJ\JVAC  Cmn — "Swamp  of  the  Head";  a  sub-division 
well  known. 

BOHERBOY,  t)6tAf\  t)uit>e — "  Yellow  Road."     Area,  212  acres. 

CARRIGEEX,  CAppAigin — "  Little  Rock."     Area,  46  acres. 

CARROXAHYLA.CApn  r\A  hAit)te — O'Donovan  renders  it  "Cairn 
of  the  Adze  "  and  surmises  that  the  monument  marks  the  grave 
of  a  cooper.  The  name  may  be  CAf\n  n^  hAille,  "  Cliff  Cairn"; 
or  possibly  C.  HA  -Aiole — "  Cairn  of  Fire  Spark  (or  '  Electric 
Flash  ')."  Area,  157  acres. 

CARROWBEG,  Cx\t\n  t)e^5 — "  Little  Cairn."      Area,  230  acres. 

CARRONADAVDERG,  CAJ\H  A  TXAirh  "Oeipg — u  Cairn  of  the  Red 
Ox  ";  a  remarkable  eminence  visible  for  many  miles  in  three  direc- 
tions. A  wild  legend  accounts  for  the  name.  Fionn  and  a  con- 
temporary giant  had  a  "  difference  "  as  to  ownership  of  a  certain 
red  bull.  In  the  heat  of  dispute  the  rival  proprietors  seized  each 
a  horn  of  the  beast  and  pulled  the  creature  in  twain.  Something 
over  a  century  since  an  enterprising  man  named  Gilmartin  erected 
a  windmill  on  the  summit  of  the  Cairn.  Area,  357  acres. 

CLASHBRACK,  CLAif  t)pex\c — "  Speckled  Trench."  Area.  226 
acres. 

CLOGHERAUN,  CloicpeAn — "Stony  Place";  entirely  unin- 
habited. Area,  202  acres. 

S.D.     toe  TT16|\— "  Great  Pond." 


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COOLROE,  Cuit  ttuA-6— "  Red  Corner."     Area,  700  acres. 
CROBALLY,  CfUA-6-t3Aile— "  Stiff-soiled  Townlancl."     Area  (in 
two  divisions),  757  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  teAC  CATCS  itloip— "  Big  Teige's  Flagstone." 

(b)  t)6tAf  teAtAn— "  Wide  Road." 

(c)  An  ClA-OAn — "The  Fence-like  Stone  Pile";  a  sub-division 
containing  a  single  farm. 

(d)  CIOCA  t3feACA— "  Spotted  Rocks  ";  a   small   sub-division. 
(«)  tAttvAC— "  (The)  Open  Space  ";  applied,  in  this  case,  to  the 

commonage  surrounding  the  famous  (or  notorious)  Crobally  well. 

(/)  t36tAit\in  teAfA  Ao-OAipe — "  Little  Road  of  the  Shepherd's 
Lios." 

(g)  CobAf  TIA  t>6  pinne— "  Well  of  the  WThite  Cow." 

(/;)  An  Cill,  a  field  in  which  is  an  early  church  site. 

Cliff  wards  (E.  to  W.):— 

(i)  pull  T36AH5— "  Red  Cliff." 

(./)  Coif  T3|uiroe — "  Foot  of  the  Starling";  a  cliff. 

(k)  CALAIS  A  T3e.AHC.Ain — "  Rock  of  the  Acorn  (?) ";  an  isolated 
rock  in  the  sea. 

(/)  5<Molin  t3peAn — "  Stinking  Narrow  Sea  Inlet." 

(MI)  PAIU  An  fronA— "  The  Wine  Cliff. 

(»)  Coif  An  Oile^in — ''  (Place)  Beside  the  Island." 

(o)  An  Cum  Af— "The  Confluence  (or  'Valley')";  a  cleft  in 
the  cliff. 

(/>)  CAf\|AAi5  r\A  SeAgACA — "  Rock  of  the  Cormorants." 

(q)  An  CuUMtn.  The  name  is  here  applied  to  a  deep  inlet 
of  the  sea  which  forms  a  small  harbour.  The  word  seems  to  signify 
a  haven. 

(r)  t)eAl  A  CuAin— "  Mouth  of  the  Haven." 

(s)  pill  An  Aicmn— "  The  Furze  Cliff." 

(/)  pill  T3un5AtAbAin— "  Dungarvan's  Cliff." 

(u)  pill  1pt;inn— "  Hell's  Cliff." 

(v)  pill  nA  mt)|;uAlAn— "  Cliff  of  the  Berries." 

(w)  Cuil  t)|t6An — "  Stinking  Corner  " ;  so  named  from  the  odour 
of  decaying  seaweed. 


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CROSSFORD,  At  ru\  Cpoipe — "  Ford  of  the  (Termon  ?)  Cross." 
Area,  102  acres. 

CRUSHEA,  Cpoip  Aot)-A — "Aodh's  Cross."     Area,  171  acres. 

"  Crosshea  "  (Inq.  Eli/.). 

S.D.  C-AptuMj;  Aot>A — "  Aodh's  Rock ";  in  the  sea,  but  un- 
covered at  low  water.  In  the  6th  century  this  rock  would  probably 
have  stood  well  over  high  water. 

CUHRAGH,  Cu|t|\AC — "  Swamp."  The  sandy  soil  is  peculiarly 
suited  to  potatoes  which  are  grown  here  extensively  by  the  fisher- 
men. Area,  291  acres. 

"  Cuptv\c  Uiprn  ru\  SAC"  (Old  Saying). 

S.DD.     (a)  toe  mop—"  Great  Pond";  a  lagoon. 

(b)  t)Cfc.Aipin  nA  t,e,xc<\n — ''Little  Road  of  the  Glen  Slope," 
running  east  and  west. 

(0  t)6t.Aif\in  A  teAf-A — "Little  Road  of  the  Lios";  parallel 
with  last. 

(d)  Cob^ipin  ttluipe — "  Mary's  Well ";    this  however  has  no 
character  for  sanctity. 

(e)  CAW «MS  «\  PURA — "  Rock  of  the  Pound." 

(/)  P«ufc  n.A  Ce6pAnn — 4<  Field  of  the  Boundary." 
(g)  UotMp  D^it)  615— "  Young  David's  Well." 
(h)  t)6tAit\in  n-A  t^i-of  e — "  Little  Road  of  the  River  Fork." 
(/)  CuUMm — "  A  Field."     See  under  Corbally,  above.      In  the 
present  instance,  however,  the  name  is  applied  to  a  field  !     CutAim, 
as  a  place  name,  occurs  four  times  in  the  county,  scil: — three  times 
in  this  parish  and  once  in  Corbally  or  Rathmoylan. 

DRUMSLIG,  t)t\om  511054 — "  Shell  Ridge."     Area,  529  acres. 

S.D.  (a)    Mine    Shafts    (O.M.),   tniAn^c  An  l^jtAinn — "  Iron 

Mine."     Iron  Ore  was  worked  here  on  a  small  scale  in  the  beginning 

of  the  last  century.  Two  of  the  workings  have  special  names,  scil: — 

TttumAC  TTlOtx  and  tTli<mAC  tJe-Ag. 

DUFFCARRICK,  C.Af\|VAi5  "Oub — "  Black  Rock."    Area,  178  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  toe  mdp— "  Great  Pond  ";  a  lagoon  of  brackish  water. 

(6)  St.  Declan's  Stone  (O.M.)  ;  a  stone  to  which  wonderful 

healing,  &c.,  powers  are  popularly  attributed.     It  lies  on  the  strand, 


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and  on  the  Saint's  feast  day  persons  desiring  cures  crawl  through 
a  cavity  beneath  it  and  perform  various  devotions.  This  is  the 
celebrated  rock  on  which  the  Saint's  Bell  or  altar  stone  was  carried 
across  the  sea  from  Wales. 

(c)  DotxMfin  A  Cpirmfe—  "  Little  Road  of  the  Trench."     This 
modern  road  represents  portion  of  the  ancient  highway  which  ran 
northwards   from   Ardmore   to   Cashel.     In  other  portions  of  its 
course  the  road  is  known  as  the  "  Track  "  or  "  Trench  "  of  St. 
Patrick's  Cow,  &c. 

(d)  p.Aitce  —  "  Hurling  Green."    This  was  a  sandy  space,  thirty 
acres  in  extent  and  grass  overgrown,  which  lay  between  the  present 
partly  washed-away  strand  road  and  the  sea.     Only  about  two 
acres  of   the  green    remain;  the  balance  has  been  carried  away 
by  the  sea. 

(e)  CjtAnnos  —  "  Artificial  Island."  This  has  entirely  disappeared. 
The  site,  which  is  now  far  below  high  water  mark,  must  have  been 
a  tideless  lagoon  at  the  date  of  construction  of  the  Craiinog  (g). 
Curiously  enough  CfVAnnog  is  the  Irish  for  a  pulpit  and  the  dicky 
of  a  coach;  the  idea  of  isolation,  on  an  eminence  overlooking  one's 
surroundings,  underlies  the  various  uses  of  the  word. 

(/)  P^ipc  A  TflAt>tuM*—  "  The  Dog's  (or  Wolf's)  Field." 

DYSERT,  "Oife^fc  —  "  Hermitage."  There  are  ruins  of  a 
church  —  probably  of  the  iath  century,  also  a  Holy  Well  much 
venerated,  and  some  mediaeval  stone  crosses  of  rude  character.  On 
this  townland  (W.  boundary)  there  was  also  a  castle  which  stood 
a  short  siege  in  1642;  no  traces  survive.  Area,  224  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Coolamore  and  Coolabeg  (O.M.),  CuUMtn.  See 
under  Curragh,  above. 

(6)  Ram  Head  (O.M.),  CALAIS  (also  Ce^nn)  A  tl^m**.  Deriva- 
tion unknown. 

(c)  te^c  n.A  sC^nos  —  "  Flagstone  of  the  Puffins." 

(d)  ?AMl  nA  'O<.\tvAi$e—  "  Cliff  of  the  Oak  Tree." 

(e)  JTxMtce    rhop  —  "  Great    Hurling     Green  "    (perhaps,    for 
m6f\  —  "  Great  Giant  ");  the  name  is  applied  to  a  huge  cliff. 


(g)  See    Watcrford   A  rchcvological  Journal,     Vol.  I.,    p.  198;    also    "  Dun- 
yarvan  Journal,"  No.  i. 


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(/)  UMC  ,\  CAC—  "  Flagstone  of  the  Tea." 

(g)  "OttoiCTOfn— "  Little-Bridge." 

(h)  Cuil  A  C-Aifle<\in — "  Castle  Corner." 

(i)  CAftuis  tiAt— "  Grey  Rock." 

(/')  Lie  (locative)  Lionn^m — "  Lonan's  Flagstone."  Lonan 
was  one  of  Declan's  disciples  who  accompanied  the  Saint  from 
Rome  to  Ireland. 

(k)  J?AiU  n^  Slinne,\c<\— "  Cliff  of  the  Slaty  Places." 

(/)  pomnce  ttlic  H.\$AiU$— "  Mac  Raghailigh's  Point." 

(in)  An  "Opoici-oin— "  The  Little  Bridge." 

(«)  PAIU,  tiA  meApds— "  Cliff  of  the  Pebbles  (Hand  Stones)." 
tTle^poj;  also— "  Finger-post" 

FAHA,  ]T«Mtce — "  Hurling  Green."     Area,  211  acres. 

FAKRAXALOUNTY,  £e«Af\4\nn  nA  Lfimce — "  Farm  of  the  Stores." 
"  Farrenollonty  "  (Distr.  Bk.).  Area,  97  acres. 

FARRAXGARRETT,  peA^idTm  j^eApott) — "Garrett's  Farm."  Area, 
811  acres. 

S.D.     Cob^t\  nA  D^i-Obe— "  The  Banshee's  Well." 

GARRAXASPICK,  5^rr^n  Ar*  G^fpo'5 — "The  Bishop's  Grove"; 
a  detached  portion  of  the  parish.  Area,  184  acres. 

GARRYXAGREE,  ^ptvM-oe  n.\  gCf  ot) — "  Garden  of  the  Cattle." 
Area,  308  acres. 

GATES,  HA  5e^c<Mt)e.  Idem.  Here,  in  former  times,  stood 
the  commonage  gates,  on  the  boundary  of  the  then  reclaimed  land. 
Beyond  the  gates,  to  the  north,  stretched  primaeval  mountain. 
Reclamation,  in  later  times,  advanced  half  a  mile  further  towards 
the  mountain,  but  recently  there  is  a  receding  movement  which 
promises  to  give  back  to  the  grudging  waste  most  of  what,  with 
God  knows  how  much  toil,  has  been  wrung  from  it.  Area,  97 
acres. 

GLENALEERISKA,  5^^nn  A  Leip-Uifge — "  Glen  of  the  Clear 
Water."  Area,  84  acres. 

GLEXLICKY,  5Le^nn  Luice — "  Lickey  Glen."     Area,  309  acres. 

GORTEEX,  5o1PCin — "  Little  Garden."     Area,  242  acres. 

GOWLAX,  5AD^n — "  Little  River  Fork."     Area,  74  acres. 


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GRALLAGH,  5t\eAaAC— "  Miry  Place."     Area,  189  acres. 

HACKETSTOWN,  t)Aile  A  CAOT>A.  Idem.  There  is  site  of  an 
ancient  castle.  Area,  193  acres. 

"  Hacketstowne  "  (A.S.E.). 

KILCOLMAN,  CiU  ColmAin— "  Colman's  Church."  It  was  the 
Colman,  a  bishop,  of  this  church,  who  baptised  St.  Declan.  The 
site  of  the  early  church  is  indicated  by  a  small  mound  and  an 
ancient  white-thorn  tree  (Cj\Ann  ColmAin— "  St.  Colman's  Tree."). 
Area,  325  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  UobAp  CottttAin — "  Colman's  Well  ";  now  drained 
away.  Beside  this,  till  quite  recently,  was  preserved  the  "  stone 
chalice  "  of  the  Saint  (//). 

(b)  CloiceAfCAC— "  Stony  Place  ";  name  of  a  field. 

(c)  SAW Ai-oe  An  ReACCAipe — "  The  Steward's  Garden." 
(rf)  Cui-o  A  RAbAit\e — "  Portion  of  the  Strong  Rough  Man." 
(e)  CumigeAf — "  Rabbit  Warren." 

KILKNOCKAN,  CiU  A  CnocAiti — " Church  of  the  Little  Hill";  site 
of  the  early  church  was  discovered  in  a  field  sometimes  called 
PAIJVC  "A  Citle.  Area,  201  acres. 

S.D.  Copp  Uifge  finn— "  Round  Hill  of  the  Clear  (White) 
Water." 

KNOCKANROE,  CnocAti  RUA-O — "  Little  Red  Hill."  Area,  20 
acres. 

KNOCKATOOR,  Cnoc  A  CuAip — "  Hill  of  the  Cattle  Field." 
Area,  255  acres. 

KNOCKNAFREENY,  Cnoc  An  Aippinn — li  Hill  of  the  Mass."  Area, 
80  acres. 

KNOCKNAGAPPUL,  Cnoc  nA  gCApAlt — l<  Hill  of  the  Horses." 
Area,  191  acres. 

KXOCKNAGLOGH,  CiiocAn  nA  gCtoc — "  Little  Hill  of  the 
Stones.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  935  acres. 

KXOCKNAHOOLA,  Cnoc  tiA  tiUAille — "  Hill  of  the  Howling  " 
(O'D.).  Area,  275  acres. 

(/»)  See  Watcrford  Arcliccological  Jonnnil,  Vol.  IX.,  p.  143. 


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S.D.  St.  Michael's  Well  (O.M.).  This  is  not  known  locally  as 
a  Holy  Well. 

KNOCKNAMONA,  Cnoc  HA  TT16nA — "  Hill  of  the  Bog."  Area, 
354  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  5Af\t\Aitfte  5lA|M— "  Green  Gardens." 

(6)  Cnoc^n  HA  mtDuACAiU, — "  Little  Hill  of  the  Boys." 

(c)  £eAp  Uprise — "  False  Man  ";  a  pillar  stone. 

LACKAMORE,  LCACA  Ttl6|\ — "  Great  Glen  Slope."  Area,  83 
acres. 

S.D.  CobAp  A  CAipfn  — "  Well  of  the  Little  Cap  ";  the  cap  in 
question  is  a  hood  of  masonvvork  overshadowing  the  spring. 

LACKENAGREANY,  teACAn  TIA  5P6ine — "  Sunny  Glen  Slope." 
Area,  279  acres. 

S.D.  Cloc  A  "OAlUin— "  Rock  of  the  Pillar  Stone."  This  is 
a  remarkable  pillar  standing  on  the  mountain  a  few  perches  to  south 
of  a  stream  which  forms  north  boundary  of  the  townland. 

LAGNAGOUSHEE,  LAS  nA  5lumA1fe — "  Hollow  of  the  Fir." 
Area,  732  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  £eAp  t)|\6i5e — "  Simulating  man  ";  a  pillar  stone. 

(b)  JleAnn  A  t6if\-uif5e— (i  Clear  Water  Glen." 

LISKEILTY,     bop    CAOIICB — "  Caoilte's     (or   Keilty's)    Lios." 

Caoilte  is  an  ancient  Irish  personal  name  (praenomen).     Area,  65 

acres. 

LISAROW,  Liof  A  UO$A — "Lios  of  the  Choice."  Area,  127 
acres. 

"  t)Aile  Ui  Cumn  HA  gcpAnn 

"  'S  Liof  A  UO$A  A|\  A  CeAnn."     (Old  Rhyme). 

S.D.     5leAnn  A  peA-o$Aile— "  Glen  of  the  Whistling." 

LOSKERAN,  toifcpeAn — "  Scorched  (Land)."     Area,  369  acres. 

"  Loscarane  "  (Down  Survey). 

S.D.  CiU  t)onncA-6A — "  Donnchadh's  Church";  site  of  an 
early  church,  close  to  which  stands  a  massive  pillar  stone. 

LYRE,   L<y6Aif\ — "  River  Fork."     Area,  237  acres. 

S.D.     mam  A  5At>lAin— "  Bog  of  the  River  Fork." 


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MOANBRACK,  tT)6iti  tope^c— "  Speckled  Bog."  Area,  140 
acres. 

MOANFUNE,  mom  ponn— "  White  Bog."     Area,  134  acres.- 

MONAGEELA,  tH6m  A  Site—"  Bog  of  the  Water"  (O'D.). 
This  townland  is  practically  all  unreclaimed  and  uninhabited 
mountain.  Area,  437  acres. 

MONAGILLEENY.  apparently — tTJom  r\A  gCittini-oe — Meaning 
uncertain.  O'Donovan  renders  it — "  Bog  of  the  Little  Churches," 
but  this  can  hardly  be  the  meaning.  Area,  163  acres. 

MONAGOUSH,  tTI6in  A  QumAif — "  Bog  of  the  Fir."  Area, 
270  acres. 

S.D.  Mine  Head  (O.M.)  ;  so  called  from  some  lead  and 
silver  mines  formerly  worked  here.  In  connection  with  the 
abandonment  of  the  enterprise  a  story  is  told  locally  of  a  miner 
employed  in  the  workings  who,  when  he  came  up  for  dinner,  was 
in  the  habit  daily  of  sharing  his  meal  with  a  certain  wild  crow  of 
which  he  had  made  a  pet.  In  the  course  of  time  the  bird  grew  to 
recognise  both  his  patron  and  the  dinner  hour.  His  companions 
often  amused  themselves  at  the  expense  of  the  kind-hearted  miner, 
and  made  fun  of  his  strange  protege.  One  day,  the  crow  at  dinner 
became  quite  facetious,  and  lifting  its  benefactor's  hat  off  its 
owner's  head  flew  away  with  it.  The  miner  was  obliged  to  follow 
in  pursuit  and  had  got  some  distance  from  the  works  before  he 
recovered  his  headgear.  When*the  irate  workman  got  back  to  his 
shaft  his  companions  had  already  descended  and  were  entombed 
below,  for  the  mine  had  caved  in  immediately  on  their  descent ! 
On  Mine  Head  is  one  of  the  chief  lighthouses  on  the  Southern  Irish 
Coast. 

MONALUMMERY,  tT16in  A  tomfuvo — "  Bog  of  the  Fleece  (of 
Moss  ?)."  Area,  237  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cx\|\n  A  "OpeoiUn— «  The  Wren's  Cairn,"  on  which 
stands  the  next. 

(b)  T)uMn— "  Little  Black  (Thing)  ";  a  pillar  stone. 
MONAMEEAN,  ITloin    nA   m^n— Meaning    uncertain,     (mian 
apparently  =  "  Desires  ").     Area,  476  acres. 


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MONAMRAHER,  1TI6in  tu\  nift^t^  —  "  Bog  of  the  Friars." 
Area,  183  acres. 

MONANEEA,  TYlOiti  -An  £14116  —  "  Bog  of  the  Deer."  Area,  171 
acres. 

MONEA,  m6m  Ao-O-A  —  "  Aodh's  Bog."     Area,  402  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  tDotAipin  piAfMil  —  "  Pierce's  Little  Road." 

(b)  p^ipc  An  UlCAig—  "  Field  of  the  Fortune  Teller  (Ulster- 
man  ")  (»). 

(c)  p^ipc  ^  t)|\,\cA—  "  Field  of  the  Wattle  Hut." 

(</)  Cathedral,  Round  Tower  (j)  and  Primitive  Oratory  (O.M.). 

(e)  p<Aif\c  m\  n5p«M"npuip  —  "  Field  of  the  Grampuses."  The 
grampus  is  a  species  of  dolphin,  common  along  the  Irish  coasts. 

(/)  Cloc  A  "OAtA—  "  Stone  of  the  Dye."  This  is  a  dressed 
block  of  limestone  (4'  6"  x  2'  3"),  quadrangular  based,  and  a 
truncated  pyramid  in  shape,  which  lies  at  present  before  the  hall 
door  of  Monea  House.  It  is  apparently  the  plinth  of  an  ancient 
cross.  The  hole  for  reception  of  the  shaft  came  in  a  less  reverent 
age  to  be  used  as  a  dye  bath,  hence  the  modern  name  (k). 

MOYXG,  fnuing  —  "Morass."  Area  (in  two  divisions),  513 
acres. 

MT.  STUART;  a  modern  name;  no  Irish.     Area,  196  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  mom  tiA  5CAOt\—"  Bog  of  the  Berries." 

(b)  TTUCA  ru\  t>6  tXXine—  "  Milking  Yard  of  the  White  Cow"  (/). 

(c)  CotXAjt  MA  t)6  pintie  —  "  Well  of  the  White  Cow  "  (/). 
MWEELAHORXA,  tTK\oil     A     Ctfipnig  —  "  Hill    of    the    Carrion 

Crow"  (or  of  the  "Foreign  Invader").  The  more  important 
portion  of  this  tovvnland  is  within  Ringagonagh  Parish.  Area,  127 
acres. 

(/)  See  Waterford  Archctological  Journal,  Vol.  IX.,  p.  228. 

(j)  In  the  history  of  Round  Towers  the  story  of  the  present  tower  claims 
a  place  apart.  The  Ardmore  tower  stood  a  siege  in  August,  1642,  on  which 
occasion  ordnance  was  actually  brought  into  use  against  it.  See  Waterford 
Arch&ological  Journal,  Vol.  IV.,  pp.  56,  &c. 

(k)  A  writer  of  the  Vallancey  School  translates  the  name  —  "  Stone  of  the 
Daghdha  (Tuatha  De  Danaan  King)."  See  "  Kilkenny  Archaeological  Journal," 
1  856,  pp.  43,  &c.  For  further  outre  views  and  theories  concerning  Ardmore 
antiquities,  the  reader  is  referred  to  that  extraordinary  book,  Marcus  Keane's 
Towers  and  Temples  of  Ancient  Ireland,"  pp.  161,  454,  &c. 

(/)  Compare  CobAji  tiA  bo  prine  on  Corbally,  above. 


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MWEELIXG,  mAoilinn — "  Hill  Summit."     Area,  117  acres. 

NEWTOWN,  t)Aile  tltiA-o.  Idem.  LAt>A|\  tMn  ("  White  River- 
Fork  ")  appears  to  have  been  the  original  name.  Area,  233  acres. 

"  Newtowne  afs  Liarbane  "  (Forfeited  Estates  and  Interests, 
1688). 

S.DD.     (a)  UobAp  IliobAitvo— "  Robert's  Well." 

(6)  t)6tAf\  t3ui-6e — "  Yellow  Road."  It  is  not  quite  certain 
whether  this  sub-denomination  belongs  to  the  present  or  to  the 
adjoining  tovvnland. 

PRAP,  An  ppAp— "  The  Cluster  (of  Houses)."  O'D.  renders 
the  name  "  Mud."  Area,  162  acres. 

PULLA,  POUA— "  A  Pole."  O'D.  makes  it  "  A  Pill."  Area, 
270  acres. 

RATH  LEAD,  TlAt  tuvo — "  Liad's  Rath."     Area,  278  acres. 

"  Rathclead."     (Distr.  Bk.).     "  Rathleade  "     (A.S.E.). 

RATHNAMENEENAGH,  RAt  nA  ITlinineAc — "  Rath  of  the  Coarse 
Grass  (or  Sedge)."  Portion  of  the  townland  belongs  to  Ringagonagh 
Parish.  Area,  364  acres. 

REAMAXAGH,  tleit>  rheA-ootiAc — "  Middle  Mountain-Plain." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  680. 

S.DD.     (a)  mom  A  ^ADAI^— - "  The  Goat's  Bog." 

(b)  mom  A  CtVAirm— "  Bog  of  the  Tree." 

REAXABOOLA,  Hei-6  TIA  tDuAite — Mountain- Flat  of  the  Milking 
Place."  Area,  255  acres. 

REAXACLOGHEEX,  Reitt  ru\  gCloicin — "  Mountain-Plain  of 
the  Small  Stones."  The  townland  is  perhaps  better  known  as 
Cxxpn  n^  gCon-Ait  (•'  Cairn  of  the  Councils  ").  Area,  224  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  mom  An  Uirge— "  Water  Bog." 

(b)  pAi|\ctiAj:A-6fcpAC— "  Field  of  the  Natural  Water-hollowed 
Trench."  In  this  field  is  a  laneway  along  bottom  of  the  natural 
trench  aforesaid. 

REAXAGULLEE,  tteit)  HA  sCoillige— "  Mountain-Plain  of  the 
Grouse";  thus  O'Donovan, — perhaps  however  it  would  be  safer 
to  class  the  name  as  of  doubtful  meaning.  Area,  305  acres. 


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REANASKEHA,  1161-6  nA  Sgeite — "  Mountain-Plain  of  the  White- 
thorn Bush."  Area,  203  acres. 

REANAVIDOGE,  K£it>  r\A  t>J?e<yo65 — "  Mountain-Plain  of  the 
Plover."  Area,  196  acres. 

RODEEN,  R6iT>in — "  Little  Road."  This  small  townland  is 
detached  and  forms  a  kind  of  island  in  Grange  parish.  Area,  40 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CiU — Early  Church  or  Graveyard  site,  on  side  of 
slope  above  the  main  Dungarvan-Youghal  road  and  bounded  on 
the  north  by  a  laneway.  Soldiers  who  fell  in  a  skirmish  are  said  to 
have  been  buried  here.  The  slope  itself  is — 

(6)  leACAti— "  Glen  Slope." 

RUSHEENS,  lluifini — "  Little  Woods."     Area,  114  acres. 

JTAitce  nA  Ruipni — "  Rusheens  Hurling  Green." 

SCORDAUN,  ScAjvoAn — "  Small  Cataract."     Area,  127  acres. 

SCRAHAXA,  Sct\e*.\t<Min.A — "  Light  (Poor-soiled)  Fields."  Area, 
385  acres. 

S.D.     At  n^  ttlonA— "The  Bog  Ford." 

TOOR,  Uu^p — "  Cattle  Field."  This  place  was  styled — C.  T\A 
t)6  tXaine  (»*)  to  distinguish  it  from  other  Toors.  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  1,015  acres. 

Ballymacart    Parish. 

This  is  a  very  small  division — of  the  same  general,  physical  &c., 
character  as  Ardmore.  It  contains  only  two  complete  townlands 
with  portion  of  four  others.  A  feature — unique,  as  far  as  the  writer 
is  aware — is  the  situation  of  the  ancient  church,  scil: — immediately 
without  the  present  boundary  of  the  parish.  For  further  details  see 
Journal  of  Waterford  and  S.E.  of  Ireland  Archaeological  Society, 
Vol.  IV.,  pp.  197,  &c.  In  1280  (Jan.)  there  is  record  of  a  grant  in 
fee  to  Robert  de  Stapleton  of  the  land  of  Balimaicort,  a  messuage 
called  Knockedrum,  80  acres  in  Ballicullan,  and  the  townland  of 
Baliabraam  («). 

(in)  See  note  (k),  above. 
(n)  Chart.  9  Ed.  I.,  M.  10. 


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TOWNLANDS.  I 

BALLYCURREEN,  tXAile  Ui  CuptrAOin — "  O'Currin's  Homestead." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  700  acres. 
"  Ballycurrine  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.     (a)  putt  n.A  t)6 — "  Cliff  of  the  Cow  ";  perhaps  from 
a  cow  which  fell  over  and  was  killed. 

(b)  £,<Mll  n«\  TTluc — "The  Pigs'   Cliff";  probably  from  some 
too  enterprising  pigs  which  met  the  hypothetic  fate  of  the  cow  in 
the  last. 

(c)  J?.AiU,  n<\  lAiinge — "Cliff  of  the  Ship  ";  where  presumably 
she  met  the  proverbial  fate  of  everything  which  goes  long  enough 
to  sea. 

(d)  -An  5te«.\nn — "  The  Glen  ";  strange  to  relate  this  is  a  cliff. 

(e)  putt  r\A  tDuinmje— "  Cliff  of  the  Water  Gush." 
BALLYMACART,     t)Aile   ttlic   Aipc — "MacArt's    Homestead." 

Area  (in  two  divisions),  620  acres. 

"  Ballymacarty "  (Indenture,  21  Henry  VIII.,  1529). 

"  Bally  McArtt  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Glenanna  (O.M.),  ^le^nti  «\n  Aij:pinn — "  Mass  Glen." 

(6)  An    UutAc — "The    Eminence";  a  sub-division. 

Seaward  (east  to  west): — 

(c)  GuAti  (and  p-Aill)  t)^ite  rhic  AifC — ''Harbour  (and  Cliff) 
of  Ballymacart." 

(d)  Soc  T)urj — "  Black  Ploughshare  ";  a  point  of  land  bearing 
some  resemblance  to  the  implement  from  which  it  is  named. 

(e)  p-Aitl  n*\  sCdOfVAC — "Sheep  Cliff."     Here  the  "  Dunvegin 
Castle  "  was  wrecked  a  few  years  since. 

(/)  Cum,Af\ — "  Confluence  (of  Streams)." 

(g)  FAHI  KA  sComini— 4<  The  Rabbits'  Cliff." 

(h)  JT^itt  nA  mt)uit)eACx\n — "  Cliff  of  the  Primroses." 

(i)  V^ilt  A  t)t\exMtxM$— "  Cliff   of    the   Seaweed";    a    rocky 

wall  of  terrific  height. 

GOWLAN.     (See  under  Ardmore,  above).     Area,  600  acres. 
S.DD.      (a)  t)AWA   An    T>A    Cui*e— "  Height    of   the   Two 

Fences  ";  applied  to  a  laneway. 


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(b)  Cnoc^n  Afro— «  Little  High  Hill";  name  of  a  field. 

(c)  Cnoc.Ui  Vuireoise— <(  The  Lark's  Little  Hill." 
LISAROW.     See   under   Ardmore    Par.          .     Area,  175  acres. 
LISKEILTY.  „  ,,  ,,  .     Area,  117  acres. 
REAMAXAGH.       ,,                „             ,,  .     Area,  169  acres. 

Clashmore    Parish. 

Historically  this  is,  after  Ardmore,  the  most  important  parish 
of  the  Barony.  Like  almost  all  parishes  attached  to  important 
Celtic  foundations  Clashmore  is  of  large  extent.  Its  nomenclature 
is  of  perhaps  more  than  average  interest;  there  are  a  do/en,  or 
more,  very  unusual  names,  and  a  few  names  which  are  of  a 
puzzling  character.  St.  Cronin  Mochua,  a  disciple  of  St.  Carthage, 
founded  the  monastery  and  church  of  Clashmore,  and  here  he  and 
his  household  were  murdered  by  pirates  in  or  about  631.  For 
further  information  see  Journal  of  Waterford  Archaeological  Society, 
Vol.  IV.,  pp.  20 1,  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

ABARTAGH,  An  AtMfiCAc — i%  The  Peat  (or  Puddle)  Abounding 
Place."  Area,  34  acres. 

ARDSALLAGH,  A|vo  SxMleAC — '•  Willow  Height."  Area,  521 
acres. 

"  Ardsillaghe"  (in  deed  of  1340  which,  moreover,  has  references 
to  "  The  Blackmoor  of  Rossenthenane  " — evidently  beside,  or  part 
of,  Ardsallagh). 

S.DD.  (a)  Greenland  (O.M.),  a  well-known  sub-division,  on 
which,  owing  to  its  position,  the  sun  is  said  never,  or  but  seldom, 
to  shine. 

(b)  Tlmn — "Point";  a  well-known  sub-division — probably  an 
old  townland. 

(c)  CotMn  nA  t)6  ]?1nne— "  The  White  Cow's  Well."      Com- 
pare notes  (/)  and  (m),  Ardmore  par.,  above. 

(</)  t)6tAf\  An  CAUAI-O— "  Ferry  Road." 
(e)  CA|\n  A  1tA-6^if\c — "  Cairn  of  the  View." 


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(/)  5<M\ttAit>e  *n  teip-fofc.Ai-6  (?) — "Completely  Sheltered 
Garden." 

(g)  St.  Bridget's  Well  (O.M.),  Uob^p  ^15-06.  Idem.  Re- 
puted holy. 

AUGHNACURRAVEIL,  At  nA  gAinlteit.  Somewhat  uncertain. 
O'D.  renders  it — "  Ford  of  the  Midges  (Copp-Aiiiiiot)."  5<Mt\t>eil 
looks  like  a  Celticised  corruption  of  the  English  word  " Gravel"; 
5Aipt>eAl  (Gravel)  is,  however,  masc.,  while  the  word  here  is  (if  in 
the  sing.)  feminine.  Further  investigation  is  needed.  Area,  287 
acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  CotMp  t)fiAin— "  Brian's  Well." 

(b)  pott  tva  sC.AOtA.AC — "(Washing)    Hole    of    the    Sheep"; 
this  and  the  next  are  in  the  River  Lickey. 

(c)  poll  n.A  muc— "  Hole  of  the  Pigs." 

(d)  Cnoc  A  te^fA — "  Hill  of  the  Lios  ";  this  is  a  sub-division. 

(e)  poll  A  <yMp — "  Muck  Hole  ";  a  small  lake. 

(/)  CtocA  5Af\f)A — "Rough  Rocks";  ancient  ford  or  crossing 
place  of  road  (Rian  Bo  Phadraig)  over  the  Lickey.  This,  no  doubt, 
was  the  original  At  from  which  the  townland  derives  its  name  and 
in  which  Baillin,  a  disciple  of  St.  Patrick,  was  drowned  (o). 

BALLINAMULTIXA,  t)Aite  r\A  mt)uitcine.Ac — "  Homestead  of 
the  Beltons  or  Boltons."  A  fair  was  held  by  patent  at  the  village 
of  Cross  three  times  annually  but,  as  it  became  a  source  of  much 
dissipation  and  quarrelling,  it  was  abolished  about  forty  years  since. 
The  Fair  dates  were: — Easter  Tuesday,  September  8th,  and 
November  i3th.  Area,  540  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  Cross  (O.M.),  Cfoif— "  Cross  roads." 

(b)  t)An  A  t)eitin— "  Field  of  the  Little  Aged  Tree." 

(c)  SeAnA  Dalle— "  Old  Village." 

BALLINDRUMMA,  t).Aite  ^n  T)|\omA — "  Homestead  of  the  Ridge." 
Area,  241  acres. 

S.D.  p^ipc  r\A  typigexyooip— "  The  Weavers'  Field";  site  of 
an  ancient  colony  of  weavers. 

(o)  "  Vita  S.  Declani  "   (Bollandists). 


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BALLINURE,  t)^ile  An  1ubAip — "  Homestead  of  the  Yew  Tree." 
Area,  79  acres. 

BALLYCROMPANE,  tlAile  (also  t)uAile)  *.\n  Cpomp^in — "  Home- 
stead (or  Cattle- Yard)  of  the  Creek."  Area,  182  acres. 

S.D.  An  Se^nA  6eip6Al— "  The  Old  Chapel  ";  site  of  penal 
days'  church  which,  till  erection  of  present  Catholic  churches  of 
Clashmore  and  Piltown  in  first  part  of  last  century,  seems  to  have 
served  the  wants  of  both  parishes. 

BALLYCURRANE.     (See  under  Ardmore  par.)     Area,  232  acres. 

BALLYHEENY,  t),Aile  Hi  hltiit) — "  O'Heeny's  Homestead." 
This  is  an  Ulster  family  name.  Local  Seanchaidhes  tell  that  the 
Castle  of  Ballyheeny  (it  was  really  a  stronghold  of  the  Desmonds) 
was  owned  by  an  O'Heeny  who,  for  her  fortune,  left  a  daughter  an 
old  horse's  skin  and  as  much  land  as  it  would  cover  or  enclose. 
The  quick  witted  lady  cut  the  hide  up  into  thin  strips  of  which  she 
made  a  rope  long  enough  to  enclose  the  townland  of  Ballyheeny, 
which  thereupon  became  her  property.  Area,  381  acres. 

S.D.  lUitin— "  Little  Rath  ";  a  sub-division. 

BALLYNACLASH,  t)Aile  n*\  Cl<Mfe — "  Homestead  of  the  Trench." 
Area,  283  acres. 

"  Ballineclashie  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  CnocSn  A  cSolAif— "  Little  Hill  of  the  Light  "; 
from  some  sort  of  nocturnal  illumination  (supernaturnal)  observed 
here. 

(b)  UotXA|\  rtA  typi^nn — "  Well  of  the  Fianns  (i.e.,  followers 
of  Fionn  MacCumhail)." 

BLACKBOG,  1H6in  "Ourj.  Idem.  This  is  a  small  detached 
portion  of  the  parish.  Area,  31  acres. 

CLADAGH,  CtAT>Ac — "  Land  on  River  Margin."   Area,  282  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  p^if  c  A  Ct^mpxMf\ — "  Field  of  the  Dispute 
(controversy  as  to  ownership)." 

(b)  C-Af\p 415  nA  n^AtiAfi — "  Goats'  Rock." 

(c)  mom  tMn — "  White  Bog  ";  a  small  sub-division." 

(d)  An  Scpoi-o— "  The  Cluster  (of  Houses)." 


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CLASHMORE,  ClAif  Itl6|\  —  "  Great  Trench."  Four  annual 
fairs  were  formerly  held  here,  of  which  one  was  on  the  patronal 
feast,  February  loth  (p).  On  the  day  mentioned  also,  "  rounds  " 
were  made  at  the  Saint's  Well.  Close  by  the  village  stood  the  iyth 
century  mansion  of  the  Powers  of  Clashmore.  Area,  541  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  St.  Mochua's  Well  (O.M.),  CobAft  Tttoc«Ai$— 
"  Mochua's  Holy  Well." 

(b)  Greagah  River  (O.M.),  5r^5AC-  Locally  this  word  is 
understood  to  signify  "  sparkling." 

COOLBAGH,  Cuit  GeiteAc  —  "  Birch  Abounding  Corner."  Area, 
726  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)Aile  VH  CiAfAin  —  "  O'Keerin's  Homestead"; 
a  sub-division  containing  two  or  three  farms. 

(b)  UobAj\  nA  mt)f\AonAC  —  "Wrell  of  the  Dripping." 

(c)  poll  A  CApAill  —  "  Horse's  (Drowning)  Hole  ";  in  river. 

(d)  Speipe  —  "(Hole)  of    the    Ham    (or    Hough)";    another 
hole  similar  to  last. 

(e)  t)6tAit\in  A  Foley  —  "  Foley's  Little  Road";  called  from  a 
bailiff  who  was  killed  here. 

(/)  PAIJ\C  TIA  Yoemen  —  "  The  Yoemen's  Field." 
(g)  poll  A  CAifleAin  —  '•  Castle  Hole";  in  river. 
COOLBOA,    Cuil  ttujA;    apparently  —  "  Corner    of    the     Fox- 
glove "  (q).     Area,  216  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  CAOI  —  "  Narrow  Place  ";  a  sub-division. 

(b)  At  A  Cx^tiAifin  —  "  Ford  of  the  Little  Causeway." 

(c)  poll  A  CAit\t>—  "  The  Bull's  Cavern  ";  a  deep  hole  in  a  field 
CRAGG,  HA  CpeAgA  —  "  The  Crags  (or  Rocks)."    Area,  34  acres. 
S.DD.     (a)  UobA|\  HA  te^c—  "  Well  of  the  Flagstones." 

(b)  CupjvAicin  A  PUCA  —  "  The  Pookha's  Swamp." 

(c)  CobAifin  Scitn6ttAe—  "  Film-Covered  Wrell." 


(P)  Cronan,  patron  of  Clashmore,  is  better  known  locally  as  Mochua  —  •'  Fail- 
Star,  offspring  of  victory,  glowing  mass  of  gold,  bright  pillar,  Cronan  holy, 
without  reproach,  white  sun  of  Glais  Mor."  Calendar  of  Oengus,  Ed. 
Whitley  Stokes. 

(q)  "buj  —  Plant  or  herb  of  green  colour."  Hogan,  "Irish  Xames  of 
Plants." 


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KILMORE,  Cill  tTltip — "Great  Church."  The  early  church 
site  is  surrounded  by  an  immense  embankment  of  earth — the 
largest  of  its  type  in  the  Decies.  This  great  earthwork,  elliptical 
in  shape  and  nearly  300  yards  in  greater  diameter,  is  composed  of 
walls  still  no  less  than  25  feet  high  in  parts,  measured  from  bottom 
of  the  surrounding  fosse.  The  trench  itself  is  10  feet  deep  by  17 
in  width.  Area,  98  acres. 

KXOCKAXARIS,  Cnoc  An  p^pAif.  Meaning  uncertain  ; 
apparently — ''  Hill  of  Crookedness,"  but  it  may  be  C.  An  £tAtyftA1f 
("  Fever  Hill "),  from  the  fact  that  fever  patients  were  removed 
thereto  for  sanitary  treasons  in  time  of  pestilence,  or,  more  likely 
perhaps,  C.  An  Apuif  ("  Hill  of  the  Dwelling").  Area,  667  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cilt  Coluitn  "Oeipg— "  St.  Columbderg's  Church  " ; 
an  early  church  site  with  circular  fence;  a  holy  well  at  west  side  of 
the  enclosure  has  been  recently  drained.  Amongst  the  "  Muintir  " 
of  St.  Declan  of  Ardmore  was  a  monk  named  Columdearg  (r). 

(b)  Ctoc  £mn — "  Fionn's  Rock." 

(c)  An  t)ulUm— •'  The  Round  Green  (Field)." 
KNOCKAXISKA,  Cnoc  An  Uifge — "  Water  Hill."  Area,  73  acres. 
LACKAMORE.     (See  under  Ardmore).     Area,  65  acres. 

S.D.  JTAttce — "  Fair  Green  ";  the  couple  of  fields  at  village  of 
Cross  on  which  the  old  fairs  were  held. 

PILLPARK,  PA^C  A  poill— "  Field  of  the  Hole  (or  Pill)";  a 
detached  portion  of  the  parish.  Area,  16  acres. 

SHAXACOOLE,  Sean^  Cuit — "  Old  Corner."      Area,  455  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  CtUig  eaif — "Alice's  Strand";  a  sub-division. 

(6)  punx\  -ApbxMp  Altlmifcei|\ — u  The  Minister's  Corn  Pound"; 
a  tithe-pound,  square  built,  with  high  walls  and  iron  gate;  the  only 
structure  of  the  kind  surviving  in  the  County. 

TIXXABIXXA,  Ui§  nA  t)emne — "  House  of  the  Pointed  Gable 
(or  '  Hill ')."  Area,  264  acres. 

"Tinebing"  (Distr.  Bk.). 

S.DD.  (a)  t)<xite  An  cSftAoiUeAin  (?) — "  Homestead  of  the 
Little  Untidy  Person." 

(r)  "  Vita  S.  Declani  Episcopi  "  (Bollandists,  July  I4th). 


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(6)  Cof\A  r\A  SAile — "  Salt  Water  Weir,"  in  the  Blackwater. 

(c)  t)6tAit\in  nA  TI^AD^ — "  Little  Road  of  the  Goats." 

TIKXOCK,  Uijg  ATI  Cnoic — "  House  of  the  Hill."    Area,  453  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PAIT^C  A  Ci£e  ttl6i|\— "  Great  House  Field";  a 
family  named  Hynes,  and  afterwards  the  Ronaynes,  resided  here. 

(b)  C^t-Aip  nA  sCnAtfi — "  Stone  Fort  of  the  Bones."  This 
seems  a  submerged  townland  name.  The  sub-division  (about 
60  acres)  so  named  lies  close  to,  and  on,  the  coterminous  boundary  of 
this  townland  and  Garranaspig,  and  embraces  portions  (about  30 
acres)  of  both.  Forty  years  ago  there  was  here  a  considerable 
village  known  as  "  The  Cathair." 


Grange  Parish. 

AN  older  name  of  this  parish  is  Liop  5eine^1n — "  Guinan's  Lios  " 
("  Lisgenenan  " — Visit.  Books,  E.,  3.  14,  T.C.D.),  from  an  earthen 
fort,  not  now  existing,  but  the  site  of  which  is  just  traceable  on 
boundary  of  the  townland  of  Cush.  Grange  (5fAinfeAc)  is,  of 
course,  an  English  word  common  enough  in  place  names.  It 
means  the  out-farm  of  a  religious  house  or  body.  Grange  parish, 
which  is  of  moderate  extent,  is  of  the  same  general  (physical  &c.) 
character  as  Ardmore  and  Clashmore.  Unlike  the  two  latter 
however  it  has  practically  no  sea  frontage.  The  church  remains 
are  described  in  the  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  IV., 
p.  196.  Within  the  ill  kept  graveyard  attached  to  the  ruined 
church  stands  a  stunted  and  imperfect  ogham-inscribed  pillar 
stone  on  which  Mr.  Brash  could  only  read  "Amogi."  (s) 

TOWNLANDS. 

AODRIGOLE,  e^-DAif  &AtSAilr— "  (Place)  Within  the  River 
Forks";  so  called  from  its  position  within  the  V  shaped  space 
enclosed  by  two  small  streams  which  form  a  junction  at  the 
extreme  south  angle  of  Tinalyra  townland.  Area,  102  acres. 

(s)   Brash — "Ogham  Inscribed  Monuments,"  p.  258. 


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BALLYBRUSA,  tXAile  Hi  l)pufA — "O'Bruce's  Homestead."  Area 

(in  three  divisions),  459  acres. 

S.D.  CUif  HA  TTluc— "  Trench  of  the  Pigs." 

BALLYEELINAN,  Uaile  tli  He^nnAin — "  O'Heelinan's  Home- 
stead." Area,  265  acres. 

S.DD.  I.  Inland :— (a)  CtMf  A  puaAin— "  The  He-Goat's 
Cave." 

(6)  UotMp  ^  85^11 — "  Well  of  the  Champion." 

(c)  C^pn  C-AIC — "  Cats'  Cairn  ";  a  sub-division. 

(d)  Sle^nn  A  C^pn— "  Glen  of  the  Cairn." 

II.  Coastwise  : — (e)  JTdiU,  .\  ffl.<voiu\it>  tlu^it) — "  The  Fox's 
Cliff." 

(/)  teim  t)e^5  and  t6im  ttldp — "  Little  Leap"  and  "Great 
Leap  "  respectively. 

(g)  PAIH  SeA$4m  rh^ipe— "  Cliff  of  John  (son)  of  Mary." 

(h)  An  Cummin— "  The  Little  Haven." 

(i)  5xMt>Un  A  ptAincem— '•  Little  Creek  of  the  Blanket." 

(»  FAIU,  AH  tlifse— "  The  Water  Cliff." 

(k)  Cu^f  n^  t^f\,Ac  tD^me — "  The  White  Mare's  Cave." 

BALLYKILLMURRY  ;  see  place  of  same  name — Parish  of  Bally- 
macart.  The  present  tovvnland  is  however  always  made  t)^ite 
Hi  ttltiipigte — •'  O'Murray's  Homestead."  Area,  51  acres. 

'•  Ballygillimurry  "  (?),  (Distr.  BK.). 

BALLYLANE,  bxMle  te^n  (eite^in) — "  Ellen's  Homestead." 
Area,  237  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  gle^nn  n^  ^f^me — "  Sunny  Glen  ";  a  sub-division. 

(b)  UobAp  r\A  tnt)An  UiAt^ltA — "  Well  of  the  Religious 
Women";  reputed  to  be  holy  and  frequented  some  seventy  years 
since  for  devotional  purposes. 

BALLYLANGADON,  t)AiLe  VH  LAng^yo^in  —  "  O'Langadon's 
Homestead."  Area,  318  acres. 

BALLYQUIN,  t)Aile  Vli  Cuinn — ''  O'Conn's  Homestead."  Area, 
219  acres. 

S.D.  Lisnabrock  (O.M.),  bof  n^  tntDpoc— "  The  Badgers' 
Lios."  This  was  formerly  a  separate  townland,  as  appears  from 


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the   i6th  century  list  of  temporalities  of  the  See  of  Waterford, 
wherein  it  is  enumerated  amongst  the  Church  (See)  Lands.  (/) 

BAWNARD,  t)An  ^fvo — u  High  Field."     Area,  50  acres. 

BAWNACOMMERA,  t)Ati  A  CAtnAjvA — "  The  Seaweed  Field  " 
(O'D.).  The  quality  of  this  land  is  vouched  for  by  the  fact  that 
the  mythic  "JjtAp  56irnneAC  "  spent  a  night  here;  hence  she 
went  for  another  night  to  Ardmore,  and  thence  again  for  a  similar 
period  to  the  Ferry  Point.  The  "  5^Af  "  was  a  legendary  cow. 
We  shall  meet  with  her  again  many  times  in  the  following  pages. 
Area,  no  acres. 

S.D.  Cnoc  nA  5t\Ainri$e — "  Grange  Hill." 

BAWNAGARRANE,  t)An  A  5ApT^1n — "  The  Grove  Field."  Area, 
257  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5teAnn  tiA  5feine — "  Sunny  Glen." 

(6)  "  The  Castle  Field,"  in  which  are  some  remains  or  traces 
of  a  ruined  castle. 

CAPPAGH,  CeApAC — "  Tillage  Patch."     Area,  67  acres. 

CLASHANAHY,  ClAif  GAnAigte — "  Swampy  Trench."  C.  Anj?Ait) 
(pr.  AnAite) — "  Stormy  Hollow  "  has  also  been  suggested.  Area, 
136  acres. 

S.D.  PAI^C  A  UeopAnn — "  The  Boundary  Field." 

CROSSFORD  ;  see  under  Ardmore  Par.     Area,  112  acres. 

S.D.  An  t)AnnfA — "Glebe";  this  is  a  field  sometimes  called 
t).  HA  lloifcig — "  Roche's  Glebe,"  to  distinguish  it  from  another 
glebe  in  Churchquarter. 

CUSH  OF  GRANGE,  Coif  nA  5fAinfi$e — "  The  Place  Lying 
Beside  (or  Adjacent  to)  the  Grange."  There  is  a  rath  here  with 
extensive  underground  chambers.  Area,  244  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PAIJAC  HA  bpolt—"  Field  of  the  Holes";  a  field 
which  does  not  now  exhibit  the  features  which  gave  to  it  its  name. 

(6)  Afro  tei-oin— "  Leddin's  (?)  Height." 

(c)  ^Aifvoin  nA  Coife — "  Garden  of  the  Cush." 

(d)  5o|\c   An    ttlASAit)  — "  Field    of    the    Mocking."       My 
informant  could  throw  no  light  on  genesis  of  the  name.      It    is 
applied  to  a  sub-division  of  about  15  acres. 

(t)  Inq.  Apr.  I4th,  1569,  Public  Record  Office,  Dublin. 


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(e)  CnocAn  nA  n5At\pAf6te — "  Little  Hill  of  the  Gardens." 

GLENWILLIAM,  ^le^nn  tlilliAm.     Idem.     Area,  431  acres. 

"Glanyvollen"  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  An  ClocAipceAC— "  The  Stone  Set  Place  ";  a  sub- 
division of  about  20  acres. 

(6)  ClAif  Ui  CineAt)— "  O'Kinney's  Trench." 

(c)  CobAipin  CuAin— "  Quann's  Little  Well." 

GRALLAGH  ;  see  Ardmore  Par.     Area,  521  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Burial  Ground  (O.M.),  p,\ipc  nA  CiUe — "  Field  of 
the  Church  ";  site  of  an  early  Church. 

(6)  poll  nA  gCApAll — ''  Hole  of  the  Horses  ";  a  place  in  the 
river. 

GRANGE,  ^P^ifT6^0-     Idem.     Area,  184  acres. 

S.D.  Gattanavoher  (O.M.),  5e^CA  ^n  t)6tAip  AipT) — "  Gate  of 
the  High  Road." 

KXOCKAUXAGOUX,  CnocAn  n^\  ^CeAnn — "  Little  Hill  of  the 
Heads."  Area,  138  acres. 

S.D.  CA^MS  Sgit  pmn— "  Rock  of  Fionn's  Rest." 

KXOCKMEELMORE,  Cnoc  nA  ttl^oile  TH6ife — "  Hill  of  the 
Great  Head  (or  Heap)."  O'Donovan,  however,  makes  it  Cnoc 
THiol  tH6p.  Area,  278  acres. 

S.D.  UotMp  n^  t)6  pinne— "  Well  of  the  White  Cow";  see 
antea  under  Corbally,  Mount  Stuart,  &c. 

KXOCKNASTOOKA,  Cnoc  nA  ScuAice — "  Hill  of  the  Pinnacle." 
Area,  125  acres. 

LISANISKA,  tiof  An  V1if5e — "  The  Water  Lios."  Area,  94 
acres. 

S.D.  CnocAn  r\&  n^eA^f  CAC — "  Little  Hill  of  the  Unfledged 
Birds";  a  field  name. 

LISTEIGE,  Liof  UAit>5 — "  Tadhg's  Lios."     Area,  51  acres. 

MILL  AXD  CHURCH  QUARTER,  CeAtjvAtfiA  An  UeAmpuill — 
"  Church  Quarter."  Area,  72  acres. 

S.D.  An  t>AnnfA— "  Glebe";  a  rield. 

MOAXBALLYSHIVANE,  tTloin  t)Aile  SiooAiti — "  Bog  of  Johanna's 
Homestead."  Area,  44  acres. 


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SHANBALLY,  SeAnA  t)Aite — "Old  Homestead."  Area,  81 
acres. 

S.D.  t)6tAf\  5Ainrhe — "  Sand  Road  ";  it  leads  down  to  the  sea. 

SUMMERHILL,  Ctioc  nA  sCAOf\AC — "  Hill  of  the  Sheep."  Area, 
282  acres. 

S.D.  Uot>Ap  A  CfitvAitin— "  Well  of  the  Spinning  Wheel."  The 
name  is  probably  due  to  some  sound  (heard  or  imagined)  resembling 
the  whir  of  the  flax  wheel.  Compare  U.  HA  peippe  under  Drum- 
gallane  (Par.  Kinsalebeg)  below. 

TINNALYRA,  Ui§  nA  l,Ait>fte — "  House  of  the  River  Fork." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  305  acres. 

S.D.  UobAjA  nA  bpiACAt— "  Well  of  the  Teeth";  so  called 
from  reputed  virtue  of  the  water  to  cure  toothache. 

TONTEEHEIGE,  Coin  Uije  UAit>5 — "  Bottom  of  Tadhg's 
House."  Area,  160  acres. 

TOOR,  CUAJ\ — ''  Cattle  Field."     Area*  211  acres. 

Kilmolash  Parish. 

SEE  under  Barony  of  Decies  Without  Drum,  in  which  greater  part 
of  the  present  parish  lies. 

TOWNLANDS. 

KEEREEX,  CiAf\Ain — "  Little  Place  of  Black  Soil."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  432  acres. 

S.D.  PAI^C  ATI  ^^15—"  Field  of  the  Wild  Growth."  This 
is  also  called  PAIJ\C  tiA  ITlAnAC  (mt)AnAC  ?)  ;  in  it  is  an  early 
church  site  known  as  u  The  Citt,"  and  a  well — UobA|\  An  pAfAij. 

KILMAGIBBOGE,  Cill  1Tlo5iob6i5 — "  Mogibog's  (or  My  Gibog's) 
Well."  This  place  is  more  commonly  known  locally  as  Kilmaragat, 
in  which  name  we  see  a  very  curious  example  of  Anglicisation. 
510065  is  understood  locally  to  mean  "  a  rag" — hence  Kilmaragat. 
The  church  site,  of  which  only  a  faint  memory  survived,  was 
discovered  with  some  difficulty.  Area,  190  acres. 

S.D.  t)6tAif\in  nA  n1ubAj\ — "  Little  Road  of  the  Yew  Trees." 

WOODHOUSE,  Cig  VIA  Coitte.     Idem.     Area,  464  acres. 


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"Tenekilly"  (Distr.  Bk.). 

S.D.  Woodhouse  Well  (O.M.),  CotM|\  Cmin  tXvioi-o— "  Well 
of  David's  Little  Head";  a  well  of  remarkable  size  and  depth  locally 
regarded  with  much  veneration.  O'Donovan  (Field  Books — 
Mountjoy  Barracks),  who  states  that  it  is  resorted  to  for  cure  of 
IUMC  laches,  does  not  record  its  name  or  seem  to  have  been  aware 
of  its  reputation  for  sanctity. 


Kinsalebeg  Parish. 


THIS  Parish  Ce^nn  cS^ile — "  Head  of  the  Tide  (or  'Salt  Water')"  is 
so  called  from  its  position.  Its  qualification,  tteAg,  distinguishes 
it  from  Kinsale,  Co.  Cork.  The  parish  yields  some  interesting 
clit'f  names  and  a  few  ecclesiastical  names  of  importance. 
For  an  account  of  the  ancient  church  which  stood  on  the 
modern  townland  of  Prospect  Hall  see  Waterford  Archctological 
Journal,  Vol.  IV..  pp.  200,  etc. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYHEEXY  (see  Clashmore  Par.)  On  this  townland  is  a 
small  ruined  castle  of  the  Desmonds  referred  to  in  Castlehaven's 
Memoirs,  &c.  Area,  278  acres. 

S.D.  poll  a  C<M|\D— "  Drowning  Hole  of  the  Bull." 

BALLYSALLAGH,  tD^ile  S^ile^c — "  Willow  Abounding  Home- 
stead." Area,  376  acres. 

"  Ballysallagh  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.     II.  Inland  :— (a)  An  Sput— "  The  Stream." 

(6)  t)e^l  ADA — "River  Mouth";  a  name  frequently  applied 
to  debouchure  of  a  stream  into  the  sea  ;  it  is  popularly  applied 
here  to  the  strand  of  Whiting  Bay  and  the  district  inland  thereto 
adjoining  ;  the  notion  is  locally  entertained  that  the  Blackwater 
formerly  fell  into  the  sea  at  this  place. 

(c)  Dun  A  t)6CAi|\— "  End  of  the  Road." 

II.  Coastwise: — (d)  Whiting  Bay  (O.M.);  not  Irish;  origin 
unknown. 


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(e)  An  CAWAigin— «  The  Little  Rock." 

(/)  Cloc  liAt— "  Grey  Rock." 

(£)  CALAIS  "Out) — "  Black  Rock." 

(A)  PAIU  Duit>e— "  Yellow  Cliff." 

(i)  gAitttin  nA  te^tog — "  Sea  Inlet  of  the  Plaice." 

D'LOUGHTANE,  t)otAcc.Ati  ;  meaning  unknown.  Indenture  of 
Sale  (1851 — Duke  of  Devonshire  to  Allen,  for  reclamation  purposes) 
recites  "  the  slobland  of  D'  Lough tane  between  high  and  low  water- 
mark" (io6a.  31-.  35p.)  and  "  that  other  piece  of  slob,  Crawnpauna- 
mand  (Cfv^mp^n  6,<y6moin) — la.  2r.  2op.,  bounded  on  the  north  by 
Blackwater  and  E.  and  S.  by  woodland  of  D'Loughtane  and  by  a 
stream,  &c."  Area,  471  acres. 

"  D'loghtane  als  Gtoghtane  "  (Distr.  Bk.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Linn  RA  SAgAfu; — "Pool  of  the  Priests";  from 
drowning  here  of  some  priests  a  couple  cf  hundred  years  ago. 
This  is  the  place  known  to  English  speakers  as  the  "  Broad  of 
Clashmore." 

(b)  tXSn  A  PUCA— "The  Pooka's  Field." 

(c)  poll  A  tfU-OfVA— "  The  Dog's  (or  '  Wolf's')  Cave." 

(d)  tTl6in£e.Af\  r\A  Cilte — "  Meadow   of    the    Early   Church 
Site  ";  the  site  in  question  is  on  north  side  of  the  road  which  runs 
east  and  west  to  the  river. 

DRUMGALLANE,  T)fvom  g^ll^m — "  Ridge  of  the  Pillar  Stone." 
There  were  formerly  here  two  tall  pillar  stones — one  slender,  the 
other  rather  thick  and  stunted.  Permission  to  cut  "  cross  timber" 
in  his  woods  at  Drumgallen  for  repairs  to  the  "  great  house  of 
Lestynane"  was  granted  by  Sir  Nicholas  Walsh  in  1641  (u).  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  387  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CotMf  HA  peipre  (peifrce)— "  Well  of  the 
Spindle,"  by  side  of  the  next. 

(b)  t>otAf\  'Oe^gtAin — "  St.  Declan's  Road  ";  a  section  of  the 
legendary  "  Track  of  St.  Patrick's  Cow." 

(c-)  Cloc  A  CAiittt— "  Rock  of  the  Bull." 

GLEBE  ;  known  locally  by  no  Irish  name.     Area,  7  acres. 

(u)  Egmont  MSS.,  Vol.  II.,  p.  139. 


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GLISTINANE,  5lipcex.\neAin  (5U\f  cSeAti«iin) — "  Senan's  Green 
Place."     Area,  167  acres. 

"  Glestinan  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.).  "  Listenane,"  "  Listynane  "  and 
"  Listenan  "  (Egmont  MSS.  passim). 

KILGABRIEL,  Cill  S'n1^™  (now  generally  Cill  Uitli^tn) — 
"  Giriam's  Church."  The  name  of  this  church  founder  does  not 
occur  in  the  martyrologies,  at  least  in  the  form  here  given.  Area, 
60 1  acres. 

14  Kilgabriell  afs  Kilgereim  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.).  "  Kilgabriell  " 
(Egmont  MSS.). 

S.DD.  (a)  p^ipc  n^  CiUe— "  Field  of  the  Early  Church  Site  "; 
on  south  side  of  the  townland. 

(6)  Cnoc  n&  TX*pAi$e — "  Hill  of  the  Oakwood  " ;  a  sub-division. 

(c)  Cnoc  H.IAD-AC — "Grey  Hill";  another  sub-division. 

(</)  m6m  A  Ceoi$— "  Bog  of  the  Mist  ";  a  small,  well-known 
sub-division. 

(e)  poll  n^  sC<.\t— "  The  (Wild)  Cats'  Cave." 
KILMEEDY,    Cill  tnroe — "  Mide's  (or  'My  Ida's')  Church." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  322  acres. 
"  Kilmydie  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  p,\ipc  DA  Cille— "  Field  of  the  Early  Church  Site";  on 
Kennedy's  farm. 

KILMALOO,  Cill  molUA— "  Molua's  (or  '  My  Lua's')  Church." 
The  church  site  is  marked  on  the  six-inch  Ordnance  sheet.  Sir 
Philip  Percival  by  deed  of  trust,  dated  April  i,  1640,  assigned 
"  Kilmalooes,  Piltowne  Monoterris,  Listenan  and  Knocknegeragh  " 
to  his  son  George  (v).  Area  (in  two  divisions),  558  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  ClAif  5-Ainrhe— "  Trench  of  the  Sand  (Pit)";  a 
sub-division  of  about  200  acres,  locally  recognised  as  a  separate 
townland. 

(b)  Cnoicin  n^  mtDu^c-Ailli-oe — "  Little  Hill  of  the  Cowboys." 

(c)  5e.ACAit>e  Cill  ITIoluA — "  Kilmaloo  (Turnpike)  Gates." 

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(d)  toe  mop—"  Great   Pond";    a  small  lake  on  the  ridge 
summit,  close  to  which  stand  a  couple  of  ice-houses.     It  is  possible 
that  this  was  originally  a  prehistoric  "  dewpond." 

(e)  p^iftcin  A  teACC  —  "  Little  Field  of  the  Monument." 
(/)  t>Af\|\A  'n  Aifvo—  "  Summit  of  the  Height  (Ridge)." 

(g)  At  nA  C^ile  —  "The  Girl's  Ford";  perhaps  because 
a  girl  was  drowned  here. 

(//)  ^.Aifvoiti  piAfUMf  —  "  Pierce's  Garden";  so  named  from 
Pierce  Fitzgerald,  the  poet,  who,  according  to  local  tradition, 
lived  here  for  a  period. 

(i)  t)6tAipin  Loftus  —  "  Loftus'  Little  Road";  named  after 
General  Loftus,  who  marched  this  way  with  his  troops  to  Wexford 
in  1798. 

KNOCKBRACK,  Cnoc  t)peAC  —  "  Speckled  Hill."  Extensive 
slate  quarries  were  worked  here  half  a  century  ago.  Visitors  to 
the  Cork  Exhibition  will  remember  the  exhibit  of  Knockbrack 
slate  shown  there.  William  Beale  advises  Sir  Philip  Percivall 
(1941):  —  "  A  company  of  rogues  and  wicked  members  challenge 
part  of  Knockbracke  to  be  of  the  lands  of  Dromgallen."  (w)  Area, 
214  acres. 

S.D.  p.Ait\c  A  Scp^e—  "  Field  of  the  Wandering  (Stray)." 

LACKEXDARRA,   te.AC.Ain  "OA^A  —  "  Oak  Bearing  Glen  Slope  " 
Area,  78  acres. 

"  Lackindoraghe  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

MOXATRAY,  mom  OcpAit;  —  "  Dung  Bog  (?)".  O'Donovan 
makes  it  '<  Otter's  Bog."  Area  (in  three  divisions),  661  acres. 

"  Monetray  "  (Distr.  Bk.).     "  Monothirie  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.     I.  Inland  :—  (a)  An  CAifle^n—  "  The  Castle  ";  a  field. 

II.  Coastwise  :—  (b)  CuAinin—  "  Little  Cove." 

(c)  Stettin  De^g—  "  Little  Glen." 

(d)  5Ait>Un    TIA  tnt)uttAi-6e—u  Creek   of   the    Bowls."     The 
u  Bowls  "  here  are  rounded  water-worn  stones. 

(e)  CuAinin  Hoibe^ipT)  —  "  Roberts'  Cove." 


(w)  Egmont  MSS.,  Vol.  I.,  p.  135. 


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(/)  CAPIUMS  HA  polloi^e  —  "  Pollock  Rock." 

(/?)  J.\\ill  A  C^p^ill—  "  The  Horse's  Cliff." 

(A)  5e.\l-CtVAig—  u  Bright  (White)  Strand." 

(0  SAiftlin  tie4j\CAi$—  ';  Harty's  Sea  Inlet." 

(j)  5e4|\D—  "  Yard." 

(k)  Cot^n  A  CuAille—  "  Well  of  the  Pole." 

(/)  5<Mt>Un  gun—  "  Clean  Sea  Inlet." 

(;//)  T1e<.vo  A  TlAort>e—  "  The  Babe's  Resting  Place  (Nest)." 

(/j)  CAPJUMS  A  ScolA  —  "  Rock  of  the  Pinnacle." 

(o)  C-AtAfUMS  t,\if\  4\  Up<M$  —  "  Middle  Rock  of  the  Strand." 

(p)  Infe  Hi  £utAipci$—  "  O'Flaherty's  Island  "  ("  Calasoe 
Bay  "). 

(q)  poll  t)pe<An—  '•  Stinking  Hole." 

(r)  Cfu\i$in  tJe^s—  "  Little  Strand  "  (tautologically). 

(s)  pott  n-A  50^5  —  "  Cave  of  the  Jackdaws."  C^g  is  generally 
a  jackdaw,  but  along  this  coast  the  name  is  applied  to  the  chough. 

(/)  thxptvA  tiA  Hinne—  "  The  Headland  Summit." 

(u)  t)6x\p-oi  tiAttmne,  (?)  ;  a  rock  seldom  uncovered,  even  at 
low  water. 

(v)  CAfAn  A  ttlA-opA—  "  The  Dog's  Path." 
(TV)  poll  A  5uAil—  "  Coal  Hole." 
(.r)  An  5AiOlin—  "  The  Sea  Inlet." 

(y)  5.\it>lin  t)uroe—  "  Yellow  Sea  Inlet  "  ("  Carty's  Cove"). 
(2)   UobAf  U-OACCA—  "  Wrell  of  Will  (Penance)  ";  a  holy  well  at 
which  "  rounds  "  are  regularly  made,  (.r) 

MOORD,  An  TTIdifvo  (An  m^$  Ap-o)—  "  The  High  Plain." 
The  height  here  is  insignificant  ;  it  can  only  be  called  an  elevation 
in  relation  to  the  slightly  lower  flat  extending  to  the  east.  Area, 
62  acres. 


S.D.     St.    Bartholomew's    Well    (O.M.),    Uobap 
Idem.     This  is  a  well-known  holy  well  at  which  a  pattern  is  held 
and  "  rounds  "  made  on  August  24th. 

(.v)  See  fubbernahulla,  Lismore  Par.  above  ;  also  Hyde,  "  Religious  Songs 
of  Connaght,"  Vol.  II.,  p.  19. 


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MORTGAGE,  An  mAfS^irce—  ''  The  Mortgaged  Property." 
Area,  146  acres. 

NEWTOWN,  t),Aile  tltiA.     Idem.     Area,  211  acres. 

"  Newtowne  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

PILLTOWN,  t)xMte  ^n  poilt  —  "  Homestead  of  the  River  Inlet." 
Here  are  the  site  and  insignificant  remains  of  a  castle  of  the 
Walshes.  Area,  327  acres. 

"Pilltowne"  (Inq.  Jas.  I.) 

PROSPECT  HALL  ;  fancy  name  of  the  usual  meaningless 
character  xvith  no  Irish  name  to  correspond.  Area,  358  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Ferry  Point  (O.M.),  poinnce  ^n  CAlLAi-6.  Idem. 
In  August,  1645,  Castlehaven  planted  two  batteries  here  to  reduce 
the  garrison  of  Yotighal,  and,  though  he  failed  in  his  immediate 
design,  he  succeeded  in  harassing  the  town  and  in  sinking  the 
"  Duncannon  "  frigate,  (y) 

(b)  Cnoc  A  poirmce—  "  Point  Hill." 

RATH,  HAC.     Idem.     Area,  419  acres. 

"  Rath  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

SPRINGFIELD  ;  fancy  name  of  'same  style  as  Prospect  Hall, 
above  ;  no  Irish  form.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  108  acres. 

TOBERAGOOLE,  Uotx^fv  A  JuxMt  —  "  Well  of  the  Coal";  better 
known  now  as  C-AfpAig  Hi  C^if  ("  O'Cash's  Rock  ").  Area, 
15  acres. 

"  Tobberagoole  "  (Distr.  Bk.). 

Ringagonagh  Parish. 

THE  place  names  of  the  Parish  are  as  interesting  and  as  numerous 
as  the  peculiar  position  and  circumstances  of  the  region  warrant 
one  in  expecting.  This  parish  forms  the  extreme  portion  of  a 
prominent  headland  and  is  bounded  by  the  sea  therefore  on  three 
sides  and  by  untilled  and  unoccupied  mountain  on  the  other. 
Ringagonagh,  or  Ring  as  it  is  popularly  called,  is  one  of  the  most 
Irish  speaking  parishes  in  Ireland.  Needless  to  add,  the  parish 

(y)  Egmont  MSS.,  Vol.  I.,  p.  60. 


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name  —  Hinti  0  5Cu«.\n,sk  ("  O'Cooney's  Point  ")  —  is  not  ecclesiastical 
in  origin  ;  it  is  written  "  Rin  Igoneighe"  in  an  Inquisition  of  the  time 
of  James  I.  For  a  description  of  the  ruined  church,  &c.,  see 
journal  of  \Valcrford  Archaeological  Society,  Vol.  IV.,  p.  198.  Many 
of  the  sub-denominations  in  this  parish  were  collected  for  me  by 
Rev.  M.  Sheehan,  D.D.,  D.Ph.,  Maynooth  College.  To  Dr.  Sheehan 
I  beg  likewise  to  express  my  indebtedness  for  many  valuable 
suggestions  as  to  the  meaning  of  the  sub-names  in  question. 


-  -  "  O'Harrahan's 


ruv 


TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYHARRAHAX,     t)x.\ile    Hi 
Homestead."     Area,  309  acres. 

"  Ballyharrowhan  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.    (a)    Tobernabraher    (O.M.), 
"  Well  of  the  Friars." 

(b)  CilUn  —  "  Ancient  Burial  Ground  ";  adjacent  to  last  and  on 
the  boundary  of  Killongford. 

BALLYNACOURTY,  t)Aile  n^  Cuipce  —  "  Town  of  the  Great 
House."  Area,  264  acres. 

"  Ballynicourtie  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  ScAipc  —  "Thicket";  a  small  sub-division. 

(b)  Cul6i5in—  "  Little  Nook." 

(c)  CuptvAC  m6p  —  "Great  Swamp." 

(d)  Uop  peA^na—  "  Elder  Bush." 

BALLYXAGOUL,  t)^ile  HA  n5^t  --  "  Homestead  of  the 
Foreigners."  A  local  tradition,  which  seems  to  be  English  in 
origin  (and  therefore  unreliable),  states  that  the  foreigners  were 
the  crew  of  a  Turkish  vessel  (Algerine  Rover)  wrecked  here 
—  hence  limn  \\A  t)Uu|\CAC.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  180  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6tAt\  A  t)AnntM—  "  The  Glebe  Road." 

(b)  t)Apiu\  t)Aile  —  u  Homestead  Summit." 

(c)  t)6t.\t\  A  t3Uic—  "  Road  of  the  Black  (Peaty)  Soil." 

(cf)  Cnoc  A  tu-A  —  "  Hill  of  the  Ashes  (tu^ite)  ":  a  sub- 
division. 

(e)  CAf\|\Ai5  AiUf  —  "  Alice's  (?)  Rock." 


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(/)  CALAIS  SeAptAif — "  Charles'  Rock." 

(g)  Cuit  A  Ce— "  The  Quay  Nook." 

(h)  CpAis  (not  C^AIS)— "  Strand." 

(i)  PAIJ\C  r\A  tteilse— "  Field  of  the  Graveyard,"  in  which 
some  hapless  victims  of  black  '47  found  a  resting  place  at  last. 
This  is  also  called  p*\i|\c  HA  t)Af\t\Aice,  from  a  police  barracks 
(afterwards  converted  into  an  auxiliary  hospital)  which  stood 
there. 

BALLYREILLY,  t>Aile  Ui  IIAJAUAIJ— - "  O'Reilly's  Homestead." 

S.DD.  (a)  TlA  RAitinit>e — "The  Flint  Rocks";  a  group  of 
rocks  under  low-water  mark. 

(6)  tlA  ^Aitmte — "The  Smiths  (?)  ";  another  rock  group- 
known  to  English  speakers  as  "  The  Gaynors." 

(c)  ^Aitjtin  A  cSoltnp — "  Sea  Pool  of  the  Light."     Compare 
CALAIS  -A  ScAmAil  under  Helvick. 

(d)  CALAIS  A  ttlA-opAi-o— "  The  Dog's  (Wolf's)  Rock." 

(e)  "botAft    HA    gCeAffVAi'oi'oe — "  Road    of    the    Carpets"; 
probably    ironically  so  named,  as  it  is  in   reality  the  reverse  of 
easy. 

CARRIGEEN,  CAppAigin — "  Little  Rock."     Area,  119  acres. 

CUXXIGAR — Coimg^At; — "  Rabbit  Warren  ";  also  called  "An 
Coif."  This  is  the  well  known  sand  hill  extending  across 
Dungarvan  Bay.  Area,  44  acres. 

GORTADIHA,  5°rc  n<i  "O^ioce — "Garden  of  the  Cauldron  (or 
Hogshead)";  so  named,  no  doubt,  from  tub-like  dips  or  hollows 
in  the  soil.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  510  acres. 

"  Gortnydeihe  "  (Ing.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  PAIJAC   A  Scimin— "  Field  of  the  Film  (or  '  Scum')." 

(b)  SeAtiA  tieiceAil—  "  The    Old    Sod-Burned    Place  "  ;    in 
allusion  to  a  custom  of  burning  the  dried  grassy  skin  of  a  lea 
field  as  a  manure  for  potatoes. 

(c)  CiU  lil6f\  and   CiU  tDeAg  ;   two  fields  (originally  one),  in 
former  of  which  is  an  early  church  site. 

(d)  pAipcin  riA  SfUroe — "  Little  Field  of  the  Village." 

(e)  PAI|\C    DA    nlongAc—  "  Field    of    the    Clawed    Things 
(Crabs  ?)." 


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(/)  thittAn  tu\  n56icit>e — "  Round  Field  of  the  Gates" 
"  j^'ciDe  "  seems  to  have  been  a  kind  of  game  ;  my  informant 
failed  to  describe  it  intelligibly. 

(g)  pott  CAipbpe— "  Carbry's  Pool." 
(h)  Clitic  A  cSAtAinn— "  Wet  Place  of  the  Salt." 
(0  5AP1VA1'ote  flmn — "  Gardens  of  (the)  Point." 
(j)  t)6tAif\  A  poinnce — "  The  Point  Road  ";   an  old  roadway 
to  Dungarvan.      Thisiran  down  to  the  "point,"  whence  there  was 
a  track  across  the  mud-slob  to  meet  t)6tAif\in  nA  CJ\A$A  at  the  far 
(Dungarvan)   side.     The  track,   scarcely  ever   used  now,  was  of 
course  covered  by  the  sea  at  high  water. 

HELVICK  ;  meaning  unknown ;  it  is  almost  certainly  not  Irish 
and  is  generally  considered  Danish.  More  probably  however  it  is 
a  family  or  other  personal  name,  as  witness  the  form  "  Helvickes- 
head  "  in  an  Inquisition  of  James  I.  Area,  231  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CALAIS  An  OtteAin— "The  Island  Rock." 

(b)  An  SAncA — Meaning  unknown. 

(c)  CALAIS  CuttAin — Meaning  unknown.     Perhaps  C.  Cu  t)Ain 
— "  White  Hound  Rock."     Cu  (sing.)  is  not  inflected  in  Waterford. 

(d)  pott  Ui£e  A  CADA—  "  Cave  House  Hole." 

(e)  £Aitt  A  piopAipe — "  The  Piper's  Cliff."       The  local  term 
for  bagpipes  is  piopAitie,  not  piAbAit>e. 

(/)  PAUL  An  $unA  ttlCip— "  Great  Gun  Cliff."  The  base  of 
cliff  is  tunnelled  by  the  breakers  and  at  certain  conjunctions  of  tide 
and  wind  it  booms  like  a  heavy  gun. 

(g)  'guAlAinn  A  Weatherach  ;  meaning  unknown. 

(h)  ^Aitt  An  Coipeit— "  The  Quarry  Cliff."  The  form  for 
"  quarry  "  in  northern  Decies  is  CoiteAj\. 

(0  p<Mtt  A  T)fAi$in— "  Cliff  of  the  Blackthorn." 

(j)  An  SC^APA— "  The  Stile." 

(k)  PAIU  An  cSAis-oiupA— "  The  Soldier's  Cliff." 

(/)  pAitt  CtA|VAc— "  Flat  Faced  Cliff." 

(m)  pomnce  A  ppeACAin — ''  The  Crow's  Point." 


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(/i)  CUAII  nA  sCopt^n — "  Haven  of  the  Reaping  Hooks  ";  in 
allusion,  Dr.  Sheehan  suggests,  to  the  sunken  reef  of  sickle- 
edged  rocks. 

(o)  CuAn  UA-OAipi — "  Rory's  Haven." 
(p)  CeAnn  A  {Md-Aig— "  Clown's  Head  "  (?). 
(9)  Ctiilin  Ancoinne — "Antony's  Little  Nook.." 
(r)  Cuil  $Ait\cr-CAt\ — "  Parkester's  (?)  Nook." 
(s)  CALAIS  A  UorhAir- — "  Rock  of  the  Measuring";    this  is 
known  to  English  speakers  as  Helvick  Rock,  and  is  always  sub- 
merged. 

(/)  CALAIS  "Out) — "  Black  Rock."  This  rock,  near  the  middle 
of  the  bay,  is  marked  Carrickapane  on  the  Ordnance  Map,  and 
Irish  speakers  sometimes  call  it  CA^AI^  A  peme,  the  meaning  of 
which  is  doubtful. 

(«)  CALAIS  t)AlCAH.  Owing  to  the  extraordinary  guttural- 
isation  of  I  in  local  pronounciation  this  name  was  very  difficult  to 
catch.  t>AtCAp  appears  to  be  a  personal  name — almost  certainly 
not  Irish. 

(v)  CAj\f\Ai5  Art  ScAtTiAil — ''  Rock  of  the  Shadow." 
(K>)  CALAIS  nA  t>pocAit»e — u  Rock  of  the  (Lobster)  Pots." 
(x)  CAf\f\Aij;  A  T)ile — Meaning  doubtful. 
(y)  CAf|\Ai5  "OfAignin — "  Blackthorn  Rock." 
(z)  CA^IAJ  t)|\eAn — "  Stinking  Rock." 
(aa)  CAff A15  ^GA\\ — "  Sharp  Rock." 
(bb)  CALAIS  PA-DA — "  Long  Rock." 
(cc)  CALAIS  6it)lin  CfionA — "  Old  Ellen's  Rock." 
(dd)  CALAIS  SeAgAin  tli  CopfAin— "  John  O'Currane's  Rock." 
(ee)  CAffAis  An  Coifceim — "  Stepping  Rock." 
(ff)  CALAIS  nA  nGAfcon— "  Rock  of  the  Eels." 
(gg)  NA  t)iO|\AnAi5 — "The  Sprats";   a  place  where  the  fish 
named  is  taken  with  shovels  from  the  sand  on  moonlight  nights. 
(hli)  HA  CjvAinn — "  The  Trees";  a  sub-division. 

(if)  PAIU  An  tlACAitv    Uncertain;  perhaps  tJACAip  for 
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KILLIXOORIX,  Citl  An  UAiptinn  ;  uncertain.  O'Donovan 
renders  the  qualifying  term  "  The  Cold  Spring."  The  ancient 
church  site  has,  so  far,  eluded  discovery.  Area,  84  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Linn  t)uit)e — "  Yellow  Pool ";  a  sub-division.  Here 
was  formerly  a  pool  with  a  stiff,  yellow,  clay  bottom. 

(6)  VAIU,  nA  gCAOpAc— "  Sheep  Cliff." 

(c)  JTAiU  An  tlifse— "  Water  Cliff." 

(J)  J?AiU  A  ScAicin— "  Little  Stack  Cliff." 

KXOCKAXPOWER,  Cnoc  A  PAO^AIS — "  Power's  Hill."  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  243  acres. 

"  Knockanpower  als  Knockepoery  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  t>AiletJi'6uDlAi$e — "O'Dooley's  Homestead";  the 
old  name  of  Knockanpower  Upper. 

(6)  CumAft — "  Confluence  (or  '  Valley  ')  ";  a  small  cove. 

(c)  t)6tAtt  nA  Sop— "  Road  of  the   Wisps   of   Hay  (or  '  Bog 
Deal  Torches ')." 

(d)  CALAIS  An  cSuAtAir- — "  Rock  of  the  Rest  (or  '  Mirthful 
Intoxication ')." 

(e)  ClAif  A  PUCA— "  The  Pookha's   Trench  ";    a  little   glen 
which  forms  the  western  boundary  of  Knockanpower  Lower. 

(/)  UAlAtfi  A  cSAgAipc — "  The  Priest's  Land  ";  a  small  sub- 
division. 

(g)  ClAif  An  fSip— "  Grassy  Trench." 

(h)  t)mn  A  CAfAnAin— "  Peak  of  the  Earth  (or  '  Rock')  Pile." 

(i)  poll  UAlrhAn — "  Earth  Hole  ";  a  souterrain. 

LEAGH,  t,iAt — "Grey  Land";  see  Barranaleihe  (Ardmore) 
which  adjoins.  Area,  218  acres. 

MOAT,  An  TTloCA — "  The  Mote";  from  a  prehistoric  mound, 
not  now  existing  though  its  site  is  still  traceable.  Area,  24  acres. 

"Mota"  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cut  A  UeAmpuiU — "  Church  Corner." 

(b)  St.  Nicholas'  Well  (O.M.).  (c)  Glebe  (O.M.).  (d)  Moat  (O.M.). 

(e)  -An  1nfe — "The  Inch";,  an  inch  is  an  alluvial  flat  by  a 
stream  or  river. 

(/)  poll  A  PUCA— "The  Pooka's  Hollow." 

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MWEELAHORNA,  ITlAOit  A  Coipnij  ;  see  Ardmore  Par.  Area, 
127  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Glebe  (O.M.). 

(6)  UeAtnpull  tlexvotriAinn  —  "  Redmond's  Church";  the  name 
is  applied  to  a  cliff  and  isolated  rock  in  the  sea. 

(c)  PAIJ\C  A  CotriAip  —  "  Field  of  the  Ravine." 

(d)  t)6tAif\in  CAOC—  "  Blind  Little  Road." 

(e)  FA-DAI^  tiA  CAiUige—  "  Trench  of  the  Hag." 
(/)  An  CAf\n—  "  The  Pile  (of  Stones)." 

(g)  An  pjvAipm  ;  this  name,  applied  here  to  a  field,  designates 
a  dish  made  from  new  flour  prepared  thus  :  —  the  grain  was  shed  by 
rustling  the  newly-reaped  ears  in  the  hands,  and  the  husks  were 
removed  by  blowing.  Next  the  wheat  was  put  in  a  pot  over  the 
fire  to  dry.  When  dried  the  grain  was  ground  with  a  quern, 
mixed  with  new  milk  or  cream  and  eaten  hot.  Praipin,  though 
now  unknown,  was  considered  an  exquisite  dish,  (z) 

(h)  An  COJVA  —  "  The  Weir  ";  a  rock  in  the  sea. 

(i)  An  C6ij\teAC  ;  uncertain  ;  a  field. 

(j)  5°PC  nA  gCliAt  —  "Garden  of  the  Hurdles." 

RATHNAMENEENAGH  ;  see  Ardmore  Par.     Area,  254  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  C-ANVAIS  ttyfcan—  "  Stinking  Rock." 

(6)  Muggort's  Bay  (O.M.).  Within  the  bay  is  a  depression  in 
the  sea  bottom  well  known  to  fishermen  as  "  An  ^LeAnn  "  —  "  The 
Glen." 

(c)  CALAIS  n^  Cpoif  e  —  "  Rock  of  the  Cross." 

(d)  pxMlt  n^  Ctxoife—  "  Cliff  of  the  Cross." 

(e)  SAitttin  A  CuprAig—  "  Little  Sea  Inlet  of  the  Wet  Place." 
(/)  gAittUn  nA  mt)6—  "  Little  Sea  Inlet  of  the  Cows";  also 

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(g)  5^'5  —  "Village";  the  name  is  applied  to  three  rocks 
distinguished  as  5.  rh6|A,  5.  t)ex\s  and  5.  IAI|\  (Great,  Small  and 
Middle)  respectively. 

(h)  Cuit  C|\A$A—  "  Strand  Nook." 

(/)  An  t)mn—  "  The  Pinnacle." 

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READOTY,  K6it)  "t)6i$ce — "  Burned  Mountain  Plain."  Area, 
86  acres. 

SHANACLOONE,  Se<\nA  Clu»\in — "  Old  Meadow."  Area,  33 
acres. 

SHANAKILL,  Se.aru  Cill — "  Old  Church."  The  "  old  church  " 
is  doubtless  the  ancient  ruined  church  of  the  parish  in  the  present 
tovvnland  of  Shanacloone,  formerly  a  sub-division  of  Shanakill. 
Area,  1 14  acres. 

"  Shanakeile  "  (A.S.E.). 

SHAXBALLY,  Se«MiA  tXaile — "  Old  Homestead."  Area,  179  acres. 

"  Shanballymore  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  n^  -oCu^CAC— "  Hill  of  the  Turks." 

(6)  CobAipin  HA  rnt)^\CAf— ((  The  Friars'  Well." 

(c)  ttlACA  HA  gCloC— "  Cattle  Yard  of  the  Rocks." 


BARONY  OF 
DECIESA/VITHOUT-DRUM. 

ARONY  names  are  almost  always  of  great  antiquity; 
they  are  generally  ancient  territorial  denominations. 
Decies  perpetuates  the  name  of  the  ancient  Desii 
race  and  region.  The  present  barony  is  so  called 
to  distinguish  it  from  a  second  Decies — known  as 
''  Within  Drum  " — from  which  it  is  separated  by 
the  Drom  Finghin  range,  referred  to  in  the  Irish 
Annals  as  far  back  as  the  year  of  the  world  3,501. 
Under  the  date  in  question  the  Four  Masters  state  that  Heber 
quarrelled  with  his  brother  Heremon  for  possession  of  this — one 
of  the  three  most  excellent  hills  in  Ireland.  The  Drum  (Drom) 
range  extends  from  Dungarvan  Bay  to  the  western  boundary  of 
the  county  and  beyond.  The  present  is  far  the  largest  barony  in 
the  county  :  it  comprises  within  its  boundaries  no  fewer  than 
nineteen  parishes — or  rather  eighteen  parishes  with  portion  of  a 
nineteenth.  It  is  exceptionally  rich  in  its  local  names — rich  in 
their  number  and  in  their  variety.  Not  only  are  the  names 
numerous  and  varied,  but,  consequent  on  the  use  of  Irish  as  a 
living  tongue  throughout  the  region,  it  was  quite  easy  in  almost 
every  instance  to  get  them  from  the  lips  of  native  speakers. 
Towards  its  eastern  end  considerable  portion  of  the  barony  was 
known  till  recently  as  Paoracha,  or  Power's  Country — a  name 
which  extended  likewise  to  the  adjoining  parts  of  Upperthird 
and  Middlethird.  Noticing  the  number  of  Powers  (locally  known 
as  Poore)  and  Barrens  on  a  County  Grand  Jury  list  a  witty  judge 
once  described  Waterford  as  "  a  poor  and  barren  country/' 


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Previous  to  the  confiscation  period  O'Briens,  McGraths  and 
Fitzgeralds  occupied  respectively  the  Comeragh,  Tooraneena  and 
Blackvvater  districts  of  the  region  now  under  review. 

Affane  Parish. 

CONFORMING  to  the  general  rule  the  parish  name  in  the  present 
instance  is  derived  from  name  of  the  townland  on  which  stood 
the  ancient  parochial  church.  Comprised  in  the  parish  is  a 
considerable  stretch  of  mountain,  but,  as  the  latter  was  practically 
unoccupied  till  less  than  a  century  since,  mountain  names  are 
not  numerous  in  proportion.  Throughout  the  parish  ran  (N.  to  S.) 
the  ancient  highway  from  Cashel  to  Ardmore,  likewise  a  branch 
of  the  same  which  made  a  detour  via  Lismore,  and  finally  another 
ancient  road — t)otAf\  n^  tlAom,  which  led  east  and  west,  and 
crossed  the  Blackvvater  river  at  Affane.  For  a  detailed  account 
of  the  Cashel-Ardmore  road — known  as  the  tlu\n  t)6  iXvopuig — 
see  an  article  by  the  present  writer  in  the  Journal  of  the  Royal 
Society  of  Antiquaries,  Vol.  XV.  (Fifth  Series),  p.  no,  and  for  a 
description  of  the  ecclesiastical  antiquities  of  the  parish  see 
same  writer's  paper  in  Journal  of  the  Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland 
Archaeological  Society,  Vol.  II.,  pp.  195,  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

AFFANE,  At  Ttle^t>oin — "Middle  Ford."  In  local  pronuncia- 
tion the  initial  letter  of  the  qualifying  word  is  aspirated  contrary 
to  grammar  rule.  The  Blackwater  was  fordable  in  three  places 
below  Cappoquin,  and  it  is  from  the  middle,  or  chief,  of  these 
that  the  present  townland  gets  its  name.  A  battle  was  fought 
here  in  1565  between  the  Earls  of  Desmond  (Garret,  son  of  James.) 
and  Ormond  (Thomas,  son  of  James,)  in  which  the  former  was 
defeated  with  great  loss.  Many  memorials  of  the  fight  survive  in 
the  place  names  of  the  vicinity.  Two  fairs  were  held  here — on 
May  4th  and  November  22nd.  Area  (in  three  divisions),  371  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  poll  A  PUCA— "  Hollow  of  the  Pooka";  a  lime- 
stone cavity  surrounded  by  a  low  wall. 


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(b)  Tleitis  DeAUMg  A  cSleitte — "  Graveyard  of  the  Mountain 
Roadway";  within  Captain  Power's  lawn.     It  is  probable  that  the 
slain  were  buried  here  after  the  battle  above  alluded  to. 

(c)  UobA|\  A  tfUoip— "  The  Steward's  Well." 

(d)  Finisk  River  (O.M.),  ponnuifge— "  White  (Azure)  Water  "; 
for  a  river  name  the  present  seems  suspiciously  easy  of  translation. 

(e)  pott  A  cSAgAip c — "The   Priest's   Pool";   called  from  a 
priest  who  was  drowned  there. 

BALLYHANE,  t)Aile  tli  Se-AgxMn — "  O'Shane's  Homestead." 
Area,  407  acres. 

BAWXFOWX,  t)4n  ponn — "  White  (Azure)  Field."  Area,  187 
acres. 

S.D.  Aughnamara  (O.M.),  At  tilAipe — "  Mary's  Ford." 

BELLEVILLE,  Citl  T)oi|\itin —  "  Darahin's  Church  "  (see 
Kilderraheen).  Lag  A  "D^cuif  ("  Hollow  of  the  Bakehouse  ")  seems 
to  have  been  another  name  (alternative  or  older) — perhaps  only 
a  sub-denomination.  The  place  also  bore  for  a  short  time  the 
fancy  name — "  Bettyrield."  Area,  140  acres. 

S.D.  Bealleac  Bridge  (O.M.),  t>a<M  bee — "  River  Mouth  of 
the  Flagstone."  Compare  Belleek,  &c.  The  name  Bealleac  is 
popularly  extended  in  the  present  case  to  a  sub-division. 

BLEAXAHOURCE,  t)le«.\n  n^  nAttA  Hu-Ai-fce — "  Groin  of  the  Grey 
River  "  (O'D.).  Area,  58  acres. 

S.D.  "  Turnpike  "  (O.M.),  at  junction  of  roads,  near  north-east 
angle  of  the  townland. 

COOLAGORTBOY,  Cuil  A  ^uifvc  ll)uit)e — "  Corner  of  the  Yellow 
Field."  Area,  421  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  UUA|\  nA  txMt)rie— "  Cattle  Field  of  the  River  Fork  "; 
at  County  Boundary. 

(b)  An  Cujxpog  (cfupog) — "The  Wrinkle";  a  field  name. 

(c)  t)^n  TIA  Coit\ce— "  Bark  Field." 

CARRIGEEX,  C^f^Aigin — "  Little  Rock."  A  limestone  quarry 
on  the  site  has  almost  obliterated  the  "  Little  Rock."  Area,  256 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  tDocAp  HA  bpocog— "  Road  of  the  Puddings": 
probably  a  reference  to  the  battle  of  Affane. 


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(b)  CotK\t\  piopuifse—  "  Clear-  Water  Well." 

CLOTTAHIXA,  Cloc  A  Ceine  —  "Fire  Sod."  (a)  Thus 
O'  Donovan  —  but  the  derivation  can  hardly  be  admitted.  C.  -dit 
(Aitce)  teine  seems  more  likely.  Taking  doc  to  be  a  sod  (O'D.) 
we  have  "  Sod  of  the  Fire  Kiln."  This,  to  be  sure,  is  not  very 
intelligible,  but  it  is  as  good  as  O'Donovan's  "  Fire  Sod."  Formerly 
each  village  had  its  corn-kiln  in  which  the  grain  was.  dried  before 
treatment  in  the  domestic  quern  or  the  local  mill.  On  the  town- 
land  is  a  very  well  known  souterrain.  Area,  343  acres. 

S.D.  5^eAtin  ^A  LeACA  —  "  Glen  of  the  Flagstones  ";  on  west 
boundary. 

COOLANEEN,  Cut  Aicnin  —  "  Little  Antony's  Corner."  Area, 
144  acres. 

COOLNACREENA,  Cut  HA  Cpine  —  ''  Corner  of  the  Withered 
(Tree)  "  (?).  Area,  362  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  toe  AT\  pectin  —  "  Pond  of  the  Water  Horehound 
(Lycopus  Europoeus)." 

(b)  xX|vo  pei-olin  —  (?). 

(c)  De^tAC  r*.A  SAigexvo  —  "  Roadway  of  the  Javelins  ";  perhaps 
another  allusion  to  the  battle. 

CRIXXAGHTAUX,  CjunnneAccAn  —  Meaning  uncertain.  Probably 
for  CpuicneACCxin  —  "  The  Wheat  Growing  Place."  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  376  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  One  Mile  Stream  (O.M.)  ;  on  east  boundary. 

(b)  t)6cx\p  A  TtlACAipe—  "  Road  of  the  Battle  Field." 

CURRAGHROCHE,  CupfVAc  A  H6ifd5  —  "  Roche's  Morass." 
Area,  514  acres. 

S.D.  UobAp  Cotuim  CiUe—  "  St.  Columba's  Well  ";  one  of 
the  most  noted  of  the  many  holy  wells  of  the  Blackwater  region. 
Fifty  years  ago  it  was  much  resorted  to  for  devotional  purposes. 

DROMAXA,  "OjAotn  ATM  or  T)|\om  e^nAig  ;  meaning  doubtful. 
O'  Donovan  makes  it  T)f\oiTi.Aiin,A  —  "  Ridges,"  but  this  is  certainly 
incorrect.  "  Ana's  Ridge  "  is  more  likely.  Ana,  a  lady  of  the 
Tuatha  De  Danaans,  became  Queen  of  the  SlUAj;  or  fairy  hosts  of 


(a)  "  Morgan  Evans  of  Clotthenny  "  (Will  of  Earl  of  Cork,  2642). 


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Munster.  Her  name  occurs  apparently  in  perhaps  half  a  dozen 
further  instances  throughout  the  Decies.  At  Dromana  was  a 
famous  castle  of  the  Desmonds,  now  metamorphised  into  a 
modern  mansion.  It  is  stated  that  portions  of  the  present  castle 
date  from  the  time  of  King  John.  The  original  castle,  together 
with  the  Decies  property  (by  which  is  here  signified  that  portion 
of  the  ancient  Desmond  estate  lying  on  the  east  of  the  Black- 
water),  came  into  the  possession  of  the  Fitzgeralds  in  the  first  half 
of  the  I3th  century,  through  the  marriage  of  John,  head  of  the 
Desmond  sept,  with  the  heiress  of  Thomas  FitzAntony,  Lord  of 
the  Manor  of  Decies,  &c.  This  Decies  property  remained  an 
integral  part  of  the  Desmond  estate  proper  till  the  death,  in  1457, 
of  James,  the  8th  Earl.  To  his  younger  son  Gerald  the  8th  Earl 
in  question  bequeathed  Decies  and  Dromana  Castle.  A  grand- 
daughter of  Gerald's  was  that  Katherine  Fitzgerald  known  to 
historians  as  the  old  Countess  of  Desmond  who,  it  is  claimed, 
died  at  the  age  of  140  years.  In  the  Park  at  Dromana  is  still 
pointed  out  the  venerable  cherry  tree  in  the  endeavour  to  climb 
which  the  aged  lady  received  a  fall  that  resulted  in  her  death  ! 
The  Castle  of  Dromana  was  enlarged  and  partly  rebuilt  by  Gerald 
and  in  the  possession  of  his  descendants  it  has  remained  for  seven 
centuries.  Though  uniformly  loyal  to  the  English  power  the 
Dromana  Fitzgeralds  became  in  habit  and  living  as  Irish  as  the 
Irish  ;  for  instance,  Sir  Gerald  Fitzgerald,  Lord  of  the  Decies 
(temp.  Henry  VIII.),  could  not  speak  a  word  of  English.  Some 
reservations  in  the  grant  of  Decies  to  the  house  of  Dromana  led  to 
trouble,  as  in  that  stormy  age  they  were  well  calculated  to  do  ;  in 
1565  the  head  of  the  Desmond  clan  (Gerald,  I5th  Earl)  claimed 
rights  of  chieftainship  over  Decies.  Practical  insistence  on  this 
claim  led  to  that  bloody  skirmish  dignified  by  the  title  of  Battle  of 
Affane.  (6)  John  Fitzgerald,  Lord  of  Decies,  at  his  death,  in  1664, 
left  as  his  heiress  an  only  child,  Catherine,  a  minor,  who  married 
Edward  Villiers,  eldest  son  of  Viscount  Grandison.  The  eldest  son 
again  of  this  union  was  John  Villiers,  created  Earl  of  Grandison  in 
1721.  John's  sister,  Harriet,  became  mother  of  William  Pitt,  the 

(6)  See  antea,  under  Affane  townland. 


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Great  Earl  of  Chatham.  Earl  Grandison  was  succeeded  in  title  by 
his  grandson,  George,  who  gambled  away  much  of  his  fine  patrimony. 
Earl  George  left  no  male  heir  ;  his  only  daughter,  Gertrude, 
married  Lord  Henry  Stuart,  son  of  the  Marquis  of  Bute — hence 
the  present  double  name  of  the  Decies  family,  Villiers-Stuart. 
Colonel  Villiers-Stuart,  son  of  the  above-named  Lord  Henry,  was 
the  popular  candidate  in  the  famous  and  still  remembered  election 
of  1826,  when  the  county  from  Blackwater  to  the  Suir  rang 
with  the  refrain  :  "  Stuart  for  ever  and  down  with  the  Mail 
man."  Till  recently  the  year  mentioned  was  universally  known 
in  Waterford  as — "  The  Year  of  Stuart's  Election,"  and  indeed  it 
is  frequently  referred  to  under  that  title  to  the  present  day.  One 
of  O'Connell's  monster  meetings  was  held  on  Dromana  Hill. 
Area,  759  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  "  The  Bastile,"  locally  corrupted  to  "  Back  Stile  "; 
an  eminence  close  to  Dromana  Castle,  and  adapted  for  defence  of 
latter. 

(6)  CdpfVAis  A  CeAmpxSin  ;  meaning  doubtful  ;  Ue^mpAn  is, 
ordinarily,  "  trouble."  Here  it  seems  to  signify  a  standing  stone,  (c) 
The  word  occurs  twice  in  Waterford  place-names.  The  present 
name  has  a  respectable  antiquity,  for  we  find  it  in  an  answer  filed 
by  Villiers,  May,  1684. 

(c)  tDeAfnA  An  £iAit> — "  Gap  of  the  Deer";    a  point  on  the 
hill-top  at  the  south  boundary  of  the  townland. 

(d)  CtAif  A  tfLAf\5Ai-6 — "Trench  of  the  Market";  at  north-east 
end  of  demesne,  where  fairs  were  held  on  June  5th  and  Sept.  4th, 
before  their  permanent  transference  to  the  village  of  Villierstown. 

(e)  Lady  Well  (O.M.)  ;  this  is  not  to  be  mistaken  for  a  holy 
well. 

DROMROE,  T)pom  Uuxyo.     Area,  242  acres. 

S.D.  t)6t^f  tiA  tl^orh — "  Road  of  the  Saints";  the  ancient 
highway  westwards  towards  Lismore  ;  it  forms  the  southern 
boundary  of  the  townland. 

(c)  See  Joyce,  "Irish  Names  of  Places,"  Vol.  I.,  p.  403. 


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KILDERRIHEEX,  Cilt  t)oitMCin — "  Dorahin's  (?)  Church." 
Although  the  word  is  certainly  ciU  (not  coitt,  a  wood)  I  searched 
in  vain  for  trace  of  tradition  or  church  site.  Area,  144  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PA^C  An  f  Ail— "  Field  of  the  Hedge." 

(b)  PA^C  nA  Blair  — (?). 

KNOCKNASHEEGA,  Cnoc  n.A  Sige — "  Hill  of  the  Streak  (or 
'  Stack')  ";  see  Checkpoint,  Par.  Faithlegg.  Area,  279  acres. 

S.D.  TlA  SlugxMtM-Ce— "  The  Swallow  Holes." 

KNOCKACRONAX,  Cnoc  A  Cj\on.Ain — "  Hill  of  the  Humming." 
Area,  51  acres. 

KNOCKYOOLAHAN,  Cnoc  Vli  VlAttACAin — "  O'Houlahan's  Hill." 
Area,  157  acres. 

LACKEN,  te.AC.Ain — "  Glen  Slope  "  (locative).    Area,  168  acres. 

LACKENREA,  teACAin  Ueit> — "  Untilled  (Smooth)  Glen  Slope  "; 
really  a  sub-division  of  last.  Area,  185  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Ctoc  An  UptA — "  The  Earl's  Stone,"  on  which  the 
wounded  Earl  of  Desmond  rested  after  the  battle  of  Affane;  the 
stone  has  been  removed,  but  the  site  is  well  remembered. 

(6)  t)6cAj\  5APD — u  Rough  Road  ";  portion  of  the  ancient 
roadway  to  Cashel  and  the  northern  Decies. 

LITTLE  BRIDGE  INCHES,  1npe  An  "Opoicro — "  Inch  (or  '  River- 
Holm  ')  of  the  Bridge."  This  was  anciently,  no  doubt,  portion  of 
Kilderriheen.  Area,  53  acres. 

"  Killdurraheen  or  Little  Bridges  "  (O.S.  note). 

LEFAXTA,  tiAt-GAncA — "Grey  Fields."  According  to  the 
Ordnance  Map,  Lefanta  Islands,  in  the  Blackwater,  adjoin  Mount 
Rivers,  while  Mount  Rivers'  Island  adjoins  Lefanta.  Area,  52 
acres. 

S.D.  pope  5lAf — "Green  Embankment  (or  '  Landing  Place ')"; 
at  the  point  where  t)6tA^  nA  Y\Aom  entered  the  river.  The  present 
place  name  is  better  known  locally  than  the  townland  name. 
"  Portglass  "  appears  in  a  lease  of  1738  from  the  Earl  of  Cork  to 
Christopher  Musgrove. 

MOUNT  RIVERS  ;  modern  (barbarous)  name  ;  no  Irish  equivalent. 
Mount  Rivers  was  formerly  portion  of  Affane  (Hunter),  according 


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to  the  evidence  of  Sir  R.  Musgrove  in  the  Blackwater  Fishery  Case 
(1869),  and  on  it  stood  the  Castle  of  Affane. 

MONEYGORM,  TTItiine  Sopm  --  "  Blue-Green  Ridge  (or 
'  Thicket ')."  Area  (in  three  divisions),  596  acres. 

S.D.  At  A  cSAp.An.Ai5 — "  Ford  of  the  Englishman  (or 
'  Protestant ')." 

MONEYROE,  mom  Ui  ttpo — "  O'Broe's  Bog."  The  surname 
O'Broe  (sometimes  Anglicised — Bray)  I  have  never  met  in  Water- 
ford,  though  it  occurs  in  a  famous  Waterford  song — the  "  1,4  T>A 
t\ADAf  ipf  ATI  gCAipleAn  CuAnAC  "  of  SeAtnuf  nA  Spon.  Area, 
361  acres. 

"  Moneroe  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  ScAipc  nA  Cif\ce — "Shrubbery  of  the  (Heath)  Hen." 

(6)  PAI^C  nA  Cille — "Field  of  the  Church";  site  of  an 
ancient  burial  ground,  with  well  defined  trace  of  circular  enclosure, 
on  Richard  Walsh's  land. 

POULBAUTIA,  poll  t>Ait>ce — "  Drowning  Hole";  so  called 
from  a  swamp  in  the  centre  of  Pender's  farm.  Area,  277  acres. 

QUARTER,  An  CeAtp AtfiA — "  The  Quarter."  Quarter  was  an 
ancient  Irish  division  of  land.  Here  dwelt  the  family  of 
Greatrakes,  to  which  belonged  the  famous  Valentine,  touch- 
healer,  &c.  Area,  79  acres. 

S.D.  pope  A  CACA — ''River  Bank  of  the  Battle";  another 
memorial  of  the  i6th  century  conflict  at  Affane  ;  it  is  a  small 
inlet  on  the  south  side  of  the  tovvnland. 

SHESKIN,  Seipcmn — "  Sedgy  Bog."     Area,  152  acres. 

"  Seskin  als  Seskinreadie  "  (Inq.  Jac.  I.). 

S.D.  Poulnabrock  (O.M.),  poll  nA  mttyoc — "  Badgers'  Hole  "; 
a  swallow-hole  of  considerable  depth  on  east  extremity  of  the  town- 
land. 

SLUGGERA,  Sl05Ai|\e — "  Swallow  Hole  ";  from  the  opening  to 
a  subterranean  cavity  near  north-east  angle  of  townland.  Area, 
135  acres. 

SPRINGFIELD  ;  no  Irish  name.     Area,  76  acres. 

SUNLAWN  ;  no  Irish  name.  The  place  is  almost  certainly  a 
sub-division  of  Kilderriheen.  Area,  93  acres. 


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TURBEHA,  Uop  t)eite  —  "  Birch  Bush."     Area,  249  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Barnanagarlogh  (O.M.),  t)e.Afvn.A  TI.A  ng-AptAC  — 
"Gap  of  the  Children";  a  spot  where  unbaptised  infants,  &c., 
were  interred.  The  word  t)e.At\n.A  in  place  names  has  a  wider 
extension  than  "gap  ";  the  exact  meaning  it  is  difficult  to  fix. 

(6)  "  The  Yard  "  (corruption  of  "  Guard  "),  at  north  side  of 
the  townland  ;  it  was  occupied  by  a  company  of  soldiers  in  1691. 

(c)  5UMnn  SioltAin  —  "  Siolan's  Glen,"  ("  Glen  of  the 
Dripping  "—  O'D.). 

Ballylaneen  Parish. 

LYING  in  the  very  heart  of  Power's  County  this  parish  is  still 
largely  Irish  speaking.  Hence  there  is  ample  opportunity  of 
submitting  its  place  names  to  that  best  of  all  tests  —  native 
pronunciation.  The  church  and  parish  were  dependencies  on 
the  Abbey  of  Mothel.  For  an  account  of  the  ecclesiastical 
remains  see  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  II.,  pp.  200  &c. 
In  the  ancient  graveyard  rest  the  remains  of  the  Irish  poet 
O'Sullivan. 


TOWNLANDS. 

AHANAGLOGH,  At^n  D.A  gCloc  —  u  Little  Ford  of  the  Stones." 
Area,  258  acres. 

BALLYGARRAM,  t)Aile  An  ^AW&W  —  "  Homestead  of  the  Grove." 
Area,  237  acres. 

BALLYDWAN,  tXaile  'Oub.Ain  —  "  Duane's  Homestead."  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  385  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cooneenacarton  (O.M.),  CuAinin  tiA  Ce.Afvoc.An  — 
"  Little  Cove  of  the  Forge." 

(b)  St.    John's    Island    (O.M.),    Oite^n   cSeA§.Ain—  "  John's 
Island." 

(c)  Poulatunish  (O.M.),  applied  to  a  rock  detached  from  the  cliff. 
(</)  PAIU  A  ptui|\—  "  Cliff  of  the  Flour." 

(e)  ScAlcA  —  "  Something  Stiff  and  Solid  ";  a  rock  on  east  side 
of  the  cove. 


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BALLYBAXOGK,  tJ^ile  n^  tUnoige  —  "  Homestead  of  the 
Little  Green  Field."  Configuration  is  extremely  curious;  towards 
its  western  extremity  the  town  land  extends  for  a  full  half  mile  with 
width  of  a  few  perches  only.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  644  acres. 

"  Ballybenoge  "  (A.S.E.). 

BALLYLAXEEN,  t>Aile  Ui  L^itnin  —  "O'Lannen's  Homestead." 
Area,  435  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CALAIS  A  ClA-OAipe  —  "  Rock  of  the  Traitor." 

(b)  DotAipfn  A  CupcAin  —  "  Little  Road  of  the  Curtain  (?)." 

(c)  CAtAip  t)f\e.AC—  "  Speckled  Cathair  (or  Stone  Fort)."    This 
is  really  an   early  church   site  and  cemetery,  surrounded  by  its 
original  circular  fence  of  stone.       Perhaps  this  is  the  only  true 
Cathair  now  remaining  in  Co.  Waterford. 

BALLYXAHILA,  tXAile  r\A  hAfole  (?)  —  "  Homestead  of  the 
Adze  (?)."  (d)  Area,  190  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  UobAipin  rtA  CpuAice—  "  Little  Well  of  the 
Pyramid  ";  in  allusion  to  a  pyramidal  cap  of  masonry,  not 
unusual  over  wells. 

(b)  An  cSe^nA  Sp^—  "  Old  Village." 

(c)  t)v\n  TUN  Cfunce  —  "  Field  of  the  Little  Eminence." 

(</)  th.\n  n.\  h1oUfit)4n—  "  P^ield  of  the  Many  Little  Heights." 

BALLYNARRID,  t)Aile  An  Aiftfo.  Meaning  very  doubtful. 
Area,  244  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Foilnaglogh  (O.M.),  p^iU  nA  sCLoc—  "  Cliff  of  the 
Stones." 

(6)  Wine  Cliff  (O.M.),  p^iLl  Art  fion^—  Idem. 

(c)  Dane's  Island  (O.M.),  OiUMn  Ui  t)f\ic—  "  O'Bric's  Island  "; 
it  is  practically  detached  from  the  mainland,  and  contains  traces  of 
earthen  fortifications.  Before  separation  the  present  island  formed 
portion  of  a  headland,  across  the  neck  of  which  an  earthen 
rampart  was  thrown.  Portion  of  the  rampart  in  question  is 
traceable  on  the  mainland.  The  English  speaking  natives  call 
the  place  "  Dane's  Island,"  from  their  tendency  to  attribute  all 
prehistoric  remains  to  the  Danes  (Danaans). 


(d)  See  CAftn  TIA  nAi-ote,  under  Ardmore  Par.,  antea. 


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(d)  Slippery  Island  (O.M.),  OHe^n  Ste-ArhAin.— Idem. 

(e)  Rinnamo  (O.M.),  Umn  n*\  mt)6 — "  Headland  of  the  Cows." 
(/)  Drumcoppal  (O.M.),  T)pom  C^pAiU — "  Horse's  Ridge." 
BALLYOGARTY,    t)Aite   Hi    £65^^15—"  O'Fogarty's  Home- 
stead."      O'Fogarty  is  to-day  a    rather  rare    name    in   Southern 
Decies.     Area,  222  acres. 

"  Ballyogerty  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

BRENAN,  "bjvAonAn  ;  this  word  signifies  a  droplet  or  icicle. 
Area,  643  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  SeAtiA  fraile— "  Old  Village";  a  field  in  which 
stand  two  remarkable  pillar  stones.  In  a  field  adjoining  stands 
a  third. 

(b)  "b6tAipin  r\A  bpopCAti — "  Little  Road  of  the  Crab  Fish." 

CARRIGCASTLE,  CALAIS  A  C^tfle^in — "  Rock  of  the  Castle"; 
so  called  from  a  rock  which  overlooks  the  valley  of  the  Mahon,  and 
on  which  formerly  stood  a  castle.  No  trace  of  the  building  survives. 
Area,  436  acres. 

"  Garrigahosslan  "  (D.S.M.).  "  Carrickcastle  afs  Carrick 
Island  "  (Old  Deed). 

S.DD.  (a)  tDotAfi  tiA  UAit>t>re — "  Road  of  the  Phantom." 

(b)  t)Aite  tiA  CtAife — "  Homestead  of  the   Trench";  a  well 
known  sub-division. 

(c)  m6in  tiA  gCuigeAt— "  Bog  of  the  Distaffs." 

(d)  CobAfi  An  A    and    Uob^p  t)|\i$T»e — "  St.   Anne's  and  St. 
Brigid's  Well  "  respectively. 

(e)  Cx\ffAi5  CtiAirhin — "  Little  Bone  Rock."     CriAitriin  may  be 
the  personal  name  Navan,  not  unknown  locally. 

(/)  Cnoc  A  CuilUnn— '•  Hill  of  the  Holly  Bush." 
(g)  t)AUAit>e  t)AnA — "White  Walls";    the   place   where   a 
gentleman  named  Smyth  was  murdered  many  years  ago. 

CARROWTASSONA,  CeAqiAriiA  ^n  uSAfAtiAig — "  The  Protest- 
ants' (Englishmen's)  Quarter."  This  must  have  been  originally  a 
sub-division  of  Ballynamanoge.  It  lies,  wedged  in,  between  the 
two  divisions  (north  and  south)  of  the  latter,  and  is  of  unusual  shape 
— in  no  part  more  than  a  single  field  in  width.  Area,  174  acres. 


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S  D.  C^ptvMgin  ru\  gC-AojuAc  —  "  Little  Rock  of  the  Sheep." 

COOLTUBKID,  Cuil  UobfUMt)  —  "  Corner  of  the  Well."  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  193  acres. 

S.D.  tT16in  tl!  t)pic—  "  O'Bric's  Bog." 

CURKABAHA,  CoppA  t)eite  —  "  Round  Hill  of  the  Birch  Tree." 
On  the  townland  is  site  of  a  ruined  castle  (O.M.)  and  portion  of  the 
village  of  Kilmacthomas  (CoiU,  'c  ConiAifin  —  "  Little  MacThomas' 
Wood  ").  Area  (in  two  divisions),  653  acres. 

FAHAFEELAGH,  pxMtce  £ui$le.Ac  —  "  The  Other  Portion 
(Balance)  of  Faha";  in  allusion  to  Faha  proper  (Par.  Kilrosanty), 
from  which  doubtless  at  some  time  long  past  the  present  townland 
was  cut  off.  Area,  546  acres. 

GRAIGUE  SHONEEN,  5^5  Seomin  —  '/  Little  John's  (Jennings') 
Village."  Area,  553  acres. 

"  Grageshoneen  "  (Inq.  temp.  Eliz.). 

LISARD,  Loif  AJVO  —  "  High  Lios";  believed  locally  to  have 
been  originally  portion  of  Sea  field.  Area,  76  acres. 

LISNAGEERAGH,  tiof  ti^  gCAOfVAc  —  "  Lios  of  the  Sheep." 
Area,  427  acres. 

"  Lisnegeragh  "  (D.S.M.). 

S.D.  tXaile  An  'OpomA  —  "  Homestead  of  the  Ridge";  a  sub- 
division on  which  was  formerly  an  old  residence  of  the  Powers. 

SEAFIELD,  5AFP^n  n^  ponnoige  —  ''Grove  of  the  Carrion 
Crow.':  The  name  of  the  crow  is  frequent  in  place  names  — 
probably  because  of  the  bird's  inconvenient  predatory  habits. 
Traceable  in  a  field  at  south  boundary  of  townland,  close  by 
Glenanearbail  road,  are  the  foundations  (about  20  yards  by  16) 
of  Philip  Barren's  Irish  College.  Area,  341  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  bof  tiA  C^ittije—  "  Lios  of  the  Hag  " 


(b)  An  Cup^c—  "  The  Morass." 

(c)  5te^nn  TT1A1  $651^-6  (?)—  "  Glen  of  the  Noisy  Plain." 

(d)  5^eAtin   An   6^ft)Aitt  —  "Glen  of  the  Tail";  the  stream 
which  flows  through  was  scooped  out  by  the  long  trailing  tail  of 
the  5^f  5e1r"neA(^  as  she  travelled  this    way  in   her  course  to 


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Carrigcastle.  On  the  rich  alluvial  flats  by  the  Mahon  the  legendary 
cow  pastured  one  night,  and  there  it  was  that  the  abortive  attempt 
to  milk  her  into  a  sieve  took  place. 

TEMPELYVRICK,  Ue^mpult  Hi  tDpic — "  O'Bric's  Church."  Site 
of  the  ancient  church  is  marked  in  O.M.  by  south  side  of  the  Stradbally 
road.  Area,  279  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Shag  Island  (O.M.),  Oile^n  r\A  SeA^Arte.  The 
shag  is  a  well-known  sea-bird,  very  destructive  to  fish  and  much 
hated  by  conservators  of  inland  rivers,  &c. 

(b)  Gull  Island  (O.M.). 

(c)  Trawnamoe  (O.M.),  UpAig  D.A  mt)6 — •'  The  Cows'  Strand." 

(d)  Trawnastrella  (O.M.),  UJUAIJ;  TIA  Scpeitte — ''  Strand  of  the 
Carpet  (or  <  Mat ')." 

Clonea  Parish. 

THIS  Parish  is  generally  styled  T\A  nT)eife^c  ("  Of  the  Decies  ") 
to  distinguish  it  from  Clonea — PAOJIAC  ("  Power's  "),  the  popular 
modern  name  of  Mothel  Parish.  Though  maritime  the  present 
parish  has  comparatively  few  cliff,  or  sea-coast,  names  ;  this  is 
probably  due  to  the  character  of  its  shore  line — low,  clayey,  and 
comparatively  featureless.  The  parish  is  of  small  extent  and, 
the  geological  formation  being  limestone,  the  soil  is  generally  rich — 
a  fact  which  is  not  without  its  effect  on  the  preservation  of  Irish 
names.  As  a  rule  the  better  the  soil,  the  more  foreign  importation 
there  has  been,  with  results  unfavourable  to  the  survival  of 
original  names.  For  a  description  of  the  church  ruins,  &c.,  see 
Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  III.  p.  3. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLAGHAVORRAGA,  t)eAtA6  A  ltUp5xM-6  —  "  Pass  of  the 
Market."  The  place  caps  a  low  ridge.  Where  the  market  was  held 
is  uncertain.  An  old  native  says  the  market  in  question 
was  for  sale  of  cabbage  plants.  English  speakers  uniformly 
Anglicise  the  name — Ballymarket.  Area,  201  acres. 

S.D.  Cnoodn  A  piopAipe — "  The  Piper's  Little  Hill." 


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BALLYRAXDLE,  t)Aile  AH  RAtyoAil  —  "  Randal's  Homestead." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  44  acres. 

CLOXEA,  CtuAin  ^IAI-O  —  "  Meadow  of  (the)  Deer."  Area  (in 
three  divisions),  546  acres. 

"  Clon  Jeh  "  (Inq.  Jac.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  An  t)Annr-<N—  "  Glebe  (Manse)." 

(b)  Cuilin  SeAgAin  ttlu\c  —  "John  Meade's  Little  Corner." 

(c)  toe  tliAttiAC—  "  Shining  Lake." 

(d)  FAIU  HA  muc—  "  Pigs'  Cliff." 

(e)  tXAn  .\  t)ioc.\it\e—  "  The  Vicar's  Field"  (Glebe  ?). 
DUXSALLAGH,  T)un  SAile^c  —  "  Willowy  Fort."    Area,  30  acres. 
GLEX,  5^e^nn-     Idem.     Area.  221  acres. 

S.D.  CtlUn;  the  site  of  an  early  church  on  the  farm  of  John 
McGrath  (north  side  of  old  road  which  ran  inland  from  the  sea.) 

KILBEG,  Cill  t)e^s  ;  apparently  i.e.  li  Little  Church."  As 
however  there  is  no  trace  or  tradition  whatever  of  a  church,  and 
as  latter,  if  it  had  ever  existed,  could  hardly  have  been  completely 
obliterated,  I  am  inclined  to  suspect  the  pronunciation  to  be  a 
corruption  of,  say,  Coitl  tteAg.  Area,  116  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Toberavaw  (O.M.),  UotMp  A  t)^i-6te—  "  Well  of  the 
Drowning  "  ;  most  probably  from  the  accidental  drowning  of 
somebody  therein. 

(b)  TU  CuppxMcni-oe  —  "  Little  Marshy  Places  (Fields)." 

KILGROVAN,  CiU,  5puti^iri  —  "  Grovan's  Church."  The  site  of 
the  ancient  church  is  well  known,  and  was  marked  till  recently  by 
a  group  of  ogham  inscribed  stones.  For  safer  preservation  the 
stones  have  been  removed  to  Mount  Melleray  Abbey. 

KILLIXEEN,  Cill  toinin  —  a  Loinin's  Church";  its  site  will  be 
found  near  the  ancient  homestead  of  the  Meanys.  Area,  338 
acres. 

"  Killinyne  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.D.  TTlAOiUn  —  "  Hill  Top  ";  a  rounded  mountain  point. 

KXOCKYOOLAHAN,  Cnoc  tli  tUltAc<\m  —  "  O'Houlahan's  Hill." 
On  the  townland  stands  a  fine  pillar-stone,  nearly  cylindrical  in 
shape  and  about  8  feet  high  by,  perhaps,  5  feet  in  diameter.  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  369  acres. 


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S.DD.  (a)  Cove  Hill  (O.M.). 

(b)  SeAnA  SI^I-D— "  Old  Village." 

(c)  gte^nn  t)Aile  n^  nAtiloipce — "  Glen  of  the  Apple  Orchard 
Homestead."     "UrjAl-^ofc  is  masc.  but  it  takes  in  Waterford  the 
fern,  form  as  given. 

Colligan  Parish. 

THE  Parish  name  is,  of  course,  non-ecclesiastical,  and  is  borrowed, 
in  the  usual  way,  from  the  townland  on  which  the  ancient 
church  stood.  From  the  parish  in  turn  is  named  the  well 
known  Colligan  River,  which  forms  its  eastern  boundary.  The 
parish  is  small,  but,  being  remote  and  mountainous,  it  furnishes  a 
fair  proportion  of  interesting  names.  For  a  description  of  the 
ecclesiastical  remains  see  Journal  of  ilie  Waterford  and  S.E. 
Ireland  Archaeological  Society,  Vol.  III.,  p.  77. 

TOWNLANDS. 

COLLIGAN,  CtnUigeAin  (loc.  case) — "  Hazel-Abounding  Place." 
Area  (in  three  divisions),  736  acres. 

"  Culligane  afs  Killcullegane  "  (Inq.  Jac.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Tubberacreen  (O.M.),  totMp  A  CfVAinn— "  Well  of 
the  Aged  Tree  ";  this  is  a  well  in  the  next. 

(6)  Faheen  (O.M.),  -p^itcin— "  Little  Fair  (or  <  Hurling ')  Green  " ; 
a  large  field  in  a  corner  of  which  still-born  children  were  buried. 

(c)  Old  Fair  Green  (O.M.). 

(d)  Yellow  Ford  Stream  (O.M.),  S|\ut  -An  ACA  tDtn-oe.     Idem. 

(e)  Parkatemple,  PX\I|\C  A  Ue^tnpuitt — "  Field  of  (beside)  the 
Church  " ;  from  a  chapel  of  the  penal  days  which  stood  here. 

(/)  Kylemore  (O.M.),  Coilt  tflop— "  Great  Wood." 
(g)  At  A  t)eAt,Ai§ — "  Ford  of  the  Highway  ";  here  an  old  road 
formerly  crossed  the  river. 

(h)  te^f  Cuittise^in — "  Knuckle  Joint  of  the  Colligan";  this 
was  a  ridge  or  weir  of  rock  which  formed  a  salmon  leap  and  water- 
fall in  the  river.  It  was  cut  away  many  years  since  by  a  body  of 
farmers,  holders  of  riparian  lands  higher  up  the  stream. 


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(/)  Cnoc  An  Aoru\i$— "  Hill  of  the  Fair." 

(/)  5f\K\ru\n — "  Sunny  Spot  (or  Place)  ";  a  hill  on  which  was 
a  circular  entrenchment.  "  Grenanemore  and  Grenanebeg  "  (Inq. 
Jus.  I.). 

(k)  Cnoc  tu\  tntouACAilli-oe — "Hill  of  the  Boys";  a  sub- 
division on  which  stand  present  police  barracks. 

(/)  UOOAJ\  CAOC— "  Blind  (Dry)  Well." 

(in)  t)6tv\|\  A  cSleioe — l<  Mountain  Road." 

CARROWGARIFF,  Ce«*t|\,\riu\  SAJID  -  "  Rough  Quarter." 
"  CeAtpAtfiA  gApb  m^|\  A  oibf\i$te4\t\  *\n  5peiT>e.AU,"  (Old  Rann). 
Area  (in  three  divisions),  616  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Englishman's  Hole  (O.M.),  At  A  cSAfAnAi$— 
"  Englishman's  Ford";  from  an  English  soldier,  drowned  here. 

(b)  ttei-o  tu\  o|:e^T)65— "  Mountain  Plain  of  the  Plover." 

(c)  Cnoc  T)xMn$eAn— "  Strong  (Fortified)  Hill." 

(</)  An  C.\p|u\i5in — "The  Little  Rock";  a  hill  of  medium 
height. 

(e)  AtAn  t)ur6e— "  Little  Yellow  Ford." 

(/)  lior  RuA-6— "  Red  Lios." 

CURKAGHXAMADREE,  Cupp^C  HA  tTlv\T)fAi-Oe — "  Swampy  Place 
of  the  Dogs  (Wolves)."  Area,  210  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  TheCurraghs(O.M.),m  Cup|\^5—u  The  Swamps." 

(b)  Toberbawn  (O.M.),  UobA|\  t3.\n— "  White  Well." 

(c)  Liosaniska,  Loir1  An  Hifge — "  Water  Lois."     The  frequent 
occurrence  of  this  name  indicates  prevalence  of  the  custom  of  isolating 
the  lios  by  flooding  the  surrounding  trench  after  the  manner  of  the 
mediaeval  moat. 

GARRYCLOYXE,  5-Mv°-C1-u*iin — "  Rough  Meadow."  Area,  327 
acres. 

S.D.  t)eAU\c  A  t)uio— "  Roadway  of  the  Black  (Earth)  ";  an 
ancient  pathway. 

GARRYDUFF,  5^rr^i"oe  "Outi — "  Black  Garden."  Area,  400  acres. 
"  5^rrA1^e  op'^e^S)  ^1C  n^  pu*M|ApeAt)  An  ciilog  ce^f\c  "  (Local 
Poet). 


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S.DD.  (a)  Lissavalla  (O.M.),  tiof  A  tteAlAis— "  Fort  of  the 
Highway  " ;  a  square  lios  of  medium  size.  Compare  At  A  t)eAtAi§, 
under  Colligan,  above. 

(6)  CUWAC  mop—"  Great  Swamp." 

KNOCKAMAULEE,  Cnoc  nA  tTlAlAi-oe— "  Hill  of  the  Bags." 
Area,  212  acres. 

S.D.  The  Curraghs  (O.M.). 

KNOCKANPOWER,  Cnoc  A  PAO|\AI£ — "  Power's  Hill."  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  829  acres. 

"  Knockanepoery  "  (Inq.  Jac.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Lispower  (O.M.),  Uof  A  PAOJAAIJ; — "  Power's  Lios." 

(b)  CuppAC  A  PAO|\AI$ — "  Power's  Swamp." 

KNOCKROE,  Cnoc  UUA-O — "  Red  Hill."     Area,  298  acres. 

"  Knockanroe  "  (D.S.M.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Sput  An  AtA  t)uT6e — "  Stream  of  the  Yellow 
Ford." 

(6)  1nfe  nA  TTluc— "  River  Holm  of  the  Pigs." 

Dungarvan   Parish. 

A  STRIKING  characteristic  of  this  parish  is  the  diminutive  size 
of  its  townlands.  These  generally  consist  of  less  than  fifty 
acres,  and  many  contain  three  or  four  acres  only.  It  is  probable 
that  the  series  of  small  parallelogram-shaped  townlands  to  the 
north-east  of  the  town  are  sub-divisions  of  original  Burgery  lands. 
Owing  to  the  multiplicity  of  townlands,  particularly  in  the  Burgery 
district,  sub-denominations  are  comparatively  few.  Another  curious 
feature  is  a  number  of  "  staings,"  or  long  and  very  narrow  fields  and 
townlands.  This  word  staing  is  of  Germanic  origin,  and  is  used  to 
designate  a  measure  (pole  or  perch)  of  land.  Its  use  however  in 
this  parish  is  peculiar ;  it  is  applied  to  the  long  very  narrow  fields 
and  townlands  alluded  to,  irrespective  of  their  area.  Physical 
features,  of  course,  directly  affect  the  place-names  of  a  parish  ; 
here  is  mainly  a  rich  limestone  plain  cut  into  three  sections  by  the 
Colligan  and  Bricky  rivers.  There  are  many  quarries  and  caves, 
but  few  outcrops  of  the  underlying  rocks.  A  range  of  high  hill 


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bounds  the  parish  oti  the  north,  while  a  skirt  of  mountain  forms  its 
southern  boundary.  For  a  detailed  description  of  the  ancient 
ruined  church  of  the  parish  see  Waterford  Arcluvological  Journal, 
Vol  III.,  p.  216. 

TOWN  LANDS. 

Ar.KKvsibi:,  T)un  ru\  tTlAinifC|\e^(i — l<  Fort  of  the  Monastery." 
The  name  is  derived  partly  from  the  now  ruined  keep,  or  rather 
from  the  earthen  dun  that  preceded  it,  and  partly  from  the  ancient 
Augustinian  Friary  founded  here  in  1295  by  the  ancestor  of  the 
Earls  of  Desmond.  The  local  McGraths  and  O'Briens  were 
generous  benefactors  of  this  house.  Some  remains  of  the  monastic 
church  survive,  attached  to  the  modern  church  of  Abbeyside,  and 
a  considerable  portion — including  the  tower  and  west  entrance 
with  tine  stone  ribbed  work — is  incorporated  in  the  latter.  Close 
by  is  a  fine  castle  of  the  McGraths  fast  tottering  to  disappearance. 
Area,  177  acres. 

"  Ve  Abbyside  of  Dungarvan  "    (A.S.  &  E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cut  A  cS«Mlin  (Home  Rule  Street) — "  Corner  of  the 
Pond." 

(b)  t>6t,\t\  A  Coil6Afu\  (Humble  Street)—"  Quarry  Road." 

(c)  t)6t.\ipin  CAOC  (King  Street)—"  Blind  Road." 

(d)  Su\p  ru\  CIU\$A — "  Back  Strand";     the  piece  of  shingly 
beach  between  the  Causeway  and  the  old  hospital. 

(e)  t)6t^f  tiA  ml)tv\t,\t\  (Castle  Road)—"  Friars'  Road." 
(/)  t)6tA|\  A  T)poiciT)  (Bridge  Street)—"  Bridge  Road." 
(g)  UotMp  C,\ic— "  Catherine's  Well." 

(//)  An  Cuite^c— "The  Nook." 

ACRES,  TlA  h-AcAfUM-oe — "  The  Acres."     Area,  7  acres. 

BALLIXROAD,  tXaile  An  H6i-o — "  Homestead  of  the  Road." 
t)6t^fA  is  the  ordinary  word  for  road,  the  use  of  f\6T)  being  largely 
confined  to  poetry.  1I6TJ  seems  to  be,  not  a  borrowed,  but  a  true 
Irish  word.  Area,  66  acres. 

BALLIXURE,  tXMle  ^n  1utuMp — "  Homestead  of  the  Yew." 
Area,  58  acres. 


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BALLYCOE  t)x\ite  Co  ;  meaning  unknown  ;  perhaps  t)Aile 
ttlic  Co  (t).  'c  C6).  O'Donovan  states  (comment  on  this  name  in 
Ordnance  Office)  that  coagh  is  used  in  Ulster  to  designate  a  round 
hollow.  Area,  145  acres. 

S.D.  "  Bian's  (Bianconi's)  Cross.''  Here  the  Dungarvan  mails 
were  in  the  old  days  transferred  to  and  from  the  mail  coach  on  its 
way  Corkwards  from  Waterford,  or  vice  versa. 

BALLYCULLANE,  t)x\ite"Ui  Coilte^m — ''O'Collins'  Homestead." 
Area  (in  three  divisions),  485  acres. 

BALLYDUFF,  thMle  T)ut> — "  Black  Town."  Area  (in  three 
divisions),  542  acres. 

S.DD  (a)  t>6txMt\in  "DopcA— <•  Dark  (Shaded)  Road." 

(b)  See-Ac  HA  T)Uf i  t)UeotvA — "  Three  Boundaries'  Bush  (White- 
thorn) ";  at  junction  of  three  townlands. 

BALLYGUIRY,  t>Aile  Hi  j^-opA — "  O'Guiry's  Homestead."  The 
family  name  Guiry  is  still  common  in  the  neighbourhood.  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  425  acres. 

"  Ballygerry  "  (Distr.  Bk.). 

BALLYMACMAGUE,  thMle  ttlic  mAO-ooij; — "  McMaigue's  Home- 
stead." This  family  name  is  now  unknown  locally.  Area  (in  four 
divisions),  910  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  tDAite  tiA  mt),AtMVAC— "  The  Barrys'  Homestead." 
This  sub-denomination  and  the  next  are  probably  submerged 
townland  names ;  at  any  rate  they  are  as  well  known  locally  as  the 
official  name  of  the  townland. 

(b)  t)Aite  An  CAtixMf — "  Causeway  Homestead." 

(c)  botAitvin    riA   gCofp — "Little  Road  of  the  Corpses";  a 
name  often  given  to  a  road  by  which  funerals  generally  approach 
an  ancient  cemetery. 

(d)  "  Bally namacgough  " — the  peak  on  extreme  boundary  of 
parish,  according  to  an  old  map   in  possession  of  the  Christian 
Brothers,  Dungarvan. 

BALLYNACOURTY,  t)Aite  DA  Cuip ce — "  Homestead  of  the  Court 
(Mansion)."  Area,  359  acres. 

"  Ballynecurty  "  (Distr.  Bk.). 


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S.DD.  Coastwise  (W.  to  E.)  : — (a)  C^pp-Aig  Scponng — 
"  Strong's  Rock  ";  the  personal  here  incorporated  has  a  decidedly 
Danish  sound. 

(6)  CuAti  nA  mtXMi — "  Ladies'  Cove." 

(t )  poinnce  n«.\  RAmiAiDnoe  ;  meaning  doubtful. 

(d)  CA[\[UM5  «.\  cSup-* — "  Rock  of  the  Blanket." 

(e)  C»\|\t\Ai5  r\A  DjTpAnncAC — "  Rock  of  the   Frenchmen."     A 
ship  was  wrecked  here  in  1839,  but  the  name  probably  ante-dated 
the  shipwreck. 

(/)  CIOCA  LuvtA — "  Grey  Rocks." 

(g)  Se«.\nA  Ceine  Aoil — "  Old  Limekiln  ";  a  name  applied  to 
a  small  cove. 

(/;)  CtiAn  Scu|\coi5 — "  Haven  of  the  Little  Waterspout." 

The  next  live  stand  in  the  sea,  at  some  distance  off  the  shore : — 

(/)  CAPIAS  t)peAC— "  Speckled  Rock." 

(j)  C  ..\f\tvM  5  ^A-OA — "  Long  Rock." 

(k)  CALAIS  ttl6f\— "  Great  Rock." 

(/)  C..\pf\,M5  A  C«Mpin — "  Little  Cap  Rock";  from  its  appear- 
ance over  water. 

(in)  C-App^'5  HA  -oUupCAC — "  Rock  of  the  Turks."  Turks  is  a 
name  applied  locally  to  the  Ring  men.  This  particular  rock  is  far 
out  in  the  bay — towards  Ring. 

Inland : — (;:)  D-Aile  -an  Aif\t) — "  Homestead  of  the  Height." 

(o)  t),Aile  .an  CuxtnpAip — "  Homestead  of  the  Dispute  (or 
Quarrel)."  This  last  is  probably  an  old  townland  name.  It  is,  at  any 
rate,  regarded  locally  as  designating  an  independent  division.  One 
local  authority  stated  that  it  was  t).  an  CxxmpA  formerly. 

(/>)  t)Aile  An  CuAicin — "  Little  Cuckoo  Homestead";  probably, 
like  last,  an  old  townland  name. 

(q)  An  Cnoicin — "The  Little  Hill";  a  small  sub-division,  on 
which  stands  the  Coastguard  Station. 

(r)  An  Copp^n  and  ^n  ctaif — "  The  Reaping  Hook  "  and 
il  The  Trench  "  respectively ;  these  are  two  field  names. 

(s)  "  An  Clouseen  " ;  meaning  unknown;  the  second  word  looks 
like  Norman- French  ;  it  is  applied  to  three  particular  fields. 


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(/)  toe  A  Cpuim—  •'  Elder  Tree  Pond." 

BALLYNALAHESSERY,  tD^ile  n-A  teitfeiff\i$e  —  "  Homestead  of 
the  Half-  Plow-land."  Seif  e^|\  is  a  group  of  six  persons,  from  which 
comes  Seif  \\eAC,  a  yoke  of  ploughing  oxen,  or  rather  the  six  men  who 
ploughed.  One  (cAntoipti)  held  the  handles  of  the  wooden  plough, 
a  second  guided  and  drove  the  team,  a  third  followed  the  plough 
and  pressed  down  with  his  foot  the  newly-turned  sod,  the  fourth 
with  a  forked  stick  (gAttAtog)  pressed  the  beam  of  the  plough  so 
that  the  shoe  entered  the  earth,  the  fifth  with  hammer,  xvedges, 
&c.,  attended  to  the  mechanism  of  the  plough,  while  the  sixth 
superintended  the  whole,  (e)  Later  on  the  term  Seifpe-Ac  came  to 
be  applied  to  any  team  —  even  of  two  horses.  (/)  Area,  224  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  UotMp—  "  The  Well." 

(6)  Dot^f  An  ponA—  "  Road  of  the  Wine." 

(c)  An  UULAC  —  "  The  Hill  Summit  ";  a  sub-division  containing 
two  or  three  houses. 

(d)  An  SeACju\n  —  "  The  Straying  (or  Wandering)   Piece  of 
Land." 

BALLYNASKEHA,  tXAitetiA  Sceice  —  "  Homestead  of  the  White- 
thorn Bush."  Area,  115  acres. 

BARRANALIRE,  \)A^A  HA  t^i-ofte  —  "  River  Fork  Summit." 
Area,  135  acres. 

BAWNABRAHER,  t)An  nA  mtDfuvt.^—  ''  Friars'  Field."  Area, 
18  acres. 

BAWNACARRIGAWN,  tMn  A  tA^A^A\n—u  Little  Rock  Field." 
Area,  63  acres. 

BOHERARD,  t)6tAt\  Afro—  "  High  (Elevated)  Road."  Area, 
104  acres. 

BORHEN,  t>6tAipin—  «  Little  Road."     Area,  43  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cloc  n^  gCuininnie—  "  Rabbits'  Rock  "  (Map  1760). 

(6)  PA^C  r\A  Cf^gA—  "  Strand  Field  "  (Do.). 


(c)  For  this  information  regarding  the  Seisear  I  beg  to  express  my  indebted- 
ness to  Rev.  R.  Henebry,  D.Ph. 

(/)  Gaelic  Journal,  Vol.  XVI.,  p.  221. 


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BURGEKY,  t)uiT>5eii\e  ;  the  name  is  not  Irish,  but  is  borrowed 
from  the  Kngli^h — burgess.  This  townland  was  apparently  the 
property  of  the  burgesses  of  Dungarvan  as  early  as  the  loth  year 
of  Edward  I.  "  The  Burgesses  of  the  vill  of  Dungarvan  render 
by  the  year  for  their  Burgages  £13  17  4."  (Inq.  Clonmel).  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  75  acres. 

CARHOWCASHLANE,  Ce«.\CfArhA  *\  C«Mflex\m — "  Castle  Quarter." 
Area,  56  acres. 

CLASHMALEA,  CtAif  transit — "  Malea's  Trench."  The  present 
name  is  practically  now  unknown  in  Waterford.  Area,  2  acres. 

CLOXAXAGH,  Ctu«Mti  rt&  n6xvc — "  Meadow  of  the  Horses." 
Area,  10  acres. 

CLOXCOSKRAN,  Clu^in  Cofc^in  —  "  Coscran's  Meadows." 
There  is  an  insignificant  fragment  of  an  ancient  castle.  Area,  198 
acres. 

S.D.  Douglas  Stream  (O.M.),  T)ut>-£UMre — "  Black  Stream." 

CLOOXEETY,  Cttu\m  pxoici£ — "  White's  Meadow."  Area,  10 
acres. 

CLOXMORE,  CluAin  TTl6t\— "  Great  Meadow."    Area,  17  acres. 

COOLCORMUCK,  Cut  CopniAic— "  Cormac's  Corner."  Area, 
268  acres. 

S.D.  Bricky  River  ;  I  suppose  from  ttye^c,  "  speckled." 

COOLXAGOWER,  Cut  tu\  nS^D-Ap— "  Goats'  Corner."  Area,  282 
acres. 

CROUGHTAXAUL,  Cpocc..\  ^n  f?x\it— "  Croft  of  the  Hedge." 
This,  with  the  two  adjoining  small  townlands  of  Shanakill  and 
Two-mile  Bridge,  is  styled  "  Killingross  alias  Shanakill,  pt.  of 
Killingford,"  on  a  map  in  the  possession  of  the  Christian  Brothers, 
Dungarvan.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  12  acres. 

CRUSSERA,  Cpof^ipe — "Cross  Road."     Area,  51  acres. 

CURRAXE,  An  C(ot\)|UAn  ;  apparently  "  The  Reaping  Hook," 
but  in  reality  "  Pointed  Hill.  Area,  12  acres. 

CURRAHEEXARIS,  Cupp^c'D  Af\uif — "  Little  Swamp  of  (beside) 
the  Dwelling  House."  As  this  diminutive  townland  is  uninhabited 
its  name  is  hardly  remembered  locally.  Area,  4  acres. 


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CUSHCAM,  Coif  C.Aitn — "(Place)  Adjoining  the  Hollow";  from  a 
ravine  through  which  flows  a  stream  forming  the  western  boundary 
of  the  townland.  Area,  46  acres. 

DUCKSPOOL,  CtAif  nA  t,ACx\n — "  Trench  of  the  Ducks."  In 
this  townland  are  two  staings.  Area,  166  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t>eA|Aru\  fturoe—  "  Yellow  Gap";  applied  to  the 
bridge  at  S.W.  angle  of  townland. 

(6)  tD6tAi|M'n  A  ttltiiltinn— "  Little  Road  of  the  Mill";  this  is 
the  road  running  N.W.W.  to  Tournore. 

DUNGARVAN,  t)uii  5<M^in — "  Garvan's  Fort."  Garvan  was  a 
common  personal  name  in  Celtic  times,  Pagan  and  Christian.  It 
may  be,  in  the  present  instance,  the  name  of  a  saint;  but,  more 
probably,  from  his  connection  with  a  "oun,  Garvan  was  a  warrior 
or  chieftain.  The  martyrologies  enumerate  five  saints  of  the  name, 
but  none  of  them  is  mentioned  in  connection  with  the  Decies. 
Some  local  speakers  sound  the  first  part  of  the  place  name  as  if  it 
was  •oorrm,  but  the  "oun  sound  is  just  as  common.  The  i6th  and 
iyth  century  pronunciation  of  -oun  in  the  Decies  was  dhown.  (g) 
Moreover  the  Four  Masters  invariably  write  the  name  t)un 
5^pMm,  as  above,  (h)  Before  erection  of  the  present  bridge 
communication  with  Abbeyside  was  maintained  by  a  roadway 
through  a  ford  somewhat  west  of  the  causeway.  Area,  95  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  ''Buttery";  the  eastern  portion  was  formerly 
t)6tAf\  A  TilAfgAit) — "  Market  Road."  The  present  name,  it  is 
supposed,  arose  from  the  fact  that  dairy  produce  was  the  com- 
modity chiefly  sold  here.  More  probably,  however,  it  is  the 
Anglicisation  of  t)6tAf\  tl-AccAfVAc — "  Upper  Road,"  an  old  name 
for  this  whole  street. 

(6)  "  The  Milk  Market ";  now  occupied  by  a  house  and  garden, 
at  end  of  Parsley  or  Crimmins'  Lane. 

(c)  ''  Fair  Green";  west  portion  of  Buttery,  near  its  junction 
with  "  Fair  Lane."  It  was  so  called  in  1760. 


(g)  Vide,  Inquisitions,  Wills  and  Surveys  passim,  e.g.  Will  of  William  Power 
of  Dunmore  (Doicnmorc),  proved  1671.     Compare  also  Fiddown  &c. 
(h)  A.F.M.,  1574,  1598,  1599. 


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(d)  DdtAipIn  tu\  CJ\V\$A — "  Little  Road  of  (to)  the  Strand." 

(e)  "  Chapel   Lane."       The    present    "  Chapel  Lane  "    is    of 
modern  formation.     The   former  possessor  of  the  name  is   now 
Rice's  Street,  or  Youghal  Road;  this  led  to  the  old  church  on  site 
of  the  Christian  Brothers'  present  residence. 

(/)  "  Wolfe  Tone  Street." 

(g)  AolCipc  (UbAtl-$ot\c)  Anm\ — "Anne's  Orchard";  the 
name  (in  1760)  of  the  space  to  south  of  the  Buttery,  at  present 
occupied  by  the  Christian  Brothers'  neld  and  curates'  garden. 

(h)  ^PT^1"06  ^n  toc.A — "  Garden  of  the  Pond";  this  is  the 
present  new  cemetery  with  the  neld  to  south. 

(i)  "  Clubbert's  Lane  ";  now  St.  Augustine's  Street. 

(_/')  ''  River  Lane,"  later  "  Cox's  Lane  ";  now  Carbery's  Lane. 
At  end  of  this  was  il  George's  Quay." 

(k)  "  Poore's  (Power's)  Lane  ";  now  Dirty  Lane. 

(/)  "  Fox's  Lane  ";  now  Galway's  Lane. 

(/;;)  "  Kennedy's  Lane";  now  Thomson's  Lane. 

(//)  "  Dead  Walk  ";  this  is  a  very  modern  name.  In  old  maps 
the  road  now  so  called  is  marked  "  Buttery." 

(o)  Blackpool,  t)6tA|\  16cc<.\|u\c — "Lower  Road";  compare 
Buttery,  above. 

(/>)  '*  Windmill  Lane  ";  former  site  of  this  is  now  occupied  by 
Catholic  Church  and  Cemetery. 

(q)  p^ifc  A  tfl.Ap5.Ait> — "  Market  Field  ";  included  like  last  in 
present  Catholic  Church  grounds. 

(r)  "  Bull  Ring";  this  occupied  the  open  space  in  the  street 
fronting  the  present  Catholic  Church.  Here,  even  within  the 
memory  of  persons  still  living,  bull-baiting  took  place  three  or  four 
times  a  year. 

(s)  "  Strameen  Lane  "  (now  commonly  Stramey,  and  Scramey's, 
Lane),  LAH.A  ScjVAimin  ;  origin  uncertain. 

FAIRLAXE,  t>6tv\p  «.\n  Aon^ij — "  Road  of  the  Fair."  Portion 
of  the  townland  is  in  the  adjoining  parish  of  Kilrush.  Area,  26 
acres. 


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GALLOWS  HILL,  Cnoc  TIA  Choice — "  Hill  of  the  Gibbet."  The 
hill  in  question  is  a  tine  mote,  circular  in  plan,  and  at  present 
without  concentric  embankment  or  trench.  On  the  mote  a  gallows 
was  erected  in  later  times.  Area,  7  acres. 

GARRYNAGERAGH,  5^rrA1*e  n^  gCAOfVAC — "  Garden  of  the 
Sheep  (pi.)."  Area  (in  two  divisions),  235  acres. 

"  Garranygearach  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  tMn  A  Cumne — "  Field  of  the  Quagmire." 

GLENBEG,  5^eAnn  t>e^5 — "  Little  Glen."     Area,  283  acres. 

GLENMORE,  gle^nn  1TI6t\ — "  Great  Glen."     Area,  325  acres. 

GURTEEN,  5oircin — "  Little  Garden."     Area,  30  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  St.  Gehan's  Well  (O.M.),  CotM|\  t)iA-riAoine— 
"  Friday  Well."  This  is  situated  at  the  bottom  of  a  lawn  adjoining 
Glendine  House.  The  well  was  formerly  in  high  repute,  and 
"  rounds  "  are  still  made  here,  especially  on  Fridays  and  Sundays. 
It  is  made  up  of  two  circular  basins,  about  10  feet  apart,  and  each 
about  5  feet  in  diameter;  the  more  easterly  of  these  is  accounted 
the  "real"  well. 

(b)  Glendine  (O.M.),  ^te^nn  "Ooirhm— "  Deep  Glen." 

JOULTERSPARK,  p^ifc  A  lultAip — ''Fishmonger's  Field." 
Jotters  is  the  local  name  for  hawkers  who  carry  inland  the  fish 
landed  at  Dungarvan.  The  place  was  formerly  a  commonage  on 
which  fish  retailers,  travelling  tinkers,  &c.,  encamped;  it  constitutes 
at  present  the  smallest  townland  in  the  county.  Area,  i  acre. 

KILLONGFORD,  Cilt  A  toti5puif»c — "  Church  of  the  Encamp- 
ment." The  citt  was  close  to  the  stream  on  the  north  side  of  the 
townland  of  Shankill,  itself  evidently  a  former  sub-division  of 
Killongford.  A  large  "  bullan  "  of  limestone  was  moved  from  the 
citt  site  many  years  since,  and  may  now  be  seen  in  the  Catholic 
Cemetery,  Dungarvan.  Area,  209  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Se^nA  Cuipc — "Old  Mansion";  it  was  erected  by 
a  tyrannical  and  unpopular  lady — Grace  Hurst,  by  name — who 
cheated  the  builders  out  of  their  wages,  &c.,  &c. 

(b)  PAI^C  MA  SfAi-oe — "  Field  of  the  Village." 

(c)  CeAtfAttiA    U-Amppon    -  -  "  Thompson's    (or     Samson's) 
Quarter." 


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(«/)  5°nc  t)uit>e— "  Yellow  Garden." 

KII.I.OSSCKAGH,  Cill  t,\nu\c  —  "  Lasser's  Church."  The 
Martyrologv  of  Donegal  enumerates  fourteen  saints  of  the  name 
(which — to  add  to  the  confusion — is  both  masculine  and  feminine). 
Details  are  wanting  to  enable  us  to  identify  our  St.  Lasser.  The 
church  was,  however,  close  to  (west  end)  of  Morrissey's  farmyard, 
as  marked  on  O.M.  Area,  119  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  poll  n<\  Cloice  gile — "  Hole  of  the  White  Stout-  "; 
in  river  Brickey  at  the  present  new  bridge. 

(6)  p,\i|\c  A  CAir»le,\in — "  Castle  Field." 

KII.MINXIX,  Cill  tTIo  pngin — "  St.  Minin's  (My  Finghin's) 
Church."  No  trace  of  the  ancient  church  remains,  but  its  site 
is  sufficiently  indicated  by  a  small  graveyard,  still  occasionally 
used  for  interments.  There  is  a  second  townland  and  early  church 
site  of  the  name,  a  couple,  or  three,  miles  further  to  the  east.  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  155  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6t«.\ipin  nok  Horrys;  probably  called  from  a  family 
known  as  Horry  or  Harry. 

(/>)  An  Seeing— "The  Staing." 

(c)  An  Ctu\mp.\n  —  "  The  River  Inlet."  Rev.  P.  Dineen 
("  Irish-English  Dictionary")  seems  to  have  some  doubt  that  the 
Irish  word  has  the  sense  here  given;  it  certainly  has,  as  far  at  any 
rate,  as  \Vaterford  usage  is  concerned. 

(</)C<\DAf  Se,v£,Mn  'O.MDi-o— "  John  (Son)  of  David's  Causeway"; 
a  crossing  place  over  the  pill  to  the  north  of  the  bridge. 

KILMUKKY,  Cill  TTluipe — "  St.  Muire's  Church."  Site  of  the 
church  was  discovered  close  to  John  O'Donnell's  farm-house. 
Area,  205  acres. 

S.D.  UODAP  Tfluipe— "  St.  Muire's  Well  ";  it  was  close  to  the 
church  site,  but  is  now  dried  up. 

KXOCKAHAVAN,  Cnoc  Hi  CAOD-ain — "  O'Teevan's  Hill."  This 
family  name  is  not  now  known  in  Waterford.  Area,  107  acres. 

S.D.  ClAif  n&  LAO£ — "  Trench  of  the  Calves." 

KNOCKATEEMORE,  Cnoc  A  Ci$e  ttloip — "  Hill  of  the  Great 
House."  Area,  155  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Uob^p  n^  U|VA$A— "  Well  of  the  Strand." 


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(6)  Tiinn  A  puc& — "  The  Pooka's  Headland. 
KXOCKBOY,   Cnoc  t)uit)e — "  Yellow  Hill  ";  from  the  blossom- 
ing furze  which  covered  it.     Area,  27  acres. 

"  Knockboy  otherwise  Sliganagh  "  (Sale  Map,  1861,  Devonshire 
Estate). 

KXOCKXASALLA,  Cnoc  HA  S^ileAC — "  Hill  of  the  Oziers." 
Area,  16  acres. 

KXOCKBRACK,  Cnoc  t)pe*.\c — ''Speckled  Hill."    Area,  34  acres. 

KNOCKNAGRANAGH,  Cnoc  iu\  jCj^n^c — "  Hill  of  the  Sows." 
Area,  224  acres. 

S.D.  tiof  r\A  tnttyoc — "  Badgers'  Lois." 

J^ACKEX,  leACAin  (loc.  case) — i(  Glen  (or  (  Hill ')  Slope."  Area, 
202  acres. 

LISFEXXEL,  Uof  J?ion$Aile — "  Fionghaile's  Lois."  "pionjxMle 
also  signifies  "  murder  ";  the  latter  may  possibly  be  its  signification 
here.  Area,  no  acres.' 

"  Lisfinola  "  (Vallancey's  Map).     "  Lisfinoly  "  (Distr.  Bk.). 

LISHEEXOOXA,  Lifin  titiA — "  Una's  Lios."     Area,  51  acres. 

LOUGHAXISKA,  toe  *.\n  VJifse — "  Water  Pond."  The  Irish 
form  does  not  suggest  tautology  like  its  English  equivalent.  Area, 
80  acres. 

LOUGHAXUXXA,  t,oc  .An  "pionnxMj;  meaning  uncertain.  Perhaps 
toc^n  An^ — ''Anne's  Pond."  Area,  51  acres. 

S.D.  tDot-Ap  Atu\— "  (Queen)  Anne's  Road." 

MIDDLE  QUARTER,  CeAtp^iti^  IAIJA — Idem.  On  the  town- 
land  is  the  site  of  an  ancient  castle.  Area,  97  acres. 

MOXAXG,  ttloin  pinn — ''  Finn's  Bog";  perhaps  mom  AtUnn 
— "  River  Bog";  the  place  is  cut  away  bog  on  the  right  bank  of 
Colligan  River.  The  townland  formed  portion  of  the  Commons 
of  Dungarvan.  Area,  52  acres. 

"  Monown  "  (Sale  Map,  1861,  Devonshire  Estate).  "  Monowne  " 
(Distr.  Bk.). 

MOXKEAL,  mom  C^ol — "  Narrow  Bog."     Area,  12  acres. 

MOXROE,  mcin  TluAt)— "  Red  Bog";  portion  of  the  Commons 
of  Dungarvan  (Distr.  Bk.).  Area,  9  acnes. 


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NEWTOWX,  t)x.Mle  tluxvrj — Idem.     Area,  96  acres. 

PARKATLUGGERA,  p«.\ipc  A  cSlugAipe — "  Swallow  Hole  Field." 
Swallow  holes  are  common  where  the  geological  formation  is  lime- 
stone. They  indicate  the  existence  of  underground  caves  and 
passages,  and  into  them  streams  of  surface  water  disappear  to  the 
perplexity  of  the  country  people.  Area,  17  acres. 

PARKEEXFLUGH,  p^ipcin  ptuic — "  Little  Wet  Field."  Area, 
13  acres. 

PARKLAXE,  p-Aipc  eiftlin — ''  Ellen's  Field."     Area,  8  acres. 
"  Nell's  Field  "  (Humble  Estate  Map,  1775). 

PARKXAGAPPUL,  p&p c  HA  gCApAU, — "  Field  of  the  Horses." 
Area,  14  acres. 

RIXGAPUCA,  tlmn  A  PUCA — "  The  Pooka's  Headland."  On 
the  left  bank  of  a  little  stream  falling  into  the  Colligan  is  the 
traditional  site  of  an  early  burial  ground.  An  old  road  crossed  the 
river  by  a  ford  at  the  some  spot,  and  was  continued  in  an  easterly 
direction,  bisecting  line  of  the  present  Hospital  and  Burgery  Roads, 
and  disappearing  in  the  direction  of  Barnawee  Bridge.  Area, 
9  acres. 

"  Otherwise  Ardavulane  "  (Sale  Maps,  1861,  Devonshire 
Estate). 

RIXGCREHY.  tlmn  Choice — "  Gallows  Headland."  Area,  64 
acres. 

RIXGXASILLOGE,  Tlmn  rtA  SAileog  —  "  Headland  of  the 
Willows."  Area,  34  acres. 

SHAXDOX,  Se^n  T)un — "Old  Fort";  no  remains  of  the 
fortress  survive,  unless  indeed  the  mote  on  Gallows  Hill  be  the 
eponymous  "  Dun."  In  this  latter  hypothesis  Gallows  Hill  would 
probably  have  been  part  of  Shandon,  which  it  adjoins.  Area, 
1 60  acres. 

SCART,  ScAif\c — "  Thicket."     Area,  32  acres. 

"  Scarticristury,"  i.e.  Christopher's  Scart  (A.S.E.). 

SCARTORE,  ScAipceoif;  perhaps  "  Here's  Scart."  Hore  is  an 
old  Dungarvan  name.  Area,  67  acres. 


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SHANKILL,  SeAnA  Cut—"  Old  Church."  O'Donovan  (O.S.N.) 
gives  coitt.  I  give  the  name  as  I  heard  it.  For  site,  &c.,  of  the 
early  church  see  Killongford,  above.  Area,  86  acres. 

SKEHANARD,  SceAC  AD  Aifo — "  Whitethorn  Bush  of  the 
Height."  Area  (in  two  divisions),  52  acres. 

SKEHACRINE,  Sce<\c  A  CfVAirm — "  Whitethorn  Bush  of  (by)  the 
Tree."  Area  (in  two  divisions),  85  acres. 

S.D  t)un  A  t)6tAi|\ — "  Road  End  ";  the  piece  of  road  to  east 
of  Glebe  House — between  latter  and  sea. 

SLIGAUNAGH,  StiogAnAC — "Shell  (or  Slate)  Abounding  Soil." 
Area,  31  acres. 

S.D.  An  Cut — "  The  Nook  ";  a  small  sub-division. 

STUCCOLANE,  Scoc  C-AtAin — "  Callan's  Tree  Trunk."  Area, 
3  acres. 

Two- MILE  BRIDGE;  this  is  a  modern  name.  Previous  to 
erection  of  the  bridge  the  ford  was  t)eAt  An  AtA — "  The  Ford 
Mouth."  Area,  193  acres. 

TULLACOOLBEG,  CutAc  Cuit — "  Hill  Summit  of  (in)  the 
Corner."  Area,  56  acres. 

S.D.D.  (a)  SeAnA  tXaite— "  Old  Village." 

(b)  p-AitCe    l)eit  Up  A£A—  "  Hurling   Green   of    the    Strand 
Mouth." 

(c)  Cuitin  nA  mt)tAtA — "  Little  Corner  of  the  Flowers." 

TERRYSTANG,  Uip  'OA  Seeing — "  Land  of  the  Two  Staings." 
The  frequent  occurrence  of  the  number  two  in  Irish  local  names  is 
very  remarkable,  (i)  Area,  4  acres. 

TURNORE,  Uu-Ap  An  dp — "  Cattle  Night  Field  (or  Bleach 
Green)  of  the  Gold."  Area,  62  acres. 

WINDGAP,  t)e,AfuiA  nA  £.AOite — "  Gap  of  the  Wind."  Area, 
300  acres. 

S.D.  <Xn  teAtcot\An  (teAt-Copt^n)— "  Half  Hillock." 


(i)  See  a  paper  on  the  subject  by  Dr.  Joyce,  Proceedings  R.I.A.,  Vol.  X., 
p.  164. 


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Fews    Parish. 

THE  ancient  church  of  Fews,  or  rather  its  site — for  no  remains  of 
the  church  survive — will  be  found  described  in  the  Journal  of  the 
\Vntcrford  and  S.E.  of  Ireland  Archaeological  Society,  Vol.  III.,  p.  72. 
The  name  Fews  is  unecclesiastical  in  origin;  it  is  applied  to  the 
parish,  but  to  no  particular  townland,  and,  as  locally  pronounced, 
it  is  obviously  incorrect,  scil: — p^pdipce  An  ttlnie,  for  p^p6irce 
r\A  t>£r6 — "  Parish  of  the  Woods."  Fews  is,  by  the  way,  singularly 
bare  of  trees  at  the  present  day.  Names  derived  from  timber  and 
shrubbery  abound  in  this  neighbourhood  indicating  the  former 
presence  here  of  extensive  forests;  compare  Kilmacthomas, 
Shanakill,  Graigearush,  &c.  The  region  was  probably  portion  of 
the  Forest  of  Decies  alluded  to  in  the  Marty rology  of  Aenghus, 
March  26th.  The  people  of  this  parish  were  noted,  a  hundred  years 
ago,  for  their  pretensions,  a  trait  which  gave  occasion  to  the  sarcastic 
allusion  of  a  local  poet: — "  triple  bocc^,  t)AOine  p.A|\6ipce  TVA 
ftfioft." 

TOWNLANDS. 

ASHTOWN,  t)Aile  nA  puinpe6i]c;e — "  Homestead  of  the  Ash- 
tree."  There  is  a  standing  pillar  stone  on  Kirwan's  farm.  Area, 
i, 066  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Ceim— "  Leap."  It  is  difficult  to  gather  the  exact 
significance  of  this  word  in  place  names;  it  is  here  applied  to  a 
large  sub-division  of  the  townland. 

(6)  C^pfVAigin  fllAoilinn  ttlAfCAin — "  Little  Rock  of  Martin's 
Bleak  Eminence." 

(c)  Uot>*t\  nA  mt)AfxMlli-6e — "  Well  of  the  Barrells." 

(</)  Cnoc  TIA  Scott) — "  Hill  of  the  Scollops "  (see  under 
Graigarush  below). 

(e)  5AfflVAit>e  5r AnA — "  Ugly  Pqtato  Garden." 

BALLYBOY,  D^ttA  t)ui-0e — "  Yellowr  Wall."  In  a  bog  or  flat 
beside  the  Mahon  Stream  is  a  large  stone  with  an  artificial  cup- 
shaped  cavity  of  bullan  type.  Area,  707  acres. 

"Ballaboy"  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  CAb^r— "  Causeway." 

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(6)  t)6tAi|\in  n.AH16n.A  Uu.Ai-6e — "  Little  Road  of  the  Red  Bog." 

CUMMEEN,  An  Coitnin — "  The  Commonage."    Area,  418  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CALAIS  A  UujvAinn — "  Rock  of  the  Heath  Hen." 
This  bird  is  locally  called  Cup^nn  from  its  cry,  which  resembles  the 
whirr  of  a  spinning-wheel. 

(6)  m  tDlACAnnA— - "  The  Peaty  Fields." 

(c)  Uof  Ctnll — ''Hazel  Copse";  a  sub-division  of  about  20 
acres. 

COUMMAHON,  Com  tTI.Ac.An — "  Mahon  (River)  Hollow."  Area, 
982  acres. 

S.DD.  Mahonbeg  and  Mahonog  (O.M.),  two  small  streams 
which  flow  through  the  townland  and  subsequently  join  the  Mahon 
River. 

FURRALEIGH,  An  popAt)  tiAt  —  "  The  Grey  Wattle 
Bridge  ";  written  "  Norroleigh  "  (article  incorporated)  on  a  tomb- 
stone in  Fews  Graveyard.  Area,  433  acres. 

"  Forrilehe,  alias  Norrilehe  "  (Lease  of  Garrett  Fitzgerald  of 
Dromana,  1637). 

GRAIGARUSH,  5^5  A  "^U1f — "Village  of  the  Shrubbery." 
Area,  322  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5^TMv<M'oe  tl^inne — "  Spade  Garden." 

(6)  PAI^C  n.A  Scott) — "  Field  of  the  Scollops."  A  "  scollop  " 
is  a  wooden  pin  of  furze  or  ozier,  used  in  thatching. 

KEALFUNE,  CAot  £ionn — "  White  Narrow  Place."  Area,  902 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  te.At.An— "  The  Wide  (Place)  ";  a  well  known 
sub-division. 

(6)  t)6£Ait\Tn  nx\  sCopp—"  Little  Road  of  the  Corpses";  an 
old  road,  now  partly  closed,  abutting  on  the  village  of  Fews  (t)un 
t)6tAi|\).  Eighteen  men,  each  of  them  named  John  Power,  were, 
with  many  others,  killed  here  in  a  battle. 

KILLNAGRANGE,  CiU,  r\A  ^A\n^e — "  Church  of  the  Grange." 
The  site  of  an  early  church  was  discovered  near  the  eastern 
extremity  of  the  townland,  on  east  side  of  the  Kilmacthomas-Clonea 
road.  Mark  of  the  circular  fence  of  the  citt,  enclosing  about  an 
acre  and  a  half,  is  still  faintly  traceable.  Area,  1,336  acres. 


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S.DD.  (a)  t)6tAf  tiA  fteit>  t)uit>e— "  Road  of  the  Yellow 
Mountain  Plain." 

(b)  -An    TtteArhtvAC.       Meaning   unknown,   though   the  word 
occurs  several  times  as  a  held  name.     In  the  present  instance  it  is, 
as  usual,  name  of  a  held. 

(c)  Cnoc   A   $(«M\)|u1in— "  Hill  of  the  Grove." 

(d)  t)un  t)6tAif — "  Bottom  of  the  Road  ";  name  of  the  village 
of  Fews. 

(e)  t)Aite  TluAt) — "New    Homestead";  a  sub-division,  con- 
taining two  farms. 

RATHMAIDEN,  Rat  DA  nUi^-ne^n — "  Fort  of  the  Maidens." 
This  townland  is  better  known  locally  as  Rat  UdccfVdc — "  Upper 
Rath  "  ;  yet  another  popular  designation  of  the  place  (of  probably 
much  wider  extension,  though,  than  last)  is  ^Le^nn  T)^  itl^iltifje. 
Area,  647  acres. 

Kilbarrymaiden    Parish. 

CONSEQUENT  on  the  maritime  character  of  this  Parish,  cliff  and  sea- 
shore names  are  numerous.  Otherwise,  from  our  present  point  of 
view,  the  district  embraced  affords  nothing  of  special  interest. 
The  name  of  the  Parish,  derived,  in  the  usual  way,  from  the  town- 
land  on  which  stood  the  ancient  parochial  church,  is  of  course 
ecclesiastical  in  origin.  For  a  detailed  description  of  the  ancient 
church,  &c.,  see  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  II.,  p.  195. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINGARRY,  tDxMte  An  5ANVA1'oe — "  Homestead  of  the 
Garden."  Area,  200  acres. 

BALLINLOUGH,  tXaite  An  IOCA — ''Homestead  of  the  Lake"; 
from  a  sheet  of  water,  covering  (in  winter)  some  twenty  or  thirty 
acres.  Area,  284  acres. 

BALLYMURRIN,  t)Aile  ttluifvin — "  Moreen's  (Muirne's)  Home- 
stead." The  personal  name  here  incorporated  is  anglicised — 
Martha  !  Area,  236  acres. 

BALLYVOHALANE,  t)Aile  tli  ttlott^m — "  O'Mohlan's  Home- 
stead." Area,  423  acres. 


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"  Ballyvolane  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  SliAt>  HA  mt)uAif\leAC  ;  meaning  uncertain.  The 
name  is  applied  to  an  expensive  and  well  known  sub-division. 

(b)  CAptiAigin  HA  Coitte — "  Little  Rock  (of  the)  Wood." 

BOG,  rn6m  TluA-o — "  Red  Bog."     Area,  190  acres. 

CAHERUANE,  CAtAip  UAIH.  Uncertain;  perhaps  "  Rowan's 
Stone  Fort."  Area,  698  acres. 

CARRIGEEN,   CAppAigin — "  Little  Rock."     Area,  365  acres. 

S.D.  CAf\t\Ai5  SlACAt\A— "  Slavery's  Rock." 

DUNABRATTIN,  t)un  HA  tttt)t\eACAn — "  Fort  of  the  Britons." 
The  "  Fort "  in  question  is  an  entrenched  headland.  The  area 
here  enclosed  is  unusually  extensive,  and  the  earthen  wall  unusually 
high  and  strong.  Compare  Dun-na-mBretan  (now  Dumbarton) 
the  fortified  residence  of  Coroticus  on  the  Rock  of  Clyde  in  the 
time  of  Valentinian  III.  Area,  422  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  The  Goul  Cave  (O.M.). 

(b)  Carrickyready     Rocks     (O.M.),      CALAIS    Hi    HIAT>A — 
"  O'Reidy's  Rock." 

(c)  An  P|\iofun— "  The  Prison." 

(d)  "  Boatstrand  " — Uf  AI$  A  t)AiD.     Idem. 

(e)  CpAig  A  pui|\cin— "  Little  Bank  Strand." 

(/)  Uf\Ai£  mi-oe  Oij— "  Ita,  the  Virgin's  Strand." 
(g)  CnocAn    0    sCeAltAC— "  O' Kelly's  Little  Hill";    a  sub- 
division. 

(h)  t)An  HA  SpiojvAi-oe — "  Field  of  the  Ghost." 
FARRANALAHESERY,  peA^Ann  HA  teit-^eiff  i$e — "  Farm  of  the 
Half  Plowland."     (See  Ballynalahessery,  Dungarvan  Par.).     Area, 
274  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Aughnagaul  Br.  (O.M.),  At  TIA  n^AU— "  The 
Foreigners'  Ford." 

(b)  PAI|\C  HA  SBAHA  S|\Ame— "  Field  of  the  Old  Village." 

(c)  PAI^C  A  cSeAtiA  ttluiUinn— "  Field  of  the  Old  Mill." 
GARDENMORRIS,  5A|\pAn  DA  mui|\if — "  The  Morices'  Grove." 

Area,  262  acres. 


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S.D.  tX\n  nA  Sce.\c— "  Field  of  the  (Whitethorn)  Bushes"; 
a  field  within  Gardenmorris  demesne  in  which  there  is  said  to  be 
site  of  an  early  church. 

"  Garranemorris  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

GEORGESTOWN,  toile  Seoipfe.  Idem.  This  was  the  former 
seat  of  a  branch  of  the  Powers.  "  Nicholas  Power  of  Georgestowne  " 
was  fined  ^£20  and  suffered  imprisonment  for  refusing  to  present 
recusants  (1617)  (j).  Area,  450  acres. 

KILBARRYMEADAN,  Cill  top^A  TTlei'oin — "  Church  of  my  Little 
Ita's  Height."  Compare  present  T11eit>in  with  tttio-OAin  in  case 
of  Kilmeadan.  Area,  412  acres. 

"  Killbaremeadan  "  (D.S.M.). 

S.DD.  (a)  An  me^nnACAn  (mtDexvnn^c^n)— "  The  Little 
Peaked  Hill  ";  a  natural  Mound. 

(6)  St.  Bernard's  Well  (O.M.).  This  is  clearly  a  modern  name 
unknown  locally;  the  local  name  is  Cob.Af\  topfWi  1HeiT)in. 

(0  p;\\pc  A  cSe^n^  S6ip6il— "  Field  of  the  Old  Chapel"; 
an  old  whitethorn  bush  in  the  field  marks  the  site  of  a  thatched 
chapel  of  the  Penal  Days. 

KILBEG,  Cill  t)e^5 — "Little  Church";  formerly  portion  of 
Kilbarrymeadan  (Cill  ttlop).  Thomas  O'Harney,  Irish  scribe, 
found  here  an  ogham  inscribed  stone  which  is  said  to  be  now 
in  the  Kilkenny  Museum.  Area,  186  acres. 

KILMURRIN,  Cill  ttluipin — "  Muirne's  Church."  The  name 
Muirne  (Muirni,  Boirne,  &c.)  is  very  ancient.  We  meet  it,  for 
instance,  in  the  "  Youthful  Exploits  of  Fionn  "  and  in  ''  Cormac's 
Glossary."  It  occurs  at  least  four  times  in  the  place  names  of  the 
Decies.  (k)  Area,  284  acres. 

"  Kilmorin"  (D.S.M.). 

S.DD.  (a)  ReiliseAC— "  Early  Church  Site";  in  a  field  near 
the  cliff  at  south-east  angle  of  townland. 

(b)  5o|\c  A  cS^s-Aipc— "  The  Priest's  Garden." 

(c)  Foilnacartan  (O.M.),    pull  r\A  Ce-Ajvoc-An — "  The  Forge 
Cliff." 

(j)  Egmont  MSS.,  p.  53. 

(k)  Vide,  "  Gaelic  Journal,"  April,  1902,  p.  64. 


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(rf)  poll  A  1l6m— "  Seal  Hole." 

(e)  \\A  "  Cribbles  "  (?). 

(/)  FAIU  A  CtiAin— "  Cliff  of  the  Haven." 

(£)  "  St.  Muirne's  Cave";  approachable  only  at  low  water  of 
very  high  spring  tides.  Within  is  believed  to  be  a  miraculous  statue 
of  the  saint.  The  writer  visited  the  place  on  one  occasion  and 
with  difficulty  reached  the  alleged  statue — a  piece  of  stalagmite  in 
which  only  vivid  imagination  could  detect  a  resemblance  to  the 
human  form. 

KNOCKAN,  Cnoc^n — "  Little  Hill."     Area,  266  acres. 

"  Knockandoraghy  "  (A.S.E.  and  also  Old  Deeds). 

S.D.  5teAnn  DA  gCe^fc  —  "Glen  of  the  (Heath)  Hens";  a 
particularly  well  known  sub-denomination;  locally  regarded  as 
practically  an  independent  townland  name. 

KNOCKMAHOX,  CnocAti  TTlACAn — "  Little  Hill  of  the  Mahon." 
On  this  are  four  mine  shafts  with  engine  houses,  &c.  Area,  154 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Casaunnagreana  (O.M.),  C-Af AT\  TTA  5r^1Tle — "Sunny 
Path." 

(6)  SAilin— "  Remnant  (of  land)";  lit.  "Little  Heel,"  a  well 
known  sub-division. 

(c)  Cuilin— "  Little  Corner." 

(d)  "Mt.  Eyre  Strand"  and  "Stage  Strand"  (O.M.) 

(e)  PAIU  DA  bee—"  Cliff  of  the  Flagstone." 

(/)  pMfccin    KA    ntJx\n — "Little   Green    of   the    Lambs":— 

"  Hi  for  pMtcin  TIA 

"Hi  for  puAim  n 

"  Hi  for  p,ACj\un 

"  Hi  for  AonAC  nA  CA\\\\ A^e."     (Old  Song). 
RATHANNY,  tl^t  An^ — "  Ana's  Rath."     Area,  418  acres. 
"Rathanny"  and  "  Rathtunny  "  (A.S.E.). 
RATHQUAGE,  RAC  CuxMg — "  Cuaig's  Rath."     A  fine  rath,  from 
which  probably  comes  the  name,  stands  on  a  splendid  site  near  the 
east  boundary  of  the  townland.     Area,  269  acres. 
"  Rathquage  "  (D.S.R.). 
S.DD.  (a)  t)e<a  pAi|\ce— "  Field  Entrance." 


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(6)  t)6tAp  nA  tttuice—  "  The  Pig's  Road." 

SLEEVEEN,  Sl6it»in  —  "Little  Mountain."  The  church  and 
half  the  village  of  Kill  stand  on  this  townland.  Area,  225  acres. 

TANKARDSTOWN,  t)6tAipin  nA  TTluice  —  "  Little  Road  of  the 
Pig."  "  tJtit^ipin  nA  TTluice  Aguf  $An  A  rhuc  Ann."  (Old 
Rhyme).  Tankard  here  is  presumably  a  corruption  of  Tancred. 
Area,  235  acres. 

"  Tancardstowne  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Foilaneena  Cashel  (O.M.),  CxMr-te^n  pMUe  An 
pon-A  —  "  Wine  Cliff  Castle  ";  name  of  a  rock. 

(6)  CALAIS  nA  Coifceime  —  "  Stepping  Rock." 

(f)  "Opom  t)6  and  "Opom  C^pAitL  —  "Cow  Ridge"  and  "  Horse 
Ridge,"  respectively. 

(</)  Foilboy  (O.M.),  £AIU  thirbe—"  Yellow  Cliff  ." 

(e)  Carrickadda  (O.M.),  C^ptvAis  ^AVA  —  "  Long  Rock." 

(/)  An  CeAltAc^n  (?)  ;  name  applied  to  a  small  strand  down 

to  which  an  old  woman  was  swept  from  the  cliff  above  on  a  windy 

day. 

(g)  CotMp  nA  gCAC—  "  The  Cats'  Well." 


Kilgobinet    Parish. 

SECLUDED,  extensive,  mountainous  and  Irish-speaking,  this  parish 
is  peculiarly  favourable  to  place-name  preservation.  Local 
denominations  of  all  kinds  are  accordingly  both  numerous  and 
interesting.  There  is  one  river  —  the  Colligan,  and  —  high  up  on 
the  mountain,  at  the  N.E.  angle  of  the  parish,  —  a  couple  of  small 
lakes.  Besides  the  Church  from  which  the  parish  is  named  there 
are  sites  of,  at  least,  three  others.  For  account  of  Kilgobinet 
Church  see  Waterford^Archaological  Journal,  Vol.  III.  p.  73  and  also 
Marcus  Keane's  "Towers  and  Temples  of  Ancient  Ireland,"  p.  455. 
St.  Gobinet  is  the  well  known  patroness  of  Ballyvourney,  Co.  Cork; 
she  is  also  honoured  in  Inisheer,  Aran  Islands,  where  there  is 
a  primitive  church  bearing  her  name.  5°^nAC  ^s  locally  anglicised 
Abigal,  Abina  and  Abby  (I). 

(I)  "  Gaelic  Journal,"  Apr.  1902,  p.  64;  also,  see  Woulfe,  "  Irish  Names  and 
Surnames,"  p.  42. 


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TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINAKILL,  t)Aile  nA  Coitte — "  Homestead  of  the  Wood." 
Area,  438  acres. 

"  Ballynekilly  "  (Distr.  Book). 

S.DD.  (a)  Araglen  River,  Af\A5tmn.  See  under  Knockavee- 
lish,  Lismore  Par. 

(b)  Rei-6  nA  typeA-cog — "  Mountain  Plain  of  the  Plover." 

(c)  An   tinn — "The  Pool";    junction    of    the    Araglen  with 
Colligan  River. 

BALLINTOOR,  t)Aile  An  UUAIJ\ — "  Cattle  Field  Homestead." 
Area,  169  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)An  A  tXStiA— "  Field  of  the  Fort." 

(b)  5°PC  Sceite  r\A  CAiUige — "  Garden  of  (beside)  the  Hag's 
Bush." 

BALLYCONNERY,  t)Aite  tli  ConAipe — "  O'Connery's  Home- 
stead." I  have  little  hesitation  in  identifying  this  as  the  birthplace 
of  St.  Christian  O'Conarchy,  Bishop  of  Lismore  and  Legate 
Apostolic,  who  died  at  the  Abbey  of  Odorney  (Kyrie  Eleison)  in 
iiS6fm).  There  is  a  local  legend,  somewhat  truncated,  of  a  bull 
(UApti  ConAipe)  which  ran  thither  to  drink  in  the  Colligan.  Area, 
(in  two  divisions),  380  acres. 

BALLYEIGHTERAGH,  t)Aite  loccp <\c  —  "  Lower  Homestead." 
This  was  originally  a  sub-division  of  Kilnafrehan.  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  208  acres. 

BALLYNEETY,  t)Aite  An  £AOICI$  — "  White's  Homestead." 
Area,  343  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  poll  A  Cip— "  Hole  of  the  Tillage  Plot";  a  hole 
in  river  Colligan  where  the  latter  is  spanned  by  the  new  bridge. 

(6)  t)6tAipin  An  frAfAij— "  Little  Road  of  the  Wild  (Vegetable) 
Growth." 

(c)  Citt  t)e^s — "  Little  Church  ";  an  old  graveyard  site  where, 
according  to  tradition  of  the  locality,  soldiers  were  buried  who  fell 
in  a  tribal  war. 

(m)  "  Sanctus  Christianus  nascitur  quodam  pago  inter  Lismoriam  Civitatem 
et  Dongarvan  Taughonarchie  dicto."— De  Cisterciensium  Hib.  Viris  Illustribus— 
Edit.  Murphy,  p.  234. 


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BALLYKNOCK,  tXaile  ATI  Cnoc^ig  —  "  Knox's  Homestead." 
Area,  687  acres. 

BARRACREE,  t)Af\f  A  Cfu>it>e  —  "  Cattle  Summit  (Ridge)."  Area 
(in  three  divisions),  1,380  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Com  "OutYAin  ;  meaning  uncertain  ;  probably 
''  Kidney  Hollow,"  from  its  shape. 

(6)  CALAIS  .A  cSiontiAij;  —  "  Fox  Rock." 

(c)  Carrigaruppera    and   Carrigabuccera   (O.M.),    CALAIS  A 
TlopAif\e  and  CALAIS  A  t)ocAij\e  —  "  Rock  of  the  Rapparee"  and 
"  Rock  of  the  Cake  "  respectively. 

(d)  t)&Al  tMn  —  "  White    Mouth  "  ;    saddle-like  depression  in 
mountain  top. 

(e)  Cnoc  T)urj  —  "  Black  Hill." 

(/)  CIOCA  t)iiin  tiA  mt)|\oc  —  "Badger-  Fort  Crags";  three  large 
rocks  near  north-east  extremity  of  townland. 

BOHADOON,  t)ot  A  "Gum  —  "  Cabin  of  the  Fort."  Area  (in 
three  divisions),  1,728  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Soipcin—  "  Little  Garden." 

(6)  poll  A  p*\otu\i$  —  "  Power's  Drowning  Hole." 

(t-)  t36tAipin  ITIonA  lluAfoe  —  "  Red  Bog  Little  Road." 

(it)  At  HA  SAite^C—  "  Willow  Tree  Ford." 

(e)  At  HA  5Ainirile  —  "  Sand  Ford." 

CARROWCASHLANE,  Ce^tfAttiA  AH  CxMfle^m  —  "The  Castle 
Quarter."  Site  of  the  ancient  castle  is  marked  on  the  six-inch 
Ordnance  Map.  Area,  123  acres. 

COOLNASMEAR,  Cuil  tiA  StTieA|\  —  "  Corner  of  the  Blackberries." 
Area  (in  three  divisions),  1,206  acres. 

"  Coolnesmeere  "  (D.S.M.). 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6tAipin  rtA  nA^Afbe  —  "Little  Road  of  the 
Merchandise." 

(6)  CpUACAn  —  "The  Little  Pile";  the  remarkable  and  well- 
known  point  in  which  the  Comeragh  range  terminates  at  the 
south.  This  is  called  CfUACxin  "OeifeAC  to  distinguish  from 
another  CfuiACAn  in  Mothel  Parish. 

(c)  An  Cut—"  The  Ridge  Back  (or  Corner)." 


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(d)  An  Du-Aile — "  The   Milking  Field."      This  was   the  old 
name  of  Coolnasmear  Mountain. 

(e)  tlei-6  "Ooigce — "  Burned  Mountain  Plain." 
(/)  An  m^oUn— "  The  Bare  Hill-Point." 

(g)  t)6tAif\in  A  pun^— "  Little  Road  of  the  Pond." 
(h)  Glendermot    River    (O.M.),   Sput   ^te^nnA  'Oi.AptnuTXA — 
"  Dermot's  Glen  Stream." 

(i)  PA^C  rtA  CiUe— "  Field  of  the  Graveyard." 
(/)  tifin  r\A  Ctu^ife — "  Little  Lios  of  the  Ear." 
(k)  Cnoc  nA  C^tvAi-oe — "  Hill  of  the  Mange." 
(/)  Cnoc  A  Com6|\CxMf — ''  Hill  of  Emulation."      In  Lismore 
Par.  is  a  townland  bearing  the  same  name,  which  see. 
(in)  'Oufunum  U^t — "  Grey  Dermot  ";  a  pillar  stone. 
(«)  Cnoc  A  •OAf\Ai§e— "  Hill  of  the  Oak  Grove." 
COUMARAGLIN,  Com  Aipslinn — "  Araglen  Hollow,"    whence 
emerges  the  Araglen  River  (see  under  Ballinakill,  above).      Area, 
2,474  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Dog's  Gap  (O.M.),  t)e^f\nA  KA  ttl AT>t\Ait>.  Idem.  This 
is  a  well  known  pass,  for  pedestrians  only,  over  the  Comeragh 
Mountains.  Local  folklore  connects  the  "  Gap  "  with  a  wild  legend 
related  in  the  life  of  St.  Declan  (n).  Declan  was  invited  to  dinner  by  a 
pagan,  Dercan  by  name,  who,  in  hatred  of  the  Christian  name,  had 
a  dog,  cooked  to  simulate  mutton,  placed  before  the  saint.  The 
saint  however,  by  supernatural  power,  detected  the  attempted 
imposition,  and — local  tradition  (but  not  the  "  Life  ")  adds — as  soon 
as  he  made  the  Sign  of  the  Cross  over  the  dish,  the  dog,  restored 
to  life,  leaped  off  the  table,  and,  dashing  through  the  open  door, 
fled  over  this  gap  which  has  ever  since  borne  his  name. 

(6)  Seefinn  (O.M.),  Suroe  pnn  — (i  Fionn's  Sitting  Place"; 
height,  2,387  feet. 

(c)  DutAn  nA  gCojip — "  Round  Green  Space  of  the  Dead 
Bodies."  This  was  a  circular  patch,  free  from  heath,  where 
funerals  crossing  the  mountain  waited  while  the  "  bearers  "  rested. 
A  rounded  green  or  white  cleared  patch  amongst  the  heather  is 

(;/)  See  Bollandists,"July  I4th—  Vita  S.  Declani,  Episcopi,  Cap.  VII. 


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locally  called  a  "bullan,"  from,  I  think,  the  English  l(  bowl."  At 
date  of  my  visit  I  was  unable  to  satisfy  myself  that  this  spot  is 
within  the  boundary  of  Coumaraglin,  and  I  have  had  no  oppor- 
tunity since  of  verifying  the  matter.  There  certainly  is  a  t)uU\n 
tu\  sCofxp  on,  or  by,  the  "  Mauma  Road,"  at  the  Kilrossanty  side; 
see  under  Glendalligan. 

CURRABAHA,  Cupjuxc  Ueite — "  Wet  Place  of  the  Birch." 
Area,  457  acres. 

"  Currabehigh  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  5AO|\tAt> — "  Stream- Watered-and-Wooded-Place." 

(6)  J?UA|i4n— "  Cold  Spring." 

(c)  CobAf  A  "OunA — "  Fort  Well."  T)un  makes  a  double  genitive 

DEELISH,  D^oile^f ;  probably  "Ouio-tiof  —  "Black  Fort." 
"OileAf=  Mortmain.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  776  acres. 

'"OuiD-bor  "  (i8th  century  Elegy  on  Death  of  Richard 
Power).  "  Dwylish  "  (Distr.  Bk.). 

S.DD.  (a)  &p-o  nA  SAi$T>iu|\i— "  Soldiers'  Height." 

(b)  poll    TUA   mthvtvAilli — "Hole  of  the  Barrels";    a  place 
where  poteen  was  formerly  secreted. 

(c)  T)p£im    A    TtlA|\CAi$ — "  The    Horseman's    Attempt    (to 
Jump)." 

(d)  IpuApAn— "  Cold  Spring." 

(e)  C^pt^MS  \,\&t — "  Grey  Rock." 
(/)  ITlAOilin— "  Hill  Top." 

(g)  t)e.ApnA  Seifc — "  Barren  Gap." 
(h)  CAffAis  A  5poll  (5piotAil) — "  Rock  of  the  Gravel." 
(0  5<M\tuAi-6e  r\A  gCe^fc — "  Garden  of  the  (Heath)  Hens." 
(/)  C-AppAis  A  PUCA — "  The  Pooka's  Rock." 
(k)  C^pf 415  nA  5<*oite — "  Windy  Rock." 
GARRAXBAUX,  5e<3krr^n  t)^^-     Meaning  uncertain.     Area,  522 
acres. 

"Garranbane"   (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Pike  t)Apf\A  te-AC^n — "Glen-Top  Turnpike." 

(6)  UotMp  nA  5loipe— "  Glory  Well." 


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GLEDANE,  gliotMn;  meaning  is  not  clear;  cUvoAti,  of  which 
the  present  name  may  be  the  locative  form,  is  given  in  the 
Dictionaries — a  burr  or  flake.  Area,  328  acres. 

S.D.  (a)  p^ipc  ^  ttlutvoAip — "  Murder  Field  ";  from  a  duel 
fought  there  between  Frank  Barron  and  John  Tallon. 

(6)  t)6tAipin  An  PALAIS— "  Little  Road  of  the  Wild  Growth 
(of  weeds,  briars,  &c.)." 

INCHINDRISLA,  1nfe  An  T)fvifle — "  Bramble  Holm."  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  584  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  p6ll  Cam — "  Winding  Hole  ";    in  Colligan  River. 

(6)  poll  r\A  mt)u.AC,Ailli — "  Drowning  Hole  of  the  Boys." 

(c)  poll  A  Cuipn  —  "  Hole  of   the  Goblet."      This   and   the 
preceding  are  likewise  in  the  Colligan. 

(d)  t)6tAt\  A  C6cAif — "  The  Causeway  Road." 

(e)  Cilt  tlxvoirh  ConnUAin — "St.  Conlan's  Church";  an  early 
church    or  graveyard  site  intersected  by  the   modern  road.      A 
curious  object  of  stone,  with  a  basin-like  hollow,  unearthed  during 
cutting  of  the  road,  lies  on  top  of  a  fence  by  the  roadside. 

(/)  Cot>Af  TlAOirh  ConntAin — "  St.  Conlan's  Well."  A  space, 
now  planted,  surrounding  the  well  and  church  site,  was  known  as 
"  the  Counlauris." 

(g)  UotxAp  t)6il  A  rtlAi-ome— "  Gap  Mouth  Well." 

(/r)  UobA|\  A  Ct\x\mn— "  Well  of  the  Tree." 

KILADANGAN,  Cill  A  "OxMngm — "  Church  of  the  Strong  Place." 
The  church  site  is  indicated  by  traces  of  a  circular  entrenchment 
near  the  mill,  by  riverside.  Area,  400  acres. 

"Killdantgan"  (D.S.M.). 

S.DD.  (a)  p^ifc  nA  &£otAtiA6— "  Field  of  the  House  Ruins." 
^otAfVAc  is  rather  the  mound  indicating  former  existence  of  a 
house  than  the  actual  ruin. 

(6)  poll  r\A  bpiopAijM — "  Pipers'  Hole  ";  in  the  river  beneath 
present  Railway  Bridge. 

KILBRYAN,  Cm  t)f\iAin— "  Bryan's  Church."  O.M.  indicates 
church  site.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  734  acres. 


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S.D.  t)un  An  *OA  AoAinn — "  Hollow  of  the  Two  Rivers";  a 
well  known  sub-division. 

KILGOBINET,  CtU  jJoboAic — "  Gobinet's  Church."  Area,  300 
acres. 

S.D.  Toberaphona  or  Tobergobinet  (O.M.),  UotMp  A  pun  A, 
also  Uot»4|\  gobtUMC— "  The  Pound  Well,"  or  "  Gobinet's  Well." 

KILNAFREHAN,  CiU  nA  blppAOCAn — "  Church  of  the  Wortle- 
berries."  The  early  church  site  with  its  burial  ground  is  in  the 
field  of  a  farmer  named  Whelan,  on  south  side  of  the  public  road, 
close  to  a  house.  Area  (in  three  divisions),  775  acres. 

"  Kilnefreghane  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  CotMfA  A  cSl6ioe— "  The  Mountain  Well." 

(6)  PA^C  An  -AotMis— "  The  Fair  Field." 

(c)  t)6tAifiin  nA  n-Aff Ait>e.     See  under  Coolnasmear. 

KNOCKAUNAGLOON,  CnoaAn  nA  ^Iwne — "  Little  Hill  of  the 
Knee";  from  a  rock  basin  (bullan  type)  resembling  the  impress 
of  a  knee.  Area,  333  acres. 

MONARUD,  tTloin  A  tlu-o ;  perhaps  "  Bog  of  the  Red  Bog 
Scum  (iron  oxide)."  See  "  Gaelic  Journal,"  Vol.  II.,  p.  286. 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  571  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Mweeling  (O.M.),  tTUoitmn— "  Hill  Top." 

(b)  CfuiAc^n  (see  under  Coolnasmear  above). 

(c)  5lex\nn  "Ooirhin — u  Deep  Glen." 

(d)  m6m  A  peiDte^pA— "  The  Pedlar's  Bog";    in  which  the 
murderer  of  a  travelling  dealer  buried  his  victim. 

(e)  Cnoc  nA  81054—"  Hill  of  the  Streak." 

(/)   Cnoc  A  cSe^nA  t)Aite— "  Hill  of  the  Old  Village." 

(g)   CALAIS  nA  5^01  ce — "  Windy  Rock." 

(h)  PAM^C  nA  Choice  TlAoiriie — "  Field  of  the  Holy  Cross." 

SCARTNADRINY,  ScAifc  nA  "O^oigeAnAije — "  Thicket  of  the 
Blackthorn."  Area,  715  acres. 

"  Skartnydrenny  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

TALLACOOLMORE.  (See  Tallacool,  Clonea  Par.).  The  present 
is  a  disjoined  fragment  of  Kilgobinet  parish.  Area,  151  acres. 

"  Tullaghcoolemore  "  (A.S.E.). 


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Kilmolash  Parish. 

THIS  is  a  parish  of  small  size,  lying  on  both  sides  of  the  Finisk 
River  a  little  above  the  junction  of  the  latter  with  the  Blackwater. 
The  ancient  church — for  a  description  of  which  see  Waterford 
Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  IV.  p.  89  &c. — stands  close  to  the  river, 
on  its  south  bank.  The  land  is  mostly  arable — some  of  it  very  fertile — 
a  class  of  country  not  favourable  to  the  preservation  or  multiplica- 
tion of  ancient  names.  As  a  consequence  the  local  nomenclature 
possesses  little  special  interest  beyond  that  derived  from  the  battle 
of  Affane  which  was  fought  partly  within  the  parish.  A  consider- 
able portion  of  the  parish  lies  within  the  Barony  of  Decies  Within, 
which  see. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BEWLEY,  t)eAl — ''Opening,"  (scil: — To  the  river  or  to  road 
over  the  Drum  ridge).  At  this  place  there  is  said  to  have  been  a 
preceptory  of  Knights  Templars,  but  hardly  any  remains  survive. 
(See  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  IV.,  p.  94).  Area, 
300  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  bnn  HA  sCtup— "  The  Pigeons'  Pool";  this  and 
next  are  in  the  river  Finisk. 

(b)  pott  C^tn— "  Curved  Pool." 

(c)  poll  An  tlifse  tjoifun— "  Hole  of  the  Black  Water." 

(d)  poll  tiA  nOtn-A— "  Hole  of  the  Wool." 

(e)  CAUJVAIS  Art  erone.Ain — <(  Rock  of  the  Ivy." 
CLASHNADARRIV — ClAip  tiA  -oCx\pb — "Trench  of  the  Bulls." 

Area,  140  acres. 

CLOGH,  Cloc — "  Rock  " ;  anciently — according  to  the  testimony 
of  intelligent  Irish  speakers — Cloc  t).Aile  ^nuf^ — "  Rock  of  the 
Cattle-lowing  Homestead."  There  are  some  insignificant  remains 
of  one  of  first  Norman  castles  erected  in  Ireland.  This  particular 
stronghold  is  alleged  to  date  from  the  time  of  King  John;  its  high 
walls  enclosed  a  courtyard  of  half  an  acre  and  were  defended  at 
the  angles  by  embattled  towers,  while  the  gateway  on  the  south  side 
was  protected  by  a  drawbridge.  The  place  is  frequently  referred 
to  in  the  history  of  the  i7th  century  &c.  wars.  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  261  acres. 


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S.DD.  (a)  Poulanore  (O.M.),  poll  An  Oif— "  Hole  of  the 
Gold";  a  pit,  filled  with  water,  in  south  east  angle  of  townland. 
Into  it — so  local  story  runs — a  quantity  of  gold  was  thrown  in 
Cromwellian  times. 

(6)  t)«Sn  Ajvo — "High  Field";  a  sub-division  of  about  50 
acres. 

(c)  mom  ttuA-6— "  Red  Bog." 

CURRAMOREEN,  Cuj\fv\c  ttluipin — "  Muirne's  Swampy  Place." 
(See  Ballymurrin,  Kilbarrymeadan  Par.,  &c.).  Area,  152  acres. 

"  Curoroach  "  (Tithe  Composition  Book,  Registrar's  Office). 

KILMOLASH,  Cill  ttloLdife — "  St.  Molaise's  Church."  Area, 
61  acres. 

"  Cnockan  als  Kyllmolussii "  (Visit.  Book,  E.,  3,  14,  T.C.D.). 

KNOCKALAHARA,  Cnoc  .A  te^tAjvA — "  Hill  of  the  Leather." 
Area,  687  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6tAipin  HA  n^ll— "  Little  Road  of  the 
Foreigners." 

(6)  t)e«ipru\  XUiceip— "  Walter's  Gap."  Walter  (a  Power- 
according  to  my  informant)  was  killed  here  on  the  occasion  of  the 
battle  of  Affane. 

(c)  tx\s  tiA  ITUpo — "  Hollow  of  the  Dead";  where  the  slain 
lay  thickest  and  were  buried  as  they  lay. 

(d)  TT16in  r\A  titht>pe — "  Bog  of  the  Dun  Cow  ";  the  name  is 
connected  doubtless  with  some  forgotten  legend  or  fact  of  history; 
compare  "  l,ex\t>Ap  nA  ntJit>pe,"  t)-Af\|VA  n^  ritJi-Cpe  (Bar.   Glena- 
heiry),  &c.       The  present  sub-division  is  regarded  locally  as  a 
separate  townland. 

(e)  An    Slo5dif\e — "The   Swallow    Hole";  the   mouth   of  a 
limestone  cave  into  which  a  stream  disappears. 

(/)  An  pope — "The  Embankment";  this  is  really  a  field, 
surrounded  by  a  bank  as  it  is  liable  to  flooding  from  the  river. 

(g)  t>AF|VA  and  t)un  A  t)Aile — "Top"  and  "Bottom" 
(respectively)  "  of  the  Village." 

(h)  t)6txip  DA  SxMj-oiuitM-oe — "The  Soldiers'  Road";  another 
memorial  of  the  battle. 


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KNOCKNASKAGH,  Cnoc  n^Sce^c — "  Hill  of  the  Whitethorns." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  455  acres. 

S.D.  Coolaclampar,  Cua  A  CtAmp^ifi — "  Corner  of  the 
Dispute  ";  a  patch  of  meadow  land  on  north  bank  of  the  Finisk,  so 
named  because  formerly  a  cause  of  strife  between  the  proprietors  of 
Affane  and  Kilmolash.  The  word  clAmp^n  (a  "  dispute "  or 
"  controversy  ")  enters,  by  the  way,  into  quite  a  number  of  place  names. 

WOODSTOCK,  Coitl  A  Cip — "  Wood  of  the  Stock  or  Stump." 
Area,  302  acres. 

"  Kilkipp  "  (Memoranda  Roll,  Exchequer — 16-28). 

Kilrossanty    Parish. 

KILROSSANTY,  a  parish  of  large  extent,  takes  its  name  from  the 
townland  on  which  the  ancient  church  stands,  or  rather  the  town- 
land  gets  its  name  from  the  church  and  the  parish  is  called  from  both. 
Mountainous,  secluded,  and  Irish-speaking,  the  region  preserves 
an  unusually  large  number  of  interesting  names.  Three  consider- 
able rivers — the  Dalligan,  Mahon  and  Tay  have  their  origin  in  the 
parish,  but,  for  reasons  already  alluded  to,  no  attempt  is  made  to 
explain  their  names.  One  of  them,  Tay,  is  clearly  the  same 
in  origin  as  Tay,  Tees,  &c.,  of  Great  Britain.  The  parish  abounds  in 
"  Coums  "  or  mountain  hollows.  As  it  has  been  found  rather  difficult 
to  assign  the  mountain  names  to  their  respective  townlands,  a 
considerable  number  of  the  former  are  furnished  under  the  separate 
general  heading — Comeragh  Mountains.  This  last  name  is  here 
used,  by  the  way,  to  designate  the  whole  line  of  mountain  within 
the  parish,  and  the  mountain  sub-denominations  are  roughly 
arranged  with  regard  to  their  relative  positions  from  south  to  north. 
For  a  description  of  the  ancient  church  &c.  see  Waterford 
Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  III.,  pp.  6,  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

ADRAMONE,  e^-OAf  T)^  ttloin — "(Place)  Between  Two  Bogs." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  2,111  acres. 
"Addermon"  (D.S.). 


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S.D.  Cuil  A  cSe^tiA  tofMpce;  the  elegant  name  of  a  well-known 
sub-division. 

BALLIXGOWAN,  Dalle  An  tj-A&Ann — "  The  Smith's  Homestead 
(or  Town)."  The  double  fossed  circular  enclosure  marked  on  the  six- 
inch  Ordnance  Sheet  is  a  cilt  or  early  church  site.  Within  the 
enclosure  is  an  interesting  bullan  with  circular  basin.  Area,  290 
acres. 

"  Ballyngoon  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

BALLINTLEA,  tDaile  An  cSleioe — "  The  Mountain  Home- 
stead." Area,  473  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  p^itACin  nA  ^Aoite— "  Little  Windy  Field." 

(b)  LofCAt) — "  Place  of  Burning." 

(c)  Com  CtocAC— "  Stony  Hollow." 

(d)  CnocAi  toitvoeAloAi$ — "  Turlough's  Little  Hill." 

(e)  t)un  (and  TT16in)  nACleitetluAiTje — "  Bottom  (and  '  Bog') 
of  the  New  Hurdle." 

(/)  tD-Aft^  n^  S-Aileac — "  Willow  Summit." 

BALLYKEROGE,  t)«Mle  Ui  Ce-Ap65 — "  O'Keroge's  Homestead." 
A  fair  (by  patent)  was  held  here.  It  was  later  transferred  to 
Englishtown.  Date,  October  2nd  and  2oth.  On  this  townland  is  a 
reputed  holy  well  minus  a  special  name  (o).  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
605  acres. 

(o)  An  Indenture  dated  1549,  sets  out  that  Richarde  fitz  Thomas  of  Pallys 
fitz  Thomas,  Co.  Limerick,  and  Thomas,  son  of  the  forenamed  Richard,  have 
"  demised,  gyven,  granted  sett  and  lett  to  farme  unto  Mathewe  King  (Constable  of 
Dongarvan)  the  castell,  howse,  town  and  lordship  of  great  Ballykerocke  and 
Ballyglassen  in  the  County  of  Waterfourde  with  all  arrable  land,  pastures, 
meadows,  comons,  conygreyes,  woodes  and  underwoods,  thornes,  parkes,  closures, 
gardens,  mores,  Marishes,  bogges,  waters,  fisshinges,  springs  together  wth.  all 
and  everie  thappurtenncs,  Comododities  and  emoluments  to  the  said  Castle,  towne, 
howse  &c.  belonging  .  .  .  whh.  castell,  towne,  howse  and  landes  are  bounded 
and  meared  as  hereinafter  is  mentioned.  That  is  to  say  on  the  northe  side  of  the 
ryver  or  brooke  called  Dalagyne  nighe  unto  a  certen  place  of  marshe  ground 
called  Ynishtorny  and  on  the  sowth  weste  side  of  the  meere  or  brooke  called 
Agherloyne  and  adjoining  to  the  comon  called  Corraghefowke  and  on  the  sowth 
east  side  of  the  said  comon  and  adjoyninge  to  a  place  called  Colteyge  and  on 
the  sowth  weste  side  of  the  said  place  and  adjoyninge  to  a  spring  or  fourde  called 
Beyllaghdacon  and  one  the  weste  side  of  the  brooke  or  springe  and  adioyninge  to 
a  meere  called  Ardinighe  and  on  the  north  side  of  the  said  _  mere  and  adioyninge 
unto  an  high  way  ihatleadethe  towards  a  mote  Called  lysnagomge  and  on  the  easte 
north  easte  side  of  the  said  wave  and  so  down  to  a  fourde  Called  Aughgorky- 
raghyllye  in  the  said  river  called  Dallagon  to  have  and  to  houlde,"  &c. — Desmond 
Roll,  Public  Record  Office,  fol.  94,  &c. 


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"  Bally kerog  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cill  DpeAC — "  Speckled  Church  ";  an  early  church 
site  with  circular  enclosure  of  earth. 
(6)  SGAHA  punA  — "  Old  Pound." 

(c)  Scp  APA  A  t)A(Mi$ — "  Beggar's  Stile." 

(d)  Ce^tf AMA  A  C-Aifle^in — "  Castle  Quarter." 

(e)  CobAt\   and   C^ol   nA  mt)|\At^ — "  Well "  and  "  Narrow 
(Place)  of  the  Friars."      The  latter  is  about  half  an  acre  in  extent. 

(/)  Cillini-oe  r\A  gCoimineAC — "  Commins'  Little  Grave- 
yard Fields  ";  near  south-east  boundary  of  the  townland. 

(g)  At  "Ctuiim-tom — "  Ford  of  Blackbird's  Ridge";  no  doubt 
the  Agherloyne  of  the  indenture  quoted  in  precedi-ng  foot-note. 

BALLYKILMURRY,  t)^ite  Thic  gio^A-ttluife — "  Mac  Gilmurry's 
Homestead."  "  Edmdus  Mac  Gillamurray  afs.  Ed.  Philippi  vie. 
Kilros.  et  ffews "  was  deprived  in  1591 — "  propter  defectum 
ordinum,  et  pluralitatem  beneficiorum  "  (/>).  Area,  205  acres. 

''Ballygullumurry"  (Forfeited  Estates  and  Interests, — 1666-84.) 

S.DD.  (a)  Tinnasaggart,  Ui$  r\A  SAgApc — "  Priests'  House." 

(6)  5^eAnn  tleA-6moin — "  Redmond's  Glen." 

(c)  Cut  HuA-6— "  Red  Ridge  Back." 

BALLYNEVOGA,  t3x\ile  nAerhdige  ;  meaning  unknown.  A 
pillar  stone  (conglomerate)  near  the  roadside  appears  to  have  borne 
an  ogham  inscription  of  which  a  stroke  or  two  survive.  Area,  324 
acres. 

li  Ballynamogy  "  (D.S.  Map). 

S.DD.  (a)  PA^C  A  cSeip6il— "  Chapel  Field." 

(6)  UotMf  nA  texvob— "  Well  of  the  Rags." 

BARNAKILL,  t)eA^r\A  AT\  Coitt — "  Gap  of  the  Hazel  Copse." 
On  this  townland  are  some  remains  of  an  approximately  I7th  century 
castle  of  the  O'Briens  ("  of  the  Silken  Bridle  ").  Close  by  the 
castle  a  battle  was  fought  in  1643  between  the  Parliamentarians 
under  Sir  Charles  Vavasour  and  the  Irish,  in  which  the  latter  were 
defeated.  Father  Maurus  O'Phelan,  Ord.  Cist.,  to  whom  I  am 
indebted  for  invaluable  assistance,  informs  me  that  a  spot — hazel 
&c.  overgrown, — by  side  of  the  "  gap,"  is  still  known  as  An 
(f)  Visitation  Books,  E.  3,  14,  T.C.D. 


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Coill  ("  The  Old  Hazel  Copse ")  and  he  remarks  that  it  was 
evidently  this  feature  which  gave  the  townland  its  name.  Area, 
295  acres. 

"  Bearnakeile  "  (D.S.  Map). 

S.DD.  (a)  CALAIS  A  Ttlic  Ope—"  The  Wolf's  Rock." 

(6)  An  £At>Aif\ — "  The  Trench  ";  probably  from  VA-OG,  a  cleft 
or  gash.  This  is  portion  of  the  earthwork  in  which  the  Irish 
entrenched  themselves  during  the  above  battle. 

(c)  pAipc  A  CAtA — "  Field  of  the  Battle  ";  adjoining  last. 

(tt)  p^ipc  A  CAir>le4in— "  Field  of  the  Castle." 

BELLAHEEN,  Deilitin — "  Little  Old  Tree."  Little  more  than 
half  a  century  since  this  place  was  portion  of  Curraheen.  It  got 
its  present  name  from  a  single  farm  on  which  was  a  field  called 
from  an  aged  tree.  Area,  96  acres. 

BRISCA,  An  t)r«uipce.  Meaning  unknown.  O'D.  makes  it 
tDpifce — "  Brittle  Land."  On  the  townland  is  the  site  of  a  Penal 
Days'  chapel.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  355  acres. 

"  Bruskagh  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  &t  nA  Cofumn— "  Weir  Ford";  site  of  present 
bridge. 

(6)  t)6tAp  HA  mt)ACAC— "  The  Beggars'  Road  "  (q). 

(c)  CnocAn  nA  gComini — "Little  Hill  of  the  Rabbits";  a 
sandhill. 

BOOLATTIN,  t)uAile  Aicinn — "  Furze  Booley  (Milking  Yard)." 
Area,  810  acres. 

Beelyattin  (D.S.M.). 

S.DD.  (a)  UmAp— "  Natural  Water  Basin  (Trough)." 
(6)  t)Af»p A  "OeAtgAin — "  Dalligan  Summit";    for  Dalligan,  see 
under  Glendalligan  below. 

(c)  CAppAig  HA  SponA — "  Nose  Rock  ";  from  its  shape. 
(d}  teACA  SleAtfiAin— "  Slippery  (Sliding)  Hill  Side." 

(q)  "  On  the  old  road  from  Kilrosenty  to  Kilmacthomas  there  was  up  to  1817, 
a  village  called  boiAji  TIA  m-bocAC,  altogether  inhabited  by  beggars,  which  they 
deserted  in  the  month  of  May,  barricading  the  doors  of  their  huts,  never 
returning  till  September,  meantime  engaged  in  collecting  through  the  country 
and  making  sales  of  whatever  they  gathered."  O'Daly,  "  Poets  and  Poetry  of 
Munster,"  2nd  Series,  p.  218. 


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(e)  £eit  ton— "  White  Bog- Vein." 

CARRIGEENNAGERAGH,  CAffAisin  r\A  gC^o^AC — "  Little  Rock 
of  the  Sheep."  Area  (in  two  divisions),  343  acres. 

CARRIGMOORNA,  C^fAig  tnuipne — "  Muirne's  Rock."  (r). 
John  Fleming,  however,  gives  another  derivation  (s). 

S.D.  ton  nx\  n5.A-6.Atv— "  The  Dogs'  Paddock." 

CASTLEQUARTER,  CeAt|wh.A  A  CxMfleAin.  Idem.  Area,  157 
acres. 

COMERAGH,  Com-A^AC — "  Abounding  in  River  Confluences." 
The  highest  point  of  the  townland  is  2,443  f66*  above  sea  level. 
Area  (inclusive  of  "Comeragh  Mountain"  and  "Comeragh  House  " 
townlands),  3,187  acres. 

"  Comeragh  als  Killcomeragh  "  (Distr.  Book). 

S.DD.  (a)  Tay  and  Mahon  Rivers  (O.M.). 

J 
(b)  J?oLAcc  PA*;  prehistoric  cooking  place. 

CROUCH,  CpuAC — "  Pile  (of  Natural  Rock)."  This  name  is 
Anglicised  Croagh  in  north  and  west  of  Ireland.  In  a  large  circular 
lios  on  the  townland  is  a  number  of  (apparently  natural)  rock  basins 
of  bullan  type.  Area,  417  acres. 

S.D.  Crotty's  Rock. 

CURRAHEEN,  Cuf\jvAicin — "  Little  Wet  Place."    Area,  341  acres. 

"  Curraghnedody  "  (Distr.  Book). 

S.D.  CiU,  t,omnin — a  Lineen's  Church  ";  an  early  church  site, 
with  circular  enclosure,  so  called  from  name  of  the  farmer  on  whose 
land  it  is. 

CURRAUN,  CopfAn — u  Peaked  Hill."  CopfVAn  also  signifies  a 
reaping-hook,  but  this  is  a  secondary  meaning  from  cop,  a  peak. 
Highest  point,  1,952  feet.  Area,  601  acres. 

CUTTEEN,  Coicin  (CoicceAtin) — "Commonage."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  2,308  acres. 

"  Cottin  "  (Distr.  Book). 

S.DD.  (a)  Coumaknockan  Glen  (O.M.),  Com  A  Cnoc^m — 
"  Hollow  of  the  Little  Hill." 

(b)  Coumeage  (O.M.),  Com  lag.     Meaning  unknown. 

(r)  See  Ballymurrin,  Kilbarrymeadan  Par. 
(s)  See  "Gaelic  Journal,"  Vol.  II.,  p.  161. 


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(c)  t)6t».\if\in  .A   C^pAill  CAOIC — 4<  Little  Road  of  the   Blind 
Horse."     This  name  is  applied  to  various  disjoined  lengths  of  a 
trench    which    are    remains    of    an    primitive    roadway    leading 
hence  to  the  coast  at  Stradbally.      A  legend  accounting  for  the 
name  is  to  the  effect  that  an  ancient  resident  of  Cutteen  owned 
an  aged  horse  which,  though  blind,  was  so  sagacious  that,  with 
laden  panniers  of  seaweed  on  his  back,  he  would,  guideless,  make 
his   way   from   Stradbally  Cove  to   his  owner's    home.      On   one 
occasion  the  panniers  fell  into  the  ford  since  called  At  A  UpiofCAip 
("  Seaweed    Ford ").      Compare  old  road   of   same   name   under 
Carricklong,  Drumcannon  Par.,  &c.      These  horse,  cow  and  other 
animal  legends  demand  scientific  investigation. 

(d)  CAffluis  A  rSlios.Mn— "  Shell  Rock." 

(<?)  tJeApn^  An  tfKvofVAit) — "  Dog's  Gap  ";    a  famous  pass  (not 
available    for    vehicles)     over    the    Comeragh    Mountain.        See 
under  Kilgobinet  Par.  antea.       Sir  H.  Maxwell  ("  Scottish  Land 
Names"),  pertinently  observes  that    tt1.<yojv<y6    in  Scottish  names 
generally  means  a  wolf.     At  the  summit  of  the  gap  is  a  standing 
pillar-stone,  8'    x   4     x    i',  and  close  by  are  two  further  similar 
pillars  prostrated.     Again,  a  few  yards  to  south  of  the  pillars,  and 
still  on  the  summit,  stands  a  roughly  square  enclosure  of  dry  stone 
(CAC.MJ\  type).     The  space  enclosed  is  about  ten  yards  square  and 
the  enclosing  walls  are  about  four  feet  in  thickness  by  four  feet  high. 
(/)  C^pjuMgin  r\A  J?eoU* — "  Little  Rock  of  the  Meat." 
(g)  JT«MU<ctUMc<A  5e.Atu\— "  Sharp-Edged  Cliffs." 
(//)  Cnoc^n  A  £un\A  (Cumt^  ?)— "  Little  Hill  of  the  Crooked 
Place." 

(i)  te^t-Com  tDpeAC— "  Speckled  Half-Hollow." 
(j)  An  Coil — "  The  Place  Adjoining  Below." 
(k)  m<3in  A  rhutUMg— "  Bog  of  (on)  the  Summit." 
(/)  t)uU^n  te^t^n — ;'  Wide  Green-Rounded-Spot." 
(m)  Suifje  JTinn   (see  Coumaraglen,  Kilgobinet  Par.). 
(n)   Corn  Cnoc.\m — '•  Hollow  of  the  Little  Hill." 
(o)  Ue^mpult — "  Church  ";  some  rocks  resembling  remains  of 
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(p)  Com  lAf\cuif — "  Remote  Hollow."  This  is  the  extreme 
interior  portion  of  Com  tAg. 

(q)  Com  U.ae  and  Com  IT1.Ac.An — the  hollows  in  which  the  Tay 
and  Mahon  rivers  rise. 

(r)  An  Ctoige^n — "Little  Bell";  a  rock,  so  named  from  its 
shape. 

ENGLISHTOWN,  t)xMle  g^U/o-A — "  Foreign  Homestead."  Area, 
151  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PAI|\C  A  cSeipeil— "  Chapel  Field";  from  a 
chapel  of  the  Penal  days  which  stood  there. 

(6)  Lipn  n.A  nJjADAfv — "Little  Lios  of  the  Goats";  a  name 
reminiscent  of  the  later  use  of  Hoses — as  folds  for  cattle,  goats,  &c., 
at  night. 

GARRANMILLON,  5Arr^n  itliolum,  also  5^rt^n  nA  ponndige 
— "  Mellon's  Grove  "  and  "  Grove  of  the  Scald-Crow."  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  848  acres. 

"  Garramillon  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.D.  CitUn,  an  early  church  site  with  circular  enclosure  of 
earth.  Close  by  are  a  couple  of  large  pillar  stones  ogham-inscribed. 

GLENDALLIGAN,  5^eAnn  "OeAlgAin — "  Dealgain's  (?)  Glen." 
The  second  word  is  doubtful;  it  seems  to  be  a  personal  name — 
a  derivative  apparently  from  t>e.Al5,  a  thorn.  Portion  of  the 
townland  is  in  a  neighbouring  parish.  Area,  1,304  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)Af\pA  t)e.Al5Ain — "  Dealgain's  Height,"  where 
Glendalligan  River  has  its  source. 

(6)  DullAn  DA  gCofp — "  Round  Green  Place  of  the  Dead 
Bodies."  See  under  Coumaraglin,  Kilgobinet  Par.,  antea. 

GOKTAVICARY,  ^opc  A  tJiocAif\e — "The  Vicar's  Garden"; 
ancient  endowment  of  the  vicarage  of  Kilrossanty.  Area,  294  acres. 

"  Gortinicary  "  (D.S.M.). 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6tAtt  nx\  ttuA-OAn— "  Road  of  the  Moors." 

(b)  t)<5tAf\  t)eAnt\io$Ain  AnA — "Queen  Anne's  Road."  Road- 
making  seems  to  have  been  vigorously  pursued  in  Ireland  during 
the  reign  of  Anne;  a  surprisingly  large  number  of  old  Waterford 
roads  like  the  present  still  bear  her  name. 


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GORTNALAGHT,  5°PC  nA  teAcc  —  "  Garden  of  the  Monumental 
Cairns."  Area,  636  acres. 

"  Gortnelogh  "  (Distr.  Bk.). 

KILCOMERAGH,  Cill  A  ComAtvAi$  —  "The  Church  of  Comeragh." 
Here  stood  a  smaller  castle  of  the  Desmonds.  There  is  also  a  cilt 
or  early  church  site.  Area,  124  acres. 

KILROSSANTY,  Cill  RojMncA  —  "  St.  Rosanta's  (Roxentius') 
Church  "  (?)  The  foregoing  (queried)  interpretation  is  Rev.  Dr. 
Henebry's.  O'D.  however  supposes  the  second  word  to  be  a  deriva- 
tive from  ftof  ,  "a  wood."  Within  the  graveyard  is  the  execrated  tomb 
of  Valentine  Wallis,  popularly  regarded  with  dread,  while  immediately 
without  the  sacred  precincts  are  three  holy  wells  —  CobAp  lop-A, 
Uobv\p  tfluif\e  and  Cob-Af\  t)pi$De.  Wallis  (of  the  tomb)  was  an 
Augustinian  friar  of  the  Penal  days,  who,  to  retain  some  family 
estate  (Ballykeeroge,  Ballynevoige,  &c.)  conformed  to  the  Established 
Church.  Owing  to  the  peculiar  transformation  of  his  name  it  has  been 
extremely  difficult  to  trace  Wallis'  origin,  &c.  His  real  name  how- 
ever appears  to  have  been  Walsh,  and  it  looks  as  if  the  Walshes  of  the 
Piltown  (West  Waterford)  branch,  to  which  he  belonged,  anglicised, 
or  rather  modernised,  the  name  to  Wallis.  The  subject  of  the 
present  remarks  was  evidently  a  connection  (probably  a  descendant 
or  representative)  of  the  celebrated  Sir  Nicholas  Walsh,  Chief 
Justice  of  the  Common  Pleas  and  Speaker  of  the  Irish  Parliament, 
who  died  in  1615.  Area,  358  acres. 

"  Kilrosinta  "  (D.S.).     "  Kyllrossanta  "  (Visit.  Eliz.). 

S.DD.  (a)  CeAtjvArhxyo  An  Ue^mpuill  —  "  Church  Quarter." 

(b)  pxitce—  "  Hurling  Green." 

(c)  Uvttap  A  *OA  Sp  ut—  "  Two  Streams'  Fork." 

(d)  Cuarn  A  t)Ailmcin  —  "  Valentine's  Tomb  ";  the  vault  above 
referred  to.     Notwithstanding  the  popular  horror  of  this  place,  a 
whole  family  afflicted  with  typhus  sought  refuge  therein  in  black  '48. 

(e)  t).Aile  5AU/°.A  —  "  Foreigners'  Village";  a  sub-division. 
(/)  t)6fcA|\  riA  opucAi-oe—  "  The  Pookhas'  Road." 

(g)  An  C^ttAf  —  "  The  Causeway." 

(h)  Sput  A  t)umne—  "  Stream  of  the  Water-Gush." 


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KNOCKNACULLEN,  Cnooan  A  CuiUinn — u  Little  Hill  of  the 
Holly."  Area,  511  acres. 

KNOCKYELAN,  Cnoc  Hi  fAotAin — "  O'Phelan's  Hill."  This  is 
perhaps  the  only  instance  in  which  O'Phelan's  name  is  found 
attached  to  a  place  within  the  confines  of  O'Phelan's  ancient 
territory.  Area,  452  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PA^C  A  cSeAtiA  Cije — "  Field  of  the  Old  (Great) 
House." 

(b)  CiLUn  —  "Early   Burial  Ground";    two   adjoining   fields 
(formerly  one)  are  so  called. 

(c)  Coitnine-Af — "  Commonage." 

(d)  t)6txMt\in  A  PUCA — "  Little  Road  of  the  Pooka." 
LEMYBRIEN,    t,eim    Hi   t)f\i^m  —  "  O'Brien's    Leap."       Leim 

in  topography  is  often  applied  to  the  gush  of  a  stream  through  a 
narrow  passage  between  two  rocks.  Popular  story  (Folk- 
Etymology)  accounts  for  the  name  thus: — O'Brien  of  Comeragh 
(Thomond  stock),  "  rising"  for  a  hop,  step  and  jump,  from  some 
point  of  the  mountain  above,  reached,  at  his  first  landing,  a  place 
in  Kilrossanty  where,  for  conviction  of  the  incredulous,  the  imprint 
of  his  heels  may  still  be  seen  in  a  stone;  thence  in  the  second 
stride  (the  "  step  ")  he  carried  himself  to  the  spot  in  the  present 
townland  where  marks  similar  to  those  in  Kilrossanty  are  pointed 
out.  Whither  the  "jump  "  carried  him  the  writer  did  not  enquire. 
Part  of  the  present  townland  is  in  Stradbally  Parish.  Area,  537  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  AfT)  KA  teime— "  Hillock  of  the  Leap." 

(b)  \)6tAp  HA  sCf^nn— "  Road  of  the  Trees." 

"  Leamybryen  "  (Distr.  Bk.). 

LYRE,  "LyoAip — "  River- Fork."     Area,  205  acres. 

S.D.  An  ptnle — Meaning  uncertain;  a  small  stream  which 
flows  into  the  Mahon. 

PAULSACRES,  AcApAi-oe  poil.     Idem.     Area,  40  acres. 

ROBERTSTOWN,  t).Aile  Roibei|vo.     Idem.     Area,  191  acres. 

"  Robertstowne  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  t)6tAt\  HA  TUnn— "  Road  of  the  Rhymes." 

SHANBALLY,  SeAKA  t)Aite  --  "  Old  Homestead."  Area, 
313  acres. 


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"  Shanballymore  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  An  CiU— "  Early  Church  Site";  on  farm  of  John  Flynn. 
A  deep  ditch  and  earthen  rampart  surround  a  circular  area  of 
nearly  an  acre.  Within  the  enclosure  is  a  bullan  furnished  with 
circular  basin  i'  6"  in  diameter  by  8"  deep. 

TREENEARLA COMMONS, Coitnin  n^  t>Upi nl^ptA  —  "Commonage 
of  the  Three  Earls  ";  this  is  entirely  uninhabited  mountain.  Area, 
375  acres. 

The  following  additional  sub-denominations  occur  along  the 
mountain  side — all  within  the  parish.  As  it  was  found  difficult  to 
exactly  locate  them,  they  are  appended  here  without  special 
reference  to  the  townlands  within  which  they  lie.  The  order 
followed  indicates  their  relative  position  from  south  to  north  :— 

CALAIS  tattle  —  "  Rock  of  the  River  Fork";  a  jagged 
mountain  point. 

— "  Gap  of  the  Stream  Cut  Channel." 

^optAinn  —  "  Little  Rock  of  the  Rowan 
Tree  (Pvnis  Aiicitparin)."  The  rowan  or  quicken  is  indigenous 
to  these  mountains  and  is  generally  reputed,  by  the  way,  to  possess 
some  supernatural  virtues. 

An  S^GAl—  "  The  River  Fork." 

An  le^CA  5Arb — "  The  Rough  Glen  Face  (or  Slope)." 

C^fM"  5^— "  Rough  Path." 

tev\t  rh<5m— "  (The)  Half  Bog." 

Cnoc  \\A  Sgeite — "  Hill  of  the  Whitethorn  Bush."  Sge^t 
(gen.  Sgeite)  is  itself  genitive  of  an  older  nominative — 851. 

CA|\t\Ai5in  r\A  ^uinneCige — "Little  Rock  of  the  Window"; 
named  from  a  cleft  in  the  rocks,  which  viewed  from  the  plain 
below  seem  to  admit  light  like  a  window.  O'Donovan  however 
writes  the  name — bponog,  i.e.  "  of  the  Scald  Crows." 

tTlom  ^\  peiTdtMtvA — "The  Pedlar's  Bog";  from  a  pedlar  who 
was  murdered  and  buried  here. 

ITI6in  n^  "Ooirhne — "  Bog  of  the  Deep  Pit." 

C-A|\f^i5  A  cSe^5Ail — ''Rock  of  the  Rye";  a  broken  crag 
invisible  from  the  plain. 


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— "Gap";    through  this  runs  the   modern   public   road 
to  Kilbrien  (tDeApn^  tTlAniA). 

mom  A  tTUmA— "  Bog  of  the  Gap." 

peA|\  t>t\eise — "  False  Man  ";  a  pillar  stone  about  eight  feet  in 
height;  it  stands  on  the  junction  of  three  townlands — Coumaraglin, 
Glendalligan  and  Treenearla  Commons. 
Com  Cloche — "  Stony  Hollow." 

1Tl6ni  Uoi|v6e.Alt>Ai5 — "  Terry's  Bog  "  (also  Cnoadn  and  S£l 
— "  Terry's   Little   Hill  "  and   "  Terry's   Remnant.") 
t)einnri$e — "  Trench  of  the  (Turf)  Benches." 
CnocAn  Aoitiinn — "  Beautiful  Little  Hill." 
teACM  firm — "  Fionn's  Glen  Slope";    lower   portion   of  the 
outer  lip  of  Com  TAJ. 

CrvAmp^n— "  Tree  Trunk." 

tex\c'  A  cSimnei-6— u  Glen  Slope  of  the  Chimney."  "  The 
Chimney  "  is  a  turret-shaped  crag  which  serves  the  purpose  of  a 
sun  dial  to  dwellers  in  the  valley  below. 

T)Am  mop  and  T)Am  tDexXg— "  Great  Ox  "  and  "  Little  Ox," 
respectively. 

Com  CAOptAinn — "  Quicken  Tree  Hollow." 
t3f\e^c — "  Speckled  Glen  Slope." 
— "  Crossbeam  (of  a  roof)." 
— <l  (Mountain)  Brow." 

SZACA  PAT)|\A15  itlCifv — li  Big  Patrick's  Post  ";  a  pillar  stone. 
A  "OingAifvo.     Meaning  unknown. 
A  CuAip— "  Trench  of  the  Cattle  Field." 

Kilrush  Parish. 

ALTHOUGH  the  parish  contains  a  sufficiently  large  number  of  town- 
lands  it  is  in  reality  but  of  small  extent — its  townlands,  like  those  of 
Dungarvan,  being  diminutive.  For  a  description  of  the  Church 
remains  &c.  see  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  IV.,  p.  222. 
In  the  graveyard  which  surrounds  the  ruined  church  is  a  stone 
coffin  standing  on  one  end  after  the  manner  of  a  tombstone.  The 
local  names  are  perhaps  of  less  than  average  interest. 


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TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYGAGIX,  t)Aile  11!  5^15111 — "  O'Gaigin's  Homestead." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  329  acres. 

"  Ballygagine  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

"  Uaile  VJi  5*M5in  'p  Cill  HA  j?e^n^, 

"  UobA|\  tu\  t,e,v6b  -Ajup  Cill  ^jVAinne  "  (Old  Rhyme). 

BALLYXAMUCK,  t)Aile  n^\  ffluc — "  Town  of  the  Pigs."  Area 
(in  three  divisions),  361  acres. 

"  Ballynemuck  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  toe  HA  gCeAnn — "  Pond  of  the  Heads."  Beside 
this  lived  Uotruvp  r\A  gCeann  whose  son,  Michael  McGrath,  is  said 
to  have  betrayed  Edmond  Power  in  1798. 

(b)  F-Aill  "t)eAf\5 — "  Red  Cliff  ";  a  red  clay  bank,  overlooking 
the  Colligan  river  at  next. 

(c)  poll  A  cS^SAi^c — "  Priest's  Drowning  Hole." 
BAWXXAHILLA,  t)xin  A  hAitile — "  Field  of  the  Staff."      Area, 

29  acres. 

BAWXATAXAVOHER,  t)^\n  A  cSe^nA  t)6tAi|\ — "  Old  Road 
Field.1'  Area,  27  acres. 

CLOGHERANE,  CloiC^e-t\n — "  Stony  Place."     Area,  61  acres. 

"  Clogherane  "  (A.S.E.). 

CURRAHEEX,  CupfVAicin — u  Little  Swamp  (or  '  Wettish  Place')." 
Area,  29  acres. 

GALLOWS  HILL,  FAIR  LAXE  and  LISFEXNELL.  (See  under 
Dungarvan  Par.).  Areas: — 25,  2  and  no  acres  respectively. 

GLEBE,  An  t).Annp A.  tKannp A,  evidently  the  Irish  appropriation 
of  Manse,  is  used  uniformly  to  indicate  a  glebe.  Area,  21  acres. 

KILRUSH,  Cill  tluif — "  Church  of  the  Shrubbery."  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  82  acres. 

LACKEXFUXE,  Le^c-Ati  £iorm — "  White  Glen  Face."  Area,  94 
acres. 

LOUGHMORE,  teACC  tTlop — "  Large  Monumental  Cairn." 
Area,  23  acres. 

LUSKAXARGID,  t,ufc  An  -Aipgit) — "  Cave  of  the  Silver."  This 
is  probably  the  only  instance  in  the  Decies  of  occurrence  of  the  term 
in  a  place  name.  Area,  52  acres. 


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MAPSTOWN,  tXAite  Art  ttlApAig  —  "  Mape's  Homestead." 

"  Ballymapp  "  (Distr.  Book). 

S.DD.  (a)  t36tAif\in  A  RuAt)^m  —  "  Little  Road  of  the  Moory 
Place." 

(6)  p^ipcin  Art  Cip—"  Little  Field  of  the  Gold." 

(c)  An  peitin—  "  The  Little  Wet  Streak  (Vein)." 

PARKEENALOGHA,  p^ipcin  A  tocA  —  "  Little  Field  of  the  Pond." 
This  was  originally  —  p^i|\c  VoCAnAgCeAtin.  Area,  10  acres. 

SPRING  with  SPRINGMOUNT,  CotxAp  A  t)ite  —  "  Well  of  the  Old 
Tree."  Area  (in  four  divisions),  76  acres. 

S.D.  "  Father  Twomey's  Well." 

Lickoran  Parish. 

THIS  is  a  small  and  unimportant  division.  Two  of  its  townland 
(mountain)  names,  T)ei§pic  and  t)peo,  defy  analysis,  and  are 
evidently,  like  many  mountain  and  most  river  names,  of  great 
antiquity.  The  names  quoted  designate  two  remarkable  dome- 
shaped  hills,  which  because  of  their  resemblance  and  contiguity  are 
grouped  together  in  local  reference.  For  a  description  of  the 
ruined  parish  church  of  Lickoran  see  Journal  of  Waterford 
Archceological  Society,  Vol.  III.  p.  77. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYNAGUILKEE,  t)Aile  r\A  JiolCAige  —  "  Homestead  of  the 
Broom  (Spartium  Scopanum)."  On  the  townland  is  a  citt,  or  early 
church  site,  marked  on  O.M.  ;  the  stone  cross,  also  marked,  has 
disappeared.  Amongst  the  Du  Noyer  drawings  in  the  Royal  Irish 
Academy  are  four  views  of  the  plinth  and  portion  of  the  shaft 
of  this  cross.  They  are  numbered  22,  23,  24  and  25  respectively, 
in  the  Du  Noyer  collection.  The  cross  was  of  red  sandstone  and 
carried  ornament  of  simple  plait  or  fret  on  its  four  sides.  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  735  acres. 

BROE,  t)peo.  Meaning  unknown;  the  word  certainly  signifies 
flame  or  fire.  Portion  of  the  townland  runs  into  the  neighbouring 
parish  of  Seskinane.  Area,  387  acres. 


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S.DD.  (<i)  5Le^nn  Upe*\fn^in — "Glen  of  the  Cross  Beam"; 
from  ;i  temporary  bridge  which  was  supported  on  a  wooden  joist. 

(6)  Cloc  atXaUin — "  Pillar  Stone";  size  about  7'  x  2^"  x  2^". 

DYRICK,  t)ei$t\ic  ;  meaning  unknown.  (See  Dyrick,  Lismore 
Par.).  Area,  244  acres. 

FARNANE,  pe^pn^n — "  Alder- Abounding  Place."  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  456  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Aughnacartacleithe  (O.M.),  At  DA  Ce.Atvoc.An 
Cleite— "  Ford  of  the  Wattle-Smithy." 

(6)  5le^nn  A  Ue^mpuill — "  Church  Glen,"  in  which  are  the 
scant  remains  of  the  ancient  parish  church. 

(c)  tinn  A  PUCA — "  The   Pookha's    Pool  ";    a   waterfall  and 
bathing  hole. 

(d)  Finisk  River  (O.M.),  pinnifg  ;  probably  =  ponn  Uifge— 
"  White  Water." 

(e)  p^ipc  An  cSAlAinn— "  Field  of  the  Salt." 

LICKORAN,  tic  VlAf4in — "  Flag  Stone  of  the  Cold  Spring." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  311  acres. 

"  Lie  tlAfAin  nA  mt)ot)Af  An  mt>p ifce  "  (Old  Rhyme). 

To  illustrate  the  quality  of  the  pasture  here  it  is  told  that  the 
5tdf  5eirhin  patronised  it.  She  spent  a  night  at  Lickoran,  a 
second  night  at  Newcastle,  the  third  at  Glenanore,  and  departed 
thence  by  the  "  Gap  "  to  Rathgormac. 

LISLEAGH,  tiof  ti-At — "  Grey  Laos." 

"  bof  tiAt  oi  piArh  A$  pilib,"  i.e.,  Philip  McGrath  of  Sleady, 
I7th  century.  (Old  Rhyme). 

Area  (in  two  divisions).  360  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Aughkilladoon  (O.M.),  At  CoiUe  "Ouin— "  Doon- 
Wood  Ford." 

(6)  Carrickatinshera  (O.M.),  C-Aj\jVAi5  A  cSmnpp — "  Rock  of 
the  Ancestor." 

LYRATTIN,  L<y6.At\  Aicmn — "  River  Fork  of  the  Furze."  Area, 
594  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  ColMp  nA  ponnCige— "  Well  of  the  Scald-Crow." 


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(b)  Parkaneedora  (O.M.),  PAI^C  ATI  f  igexyodpA — "  Field  of  the 
Weaver";  from  the  burial  therein  of  a  murdered  Knight  of  the 
Shuttle. 

(c)  CAtAip  TIA  t>Ai-6be — "  The  Bibe's  Stone  Fort." 

(d)  t)6tAi|vin  A  piopA — "  Little  Road  of  the  Pipe." 


Modeligo    Parish. 

THE  parish  derives  its  name,  which  is  non-ecclesiastical,  from  the 
townland  on  which  the  parish  church  stood.  For  some  account  of 
the  ecclesiastical  remains  see  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal, 
Vol.  III.,  p.  224,  &c.  Though  the  parish  is  extensive  and  the 
region  Irish-speaking  the  list  of  sub-denominations  collected  is  by 
no  means  large. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYKERIN,  t)Aile  Hi  Ceifvin — "  O'Kerrin's  Homestead." 
Area  (in  three  divisions),  543  acres. 

"  Ballikearne  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  t)6tA|\  and  DeApnA  tiA  SAijDiuifxi'oe — "  Road"  and 
"  Gap  "  respectively — "  of  the  Soldiers." 

BALLYNAGLERAGH,  t)Aile  TIA  gCteipeAC — "Clergy  Town"; 
ancient  church  land  presumably.  Area,  70  acres. 

BAWNAVINNOGE,  t)Ar>  nA  typionnoj; — "  Field  of  the  Scald 
Crows."  Area,  235  acres. 

BOHERAWILLIN,  t)6tAp  A  ttluitlinn — "  The  Mill  Road."  Area, 
289  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CALAIS  A  cSA^Aifvc — "  The  Priest's  Rock." 

(b)  CALAIS  TIA  tottA|\ — u  Lepers'  Rock." 

BROOKLODGE.     No  Irish  name.     Area,  52  acres. 

CARRIGAUN,  CA|\f AJATI — "  Little  Rock."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  263  acres. 

S.D.  CobAf  TIA  Cuifce— "  Well  of  the  Court  (Great  House)  "; 
a  well  to  rear  of  Slady  Castle. 

CASTLEQUARTER,  CeAt|\ArhA  A  ^AifteAin.  Idem.  Area,  64 
acres. 


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S.D.  Fair  Green   (O.M.),  AOHAC  HA  t)eAlCAine — "  The  May 
Fair." 

CHURCHQUARTER,  CeAtpArhA  An  CeAtnpuiU.  Idem.  Area, 
103  acres. 

COOLROE,  Cut  KuAt) — "  Red  Corner  (or  Ridge  Back)."  Area, 
i_>5  acres. 

DERRY,  "Ooipe — "  Wood."     Area  (in  two  divisions),  314  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Kilmaline  (O.M.),  Cilt  TTlo  IUA-Q— "  Molua's 
Church  ";  this  was  the  site  of  an  early  church  and  burial  ground. 

(b)  ScpApA  Cdic — "  Cooke's  Stile";  where  a  gentleman 
named  Cooke  was  killed,  and  his  ghost  afterwards  seen. 

GARRAUN,  5-AptvM1 — "  Grove."  Area  (in  two  divisions),  210  acres. 

GLEN,  5l-eAnn.     Idem.     Area  (in  two  divisions),  221  acres. 

GRAIGUE,  5P4l5 — "  Village."  Area  (in  two  divisions),  295  acres. 

"  Graig  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

GRAIGUEAVURRA,  5^5  A  t)up|\ A — "  Burr's  Village."  Area, 
203  acres. 

UWA  5r^5  An  •oonuif, 
$r-A-6Af-fA|\iAtti."     (Local  Rhyme). 

S.DD.  (a)  CALAIS  nA  gCAC— <(  Cats'  Rock." 

(b)  An  tfluine — "  The  Thicket  ";  a  sub-division. 

(c)  "  Murdering  Glen." 

KILLEA,  CilL  tiAt — "  Grey  Church  ";  an  early  church  site, 
marked  on  O.M.  Area,  157  acres. 

KNOCKACAHARNA,  Cnoc  A  CeAtApnAig — "  The  Kern's  Hill." 
The  term  CeAtAftnAc  is  also  used  locally  to  designate  a  slow, 
heavy-coated  beggarman.  Area,  310  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  tiof  A  CeAtA|\nAi$— "  The  Kern's  Lios." 

(b)  polAcc  PIA* — Prehistoric  cooking  place. 

(c)  teAcc — "  Monumental  Cairn." 
KNOCKAUNAGLOKEE,  CnocAn  HA  sCldcAi'Oe — "  Little  Hill  of 

the  Cloaks  ";  so  called,  it  is  locally  believed,  from  the  red  cloaks 
worn  by  the  long-ago  ladies  of  Sleady  Castle. 

S.DD.  (a)  PAI^C  A  ICACC— "  Field  of  the  Monumental  Cairn." 


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(b)  goftpot-  ttldp  (?);  name  of  a  field. 

EAGLE  HILL,  CALAIS  An  poLAip.     Idem.      Area,  215  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  C-A|\|VA15  A  COTJI.ACA — "Rock  of  the  Sleeping"; 
because,  says  one  authority,  here,  in  the  shelter  of  an  overhanging 
ledge,  robbers,  &c.,  slept  by  day.  "OonncA-6  Uuxv6,  the  poet,  lived 
here  for  a  time. 

(b)  UobAp  A  le^tM— "  The  Lios  Well." 

KNOCKGARRAUN,  Cnoc  A  5<W ^1t1 — "  Hill  of  the  Grove."  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  169  acres. 

S.D.  Lady's  Well  (O.M.).  "  Stations  "  and  "  Pattern  "  were 
held  annually  on  August  I5th. 

KNOCKNAGERAGH,  Cnoc  nA  gCAojvAc — "  Hill  of  the  Sheep." 
Area,  54  acres. 

"  Knockanegorach  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

LANGANORAN,  tmn  An  $uApA\n — "  Pool  of  the  Cold  Spring." 
The  pool  which  gave  the  name  no  longer  exists,  as  the  stream  which 
fed  it  has  been  diverted.  Area,  161  acres. 

LISROE,  Liof  Ruxvo — u  Red  Lios."     Area,  238  acres. 

MODELIGO,  tTlAg  "Oeilge — "  Plain  of  the  Thorn." 

MOUNTAIN  CASTLE,  CAifle^n  A  cSieioe.  Idem.  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  350  acres. 

"  Mountaine  Castle  als  Caslane  Sleave  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I ). 

S.D.  Glentaunaboha  (O.M.),  5^eAtir|CAn  r\A  t)oite — "  Little 
Glen  of  the  Hut." 

NEWTOWN,  t)Aile  tluA.     Idem.     Area,  172  acres. 

"  Newtown  "  ("  Forfeited  Estates,"  &c.,  1688). 

S.DD.  (a)  Redgate(O.M-),  5eACAT)e-A|\5.  Idem.  Presumably 
so-called  from  the  gate,  painted  red,  which  led  to  the  mountain 
commonage. 

(6)  Glenatassona  (O.M.),  5LeArin  A  cSAfAnAij,  also  At  A 
cS.— "  Glen  (and  '  Ford  ')  of  the  Englishman." 

PARKMORE,  p^i^c  ltl6f — "  Great  Field."     Area,  63  acres. 

ROCKFIELD,  Ci$  riA  CAff Aige — "  House  of  the  Rock."  Both 
Irish  name  and  English  quasi-equivalent  are  really  modern.  The 
old  name  was  5Arr^n  ("  Grove  "). 


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SCART  (in  two  divisions)  and  SCART  MOUNTAIN,  SCAI^C  ttl.Ai$e 
"Oeilge  and  SliAtt  TIA  ScAipce  respectively  —  "  Thicket  of  the 
Thorny  Plain  "  and  "  Mountain  of  the  Thicket."  Respective 
areas:  —  171  and  1,209  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Glentrusnan  (O.M.),  5Le^nn  CpeAfnam  —  "  Glen  of 
the  Crossing  Stick." 

(b)  Lisnagree  (O.M.),  tiop  r\A  sCpoit>e  —  "  Cattle  Lios." 

(c)  ttldin  nA  SeApc  —  "  Bog  of  the  Dry  (non-milking)  Cows." 

(d)  Apt)  r\A  n5unnAit>e  —  "  Height  of  the  Guns." 

SLEADY,  Cuf\|VAc  tiA  SlAot>4i£e—  "  Sliding  (?)  Bog"  The  local 
poet,  William  O'Moran  (latter  half  of  i8th  century),  writes  the  name 
C.Ai\|UM5-ftAOt>  in  his  elegy  on  Donnchadh  McGrath  of  Slieve  Gua. 
O'Daly  ("  Poets  and  Poetry  of  Munster  "  2nd  Series),  in  a  note 
thereto,  says  the  place  is  now  called  —  Cup^Ac  nA  SlAO<DAi£e. 
Area,  77  acres. 

"  Sledy  als  Curraghnesleady  "  (A.S.E.). 

STAIGUEBRAGHAD,  Sc6>5  t)pA$Afo  —  "  Piece  (?)  of  Neck  Land." 
The  exact  meaning  of  Sceig  in  place  names  has  yet  to  be 
determined.  Compare  Staigue  Fort,  Co.  Kerry,  &c.  Area,  753  acres. 

TINALIRA,  Ci£  n-A  tdit>f\e  —  "  House  of  the  River  Fork." 
Area,  307  acres. 

S.D.  Liosnaconduff  (O.M.),  tiof  nACon"OuiDe  —  "  Lios  of  the 
Black  Hound  ";  so  named  from  an  animal  by  which  it  was,  or  is, 
haunted. 

TOOR,  An  CU.AF  —  "  Cattle  Field  "  ;  Uu^f\  has  quite  a  variety  of 
meanings;  it  signifies  wheat-producing  land,  a  green  spot  by  a 
stream,  a  bleach  green,  &c.,  &c. 

VICARSTOWN,  tXaile  .an  t)ioc4if\e.  Idem.  Portion  of  the 
ancient  churchland  of  the  parish.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  301  acres. 

WOODHOUSE,  d$  T\A  Coilte.  Idem.     Area,  104  acres. 


Monksland  Parish. 

THIS  was  a  dependency  of  the  Cistercian  Abbey  of  Inislaunaght 
("  De  Surio  "),  near  Clonmel,  to  which  a  grant  of  some  lands  in 


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the  parish  was  made  by  King  John.  It  is  probable  that  an  early 
Celtic  church  preceded  the  Cistercian  establishment.  At  any  rate 
the  more  ancient  name  is  lost — though  the  present  name  (peAjvAnn 
HA  IT1.An.AC — u  Farm  of  the  Monks "),  with  an  antiquity  of  seven 
hundred  years  behind  it,  has  little  reason  to  complain  of  modernity. 
The  parish  is  of  small  extent,  and  interesting  on  other  grounds 
and  from  another  standpoint  than  ours,  scil: — its  extensive  copper 
mines  and  works.  A  brief  description  of  the  ecclesiastical 
remains  &c.  will  be  found  in  the  so  frequently  quoted  Walerford 
Archaeological  Journal — Vol.  II.,  pp.  198  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYNAGIGLA,  tXAite  tiA  sCinse-AleAc — "  Homestead  of  the 
Distaffs."  Area,  214  acres. 

"  Ballinagiglach  "  (D  S  R). 

S.D.  SAilin— "  Little  Heel"  (i.e.  "  Remnant"  of  land).  S^iUn 
also  signifies  a  large  lake  or  pond,  or  an  arm  of  the  sea,  and  it  is 
just  possible  that  this  latter  may  be  its  force  here. 

BALLYNASISSALA,  t>Aile  TIA  SoifAtA — "  Homestead  of  the 
Cecils  (?)."  Area,  334  acres. 

"  Ballysiselly  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.D.  Cnoc  tn^CAti — "  Mahon  Hill";  Mahon  is  probably 
from  ITlA§,  a  plain. 

BALLYRISTEEN,  tXAile  RifcTn — "  Little  Richard's  Homestead." 
Area,  351  acres. 

"  Ballygrist "  (A.S.E.). 

S.D.  CobAp  UT  t)|MC— "  O'Bric's  Well."  Compare  O'Bric's 
Island  and  Church  in  same  neighbourhood. 

BALLYVADEN,  t)Aite  Th-Ai-oin — "  Madan's  Homestead."  Area, 
574  acres. 

•'  Ballivaden  "  (D.S.M.). 

S.D.  t)6tAifiti  n^  tTlAft>— "  Little  Road  of  the  Dead,"  by 
which  funerals  approached  the  ancient  cemetery.  A  unique 
circumstance  of  the  cemetery,  by  the  way,  is  its  separation  by  a 
stream  from  the  church. 


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CARRICKAREADY,  C-APJVAIS  Hi  HIATM  —  "  O'Reidy's  Rock." 
Area,  323  acres. 

"  Carrycaredagh  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  ITIeAll  ;  this  is  tautological — both  words 
signify  a  hill. 

(6)  CUif  A  SUAII—  "  Trench  of  the  Coal  (Charcoal)."  The 
charcoal  may  have  been  used  in  early  times  in  the  reduction  of 
copper  ore.  The  writer  has  an  ingot  (apparently  prehistoric) 
of  copper  unearthed  in  the  vicinity. 

(c)  PA^C  An  Atiin— "  Field  of  the  Little  Ford." 

KILLDWAN,  CilL  "OutWm — "  Dubhan's  Church."  St.  Dubhan 
is  patron  of  the  parish  of  Hook,  Co.  Wexford.  No  certain  trace  or 
tradition  of  church  site  could  be  discovered  here.  Area,  285  acres. 

"Killowan"  (D.S.R.). 

S.D.  An  cSe^na  &ft&it> — "The  Old  Village."  This  is  probably 
the  ancient  church  site  which  would  naturally  have  been  forgotten 
in  course  of  time  owing  to  the  encroachment  thereon  of  the  later 
village. 

Newcastle  Parish. 

SEE  Barony  of  Upperthird.  There  is  only  one  townland  of  the 
parish  in  our  present  barony,  scil: — 

LISAHANE,  bof  A"c4in — "  Little- Ford  Lios"     Area,  305  acres. 

"Lisshane"  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  CAppAigin  A  ttluipcgil — "Little  Rock  of  the 
Mortar." 

(b)  PA^C  A  tiAs^in— "  Field  of  the  Pillar  Stone";  the  pillar 
in  question,  which  is  of  great  size,  is  generally  kept  whitewashed. 

(c)  tJCt^ipin  A  £A$AMI  CAOI§  —  "  Little  Road  of  the  Blind 
Horse";   this  is  the  second  time  so  far  that  we  have  met  this 
name. 

Rossmire  Parish. 

THE  name,  which  the  parish  does  not  share  with  a  townland,  is, 
of  course,  non-ecclesiastical  in  origin;  it  signifies  "  Moire's  Wood 


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(or  Shrubbery) "  —  tlof  ttlAj;<Mf\.  tflA$if\  has  not  been,  and 
probably  never  will  be,  identified.  The  name  is  written  Ross- 
meere  in  the  D.S.M.  For  further  account  of  the  church  &c. 
see  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  III.,  p.  72.  The  popular 
name  of  the  church  is  not  Rossmire  but  Killcool  (Cill  Cuit  or 
CurhxMt). 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYBRACK,  t)Aite  t)pe.AC — "  Speckled  Homestead."  On  it 
is  the  site  of  a  chapel  which  was  used  in  the  penal  days.  Area, 
735  acres. 

S.D.  tUile  boct— "  Poor  Village." 

BALLYHUSSA,  t)Aile  tli  tlopAig — "  O'Hussey's  Homestead." 
Area,  616  acres. 

"  Ballyhetty  afs  Ballyhossey  "  (Forfeited  Estates  and  Interests, 
1688). 

S.DD.  (a)  £<Mtcin  r\A  iDe^n^ — "  Little  Hurling  Green  of  (in) 
the  Gap";  a  sub-division  formerly  regarded  an  independent 
townland. 

(6)  t>]win.Air\in— "The  Little  Sheep- Fold,"  otherwise  "Little 
Fallow-field  " ;  a  field  name. 

(c)  SeAr\A  SpAiT) — '•  Old  Village  ";  another  field. 

BALLYVADD,  tXAite  HAT);  meaning  uncertain;  perhaps,  t)Aile 
i  t»J?xvo — "  Distant  Homestead."  O'Donovan  thinks  it  may  be  a 
corruption  of  t)Aile  $A-QA.  Area,  420  acres. 

BALLYSHONOCK,  t)Aite  SeonAi6— "  Young  John's  Homestead." 
Area,  848  acres. 

"  Ballyshonick  "  (Distr.  Book). 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6t.Aitwi  A  t)t\omA— "  Little  Road  of  the  Ridge"; 
this  runs  through  Greenan,  &c. 

(6)  t)An  A  pteifje — "  Wrangling  Field." 

(c)  CALAIS  An  HbAin — "  Rock  of  the  Yew  Tree." 

(d)  C^ff 415  r\A  T)x3if Aige — "  Rock  of  the  Oak." 


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(e)  C-AJM^S  A  liLvojvAtt)  —  "  Rock  of  the  Dog  (or  Wolf)." 

(/)  SeAnA  t)occ  —  "  Old  Poor  (Road)";    name  applied  to  an 


ancient  by-road. 

CARRIGEEN,  CAppxMgin  —  "  Little  Rock."     Area,  727  acres. 
S.DD.  (a)  CeAttvArhA   r\A  mt)A  —  "Cows'  Quarter";    a  field. 

(b)  1Tle»y6op-AC.     Meaning  uncertain. 

(c)  tX\n  .\n  Oip-  -"  Field  of  the  Gold." 
CARRIGXANONSHAGH,    C^pr-A'5  tiA  nOinfe^c  —  "  Rock  of  the 

Female  Idiots."     Area,  139  acres. 
"  Carrigenonshie  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

GREENAN,  5r?At1^n  —  "  Sunny  Spot."     Area,  898  acres. 
"Greenanebegg"  and  "G.  more"  (Forftd.  Estates  &c.  Sup.  cit.}. 
S.D.  t)^n  A  cSleiWn—  "  Little  Mountain  Field." 

GRAIGUEXAGEEHA,  5^5  "•A  5AOlte  —  "Windy  Village."  Area, 
182  acres. 

S.D.  xXn  ITlxMpse^n  —  "Murmuring  Mournfully";  name  of  a 
stream. 

KILMACTHOMAS,  Coitl  'ic  Com-Aifin  —  "  Little  Mac  Thomas' 
Wood."  The  old  castle  of  the  Mac  Thomas  Geraldines  (/)  stood 
to  the  north-east  of  the  present  railway  bridge  over  the  Mahon  ;  it  was 
sixty  feet  high  by  sixty  or  seventy  feet  square.  This  was  taken  in  1643 
by  Sir  Chas.  Vavasour,  and  afterwards  the  bank  on  which  it  stood 
was  cut  away  for  gravel.  Area,  467  acres. 

"  Kilmacthomasyn  "  (Indenture,  1529). 

S.DD.  (a)  Tobermore  (O.M.),  CotMp  moipe—  "  Well  of  the 
Big  (Man)." 

(b)  Fair  Hill  (O.M.),  Afro  n^  sCxMlinroe—  "  The  Girls'  Hill." 
On  the  occasion  of  the  annual  hiring  fair  (May  I2th)  girls  seeking 
service  for  the  year  took  up  their  position  on  this  hill  —  hence  the 
name.  Fairs  (Old)  were  held  on  May  i2th,  March  i7th,  and 
Michaelmas  Day. 


(/)  See  "  Topographical  Poems  "  of  Celtic  Society,  O'Donovan's  Introduc- 
tion, p.  23. 


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(c)  St.  John's  Well  (O.M.),  UobAf  SeA&Ain.     "  Rounds  "  were 
made  here  up  to  sixty  years  ago. 

(d)  SeAnA  t)otA|\— "  Old  Road." 

(e)  p\itce  An  Aon^ig — "  Fair  Green." 
(/)  "  Castle  Field." 

(g)  Afvo  A  tfltnUinn— "  Mill  Height." 

(h)  5Aff\Ait)e  A  C-Aifte^m — "The  Castle  Garden";  former 
site  of  ancient  castle,  now  railway  cattle  yards. 

KILMOYLAN,  CiU,  AtA  itlAOitinn — "  Church  of  Maolin's  Ford." 
Area,  551  acres. 

"  Killihamoylin  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  "  Catin,"  the  field  in  which  is  the  early  church 
site  from  which  the  townland  is  named. 

(b)  At  A  5e — "  Ford  of  the  Goose  ";  a  well-known  ford  on  the 
Mahon. 

(e)  poll  An  Aifgit) — "  Money  Pit";  an  excavation  close  to 
the  citt  (above),  made  by  searchers  for  buried  treasure. 

(d)  tMn  A  te^fA — "The  Lios  Field";  a  name  of  so  frequent 
occurrence  that,  as  a  rule,  I  have  not  recorded  it. 

NEWTOWN,  t)Aite  tluAt).     Idem.     Area,  227  acres. 

"  Newtowne  "  and  "  Lisnamaneskagh  "  (Distr.  Book). 

PARKEENAGLOGH,  p^ipcin  nA  gCloc — "  Little  Field  of  the 
Boulders."  Newtown  church  and  graveyard  are  in  this  townland. 
Area,  257  acres. 

S.D.  "  All  Saints'  Well."  The  ancient  "  pattern  "  was 
abolished  here  in  1845. 

ROBERTSTOWN,  t>Aite  tlit>eA|Vo.     Idem.     Area,  535  acres. 

"  Robertstowne  "  (Distr.  Book). 

S.DD.  (a)  An  cAt — "  The  Ford";  a  crossing  place  over  a 
stream  on  the  Ballyhussa  boundary. 

(b)  An  cSe^nA  Sf\AiT> — "  The  Old  Village." 

SCRAHAN,  ScfeAtAn — "  Coarse  Land"  (?).     Area,  470  acres. 

S.D.  Cut — "  Ridge  Corner  (or  End)  ";  a  sub-division  embracing 
too  a  portion  of  present  Kilmacthomas  townland,  and  hence,  Gill 
— the  old  popular  name  of  Rossmire  Church. 


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SHANAKILL,  SCATIA  CoiU — "  Old  Wood."     Area,  614  acres. 

"  Shanakill "  (A.S.  &  E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Aughshamus  (O.M.),  At  SeAtnuir- — "  James'  Ford." 

(6)  Toberanashig  (O.M.),  CobAp  An  Aifig— "  Vomiting  Well"; 
believed  to  be  efficacious  in  cases  of  dyspepsia. 

WHITESTOWN,  t)Aile  tiA  t^AOiceAc — "  Homestead  of  the 
Whites."  Area,  330  acres. 

« 

Seskinane  Parish. 

THE  name  signifies  "  Little  Sedgy  Moor,"  and  is  written 
Seskynnane  in  an  Inquisition  of  Jas.  I.  About  two-thirds  of  the 
parish  are  in  this  barony;  the  remainder  belongs  to  Glenaheiry. 
The  Parish,  which  is  Irish-speaking  and  of  great  extent,  is  an 
elevated  plateau.  Bog  and  mountain  names  abound,  while  of 
other  names  that  are  generally  interesting  there  is  a  fair  pro- 
portion. The  name  StiAO  gCuA  has  come  in  recent  times  to  be 
applied  to  Seskinane,  but  the  former  is  a  misnomer,  as  it  is  quite 
clear,  both  from  the  Irish  lives  of  saints  and  from  the  annals, 
that  Slieve  Gua  is  the  ancient  name  of  the  whole  Knockmaeldown 
mountain  range  and  not  of  its  any  particular  portion.  Donnchadh 
Ruadh  spent  a  considerable  portion  (by  no  means  the  most 
exemplary  part)  of  his  life  in  this  parish,  and  here  too  flourished, 
at  the  same  time,  the  local  poets,  Thomas  O'Moran  and  Maire 
Xi  Dhonogain  («),  still  honoured  in  popular  memory.  The  ruined 
church  near  the  centre  of  the  parish  is  extremely  interesting, 
not  indeed  architecturally,  but  from  the  fact  that  many  of  its 
door  and  window  lintels  are  ogham  inscribed.  For  a  detailed 
account  of  the  church  &c.  see  Waterford  Archaeoldgical  Journal, 
Vol.  IV.,  p.  83.  Within  the  parish  are  the  identified  sites  of  at 
least  four  further  early  churches.  A  number  of  the  principal 
townland  names  of  the  locality,  with  the  characteristics  of  each 
place,  are  strung  together  in  the  following  rhyme,  which  is 


(u)  See  "  Gaelic  Journal,"  Vol.  III.,  p.  104,  also  O'Daly  "Poets  and  Poetry 
of  Munster"  2nd  Series,  p.  211. 


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probably  the  composition  of  one  of  the  many  i8th  century  "  poor 
scholars"  who  partook  of  the  hospitality  of  the  parish: — 

"  t)Aite  t)iocAi|\e  An  AjvAin  Ajjuf  ime, 
tii  jMArh  'ge  pilib, 

iA^  A  GuAilceAfv  An  cuigeAn 
"  CtJAf\  An  pionA  tnAf\  A  lioncAf  An  gloinne, 
"  CAtAip  nA  Veige  beAl  nA  ftijce 
"  t)uAite  ttlomcin  nA  bpumcin  ime, 
"  t)Aite  Ui  Ceipin  An  peifin  rhitif 
"  t)Aite  nA  tTIotc  nA  mtt«l*Ait)e  mbpifce 
"  t)Aile  nA  gio^CAige  An  cuAifvin  clutrhAf , 

Cnoc  t)uit>e  mA^  A  fionncAjA  nA  -OAOine." 


TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINAMULT,  t)AiLe  nA  TTIolc  —  "  Homestead  of  the 
Weathers."  Area,  136  acres. 

BALLYNAGUILKEE,  t)Aile  nA  510l-CA1$e — "  Homestead  of  the 
Broom  (Spartium  Scoparium)."  Area  (in  two  divisions),  735  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CHI  t)Aite  nA  hAilte  — "  Church  of  the  Cliff 
Village."  The  site  of  the  early  foundation  is  indicated  by  well 
denned  traces  of  the  circular  enclosure. 

(6)  Stone  Cross  (O.M.).  This,  which  was  within  or  beside  the 
last,  has  disappeared ;  a  sketch  of  it  is,  however,  fortunately  preserved 
amongst  the  Du  Noyer  drawings  in  the  Royal  Irish  Academy. 

BLEANTASOUR,  tDleAncAf  Ot>Aj\(or  &ArhAj\).  Meaning  uncertain. 
The  first  part  of  the  name  may  be  bteAncA — loins  (also  narrow 
low  tongues  of  land),  with  an  s  added  after  the  manner  of  an  English 
plural,  while  the  second  word  appears  to  be  ot>A|\ — dun  or  fawn 
colour.  More  probably  however  bleAncAf  is  singular  and  the 
abstract  from  bleAn.  tHuine  nA  Cipce  is,  according  to  one 
authority,  another  name  for  the  place  or  for  a  sub-division  of  it. 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  1,622  acres. 

u  Blantashowre  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Foilnagarlach  (O.M.),  fAitl  nA  n^AftAC— "  Cliff  of 
the  Infants  ";  a  place  in  which  unbaptised  children  are  buried. 


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(6)  Soldier's  Ford  (O.M.),  ^t  A  cS-Ai$t)iu|VA.     Idem. 

(c)  Dirty  Ford  (O.M.),  x£t  S«\U\c.     Idem. 

(d)  Lalisheen  Stream  (O.M.),  leAt-bpn— "  Half  Lios." 

(e)  Mass  Field  (O.M.),  p^ipc  -An  Aiffinn.     Idem. 

(/)  Tobernagloch  (O.M.),  CobAp  n&  gCloc— "  Well  of  the 
Stones." 

(g)  Oxen  Ford  (O.M.),  tDe^l  At**  tKMrii — "  Mouth  of  the  Ox- 
Ford." 

(h)  t>e<tynA  r\A  gCoileAC — "  Gap  of  the  Cocks." 
(i)  C^tAif  ttleancuir— "  Bleantas'  Stone  Fort." 
(_/)  Cuinne  ^n  pi$e^T)6|VA — "  The  Weavers'  Corner." 
BOOLAVOOXTEEN,  t)u«MLe  A  itlOmcIn — "  Cattle  Pen  of  the  Little 
Bog."     "  t)uAiLe  A  itldmcin  m^  furoe  coif  cumne,"  (Old  Song). 
Area,  560  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CobAf\  n«\  Cuinne — "  Well  of  the  Quagmire." 

(b)  5°PC  nA  bppe^c^n — "  Garden  of  the  Crows." 
BONATOUK  or  MONATOUK,  Dun  A  cSe^b-Aic — "  Hollow  of  the 

Hawk"    (O.D.);    more   generally   however,   tttuin    A    cSe-ADAic, 
"  Shrubbery  of  the  Hawk  "  according  to  my  observation.  The  Hawk, 
in  this  instance,  was  not  a  bird,  but  a  man,  so  nicknamed. 
BROE.     See  Lickoran  Par.     Area,  437  acres. 

S.D.  An  Serein— "  The  Little  Streak  (or  Riband)  ";  a  sub- 
division. 

CAHERXALEAGUE,  Cat-aip  HA  teige — "  Stone  Fort  of  the  Rock." 
Area,  401  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Red  Bog  (O.M.). 

(6)  Aughdine  (O.M.),  At  Doimin— "  Deep  Ford." 

(c)  Toberphole  (O.M.),  Uob^p  p6il— "  Paul's  Well." 

(d)  Sruhphole  (O.M.),  Sp ut  p6it— "  Paul's  Stream." 

(e)  Glendermeen   (O.M.)    5l'eAnn  "Oipmin — "  Little   Dermot's 
Glen." 

CARRIGBRACK,  C^fp^'S  t)pe^c — "  Speckled  Rock."     Entirely 
mountain    and    uninhabited.      According   to   one    local   authority 
was  another  name.     Area,  724  acres. 


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S.D.  Uot>A|\  A  lil-Aoip—  "The  Steward's  Well." 

CLOONACOGAILE,  CluAin  nA  gCtnge-Al  —  "  Meadow  of  the 
Distaffs."  Area,  511  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Hurling  Green  "  (O.M.). 

(6)  Barnanagarlach,  t)eAf\n.A r\A  n^AptAc — ''The  Infants'  Gap " ; 
a  place  of  sepulture  for  stillborn  &c.  children.  The  exact 
significance  of  t)ex\j\nA  in  names  of  this  character  has  not  yet  been 
determined.  Compare  t)eAj\nA  n^  n^A^tAC,  under  Turbeha,  Affane 
Par.;  also  £.Ailt  HA  n^ptAC,  under  Bleantasour,  above. 

CORRADOON,  Cof\p  A'Oum — "  Round  Hill  of  Doon  (the  Natural, 
Fort-like,  Hill)."  Area,  567  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5oif\cin  nA  5Cf\iorcAtAit>e — "  Little  Garden  of  the 
(Quartz)  Crystals." 

(6)  Mweeling  (O.M.),  tttAoiUnn— "  Hill  Top." 

DOON,  T)un — "  Natural  Rath-like  Mound."      Area,  453  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Toberadoon  (O.M.),  Uot»Ap  A  t)unA— "  Well  of 
the  Dun." 

(6)  Cnoc  T)um— "  Dun  Hill." 

(c)  PAI|\C  A  tXAlUin— "  Field  of  the   Pillar  Stone."       This 
dallan  is  a  fine  specimen,  7  x  4  x  2  . 

(d)  TiA  UuAi|\init)e— "  The  Little  Cattle- Fields." 
GLENANEANE,  5l'eAnn  nA  Ti6x\n — ''  Glen  of  the  Birds."     Area 

(in  two  divisions),  386  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)otAn  p^iT>in— "  Little  Patrick's  Hut." 

(b)  An  Splmnc — "  High  Projecting  Rock." 

(c)  An  "Dun—"  The  Fort." 

(d)  LA-OAF  A  t)uiti — "  River  Fork  of  the  Fort." 

(e)  C.Afifv<M5  topeAC — "Speckled  Rock";  a  large  sub-division. 
(/)  Cnoc  tne.A-66n— "  Middle  Hill." 

KILCOONEY,  Citl  CuAnA — "  Cuana's  Church."  Site  of  the  early 
church  was  located  by  east  side  of  the  public  road,  close  to  the 
south  boundary  of  the  townland.  Area,  582  acres. 

KNOCKBOY,  Cnoc  t)uroe — "Yellow  Hill";  from  the  pro- 
nounced colour  of  the  blossoming  furze.  The  fair  of  Knockboy 


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w.is  held  on  September  8th,  a  fact  which  probably  enables  us  to  nx 
the  patron  of  the  parish.     Area,  752  acres. 
41  Knockboye  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Toberatemple  (O.M.),  UotM|\  A  CeAmpuiU— "  The 
Church  Well." 

(6)  Lisnatorny  (O.M.),  bop  n«.\  C6if\ni£e  —  "  Lios  of  the 
Thunder  "  (O'D.),  but  the  writer  certainly  heard  tiof  n^  CopnOige 
— "  Limekiln  Lios." 

(c)  Fort  of  the  Three  Stones  (O.M.),  bof  n^  -oUpi  gCloc.   Idem. 

(</)  Lalisheen  (O.M.),  le^t  bpn— "  Little  Half  Lios." 

(e)  Bittern's  Well  (O.M.),  Cob^ft  «.\  S&AtMin,  apparently 
'•  Asthma  Well,"  though  O'D.  translates  it  as  above  for  the 
Ordnance  authorities.  The  Bittern,  it  may  be  added,  is  extremely 
rare  in  Ireland. 

(/)  Aughclashanirin  (O.M.),  -At  CUMfe  -An  l-ApAinn — aFord-of- 
the-Iron  Trench." 

(£)  Aughnalisheen,  -At  n&  bpin — "  Ford  of  the  Little  Lioses." 

(//)  Shane  O'Cahan's  Glen  (O.M.);  this  appears  a  quite  recent 
name. 

(0  ]T<Mll  n.A  Scu«xice— "  Cliff  of  the  Pinnacle." 

(j)  1nfe  A  cSe^nA  ttluillinn— "  Old  Mill  River-Holm." 

(k)  LAS    nA   t)|ToCx\tvAC — "  Hollow  of  the  House  Ruins";    a 

well-known  sub-division  of  large  extent. 

LACKEXDARRA,    te^c^n    T)A|VA — "  Oak- Wooded  Glen  Slope." 

Area  (in  two  divisions),  616  acres. 

S.D.      Laghtmanus     (O.M.),     te^cc    TflA$nuir  --  "  Manus' 

Monument." 

REAXADAMPAUX,  Ueit)  r\A  -oCexMnpAn — "  Mountain  Plain  of  the 
Round  Boulders."  ''The  Tampauns "  are  five  great  standing  stones, 
which  seem  to  be  portion  of  a  dismantled  cromlech ;  they  are  now  in- 
corporated in  a  fence.  Cian  "  n^  THionn  Oip  "  (of  the  golden 
diadems),  from  whom  Kilkeany  is  named,  was  a  Druid  and  possessed 
of  a  famous  pl^c  •ojvAOi'oe^cc.A  or  "  Rod  of  Enchantment."  On  a 
certain  day  three  brothers,  wayfarers,  with  their  mother  whom  they 


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carried  on  their  shoulders,  called  at  the  Druid's  house  seeking  hospi- 
tality. The  master  happened  to  be  from  home,  but  a  maid,  who  was 
kneading  bread  for  dinner,  requested  them  to  await  Cian's  return. 
The  strangers,  not  liking  the  slovenly  appearance  of  the  girl  and 
the  manner  in  which  she  manipulated  the  dough,  refused  to  stay. 
When  Cian  returned  for  dinner  and  heard  the  story  he  flew  into  a 
rage  that  his  hospitality  should  be  spurned,  and  seizing  his  magic 
wand,  he  started  in  pursuit  of  the  travellers.  He  overtook  them  on  the 
mountain  plain,  where,  with  a  touch  of  his  druidic  slat,  he  changed 
them  and  their  two  dogs  into  these  five  pillar  stones.  Two  large 
pillars  (the  two  travellers)  support  a  third  (the  mother);  two  smaller 
pillars  are  the  petrified  wolf  dogs.  Area,  1,003  acres. 

TOORANEENA,  Uu4j\  An  £ion,A — apparently  (<  Green  of  the 
Wine."  Area,  318  acres. 

"Toorenyng"  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  Glenagow,  gleami  A  §.AOX\— "  The  Smith's  Glen." 


Stradbally  Parish. 

THIS  is  a  maritime  and  Irish-speaking  parish  of  great  extent.  Its 
place  names  are  consequently  both  numerous  and  interesting. 
There  are  many  cliff  names,  but  the  general  nomenclature  is  of 
very  mixed  character.  The  parish  name  itself  comes  from  the 
townland  on  which  the  church  stood.  For  information  as  to  the 
church  remains,  &c.,  see  Waierford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  II., 
pp.  201,  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYLYNCH,  t).Aite  Ui  tompj — "  O'Lynch's  Homestead." 
Area,  395  acres. 

BALLYVALOONA,  tXAile  An  lilAllun,Ai$ — "  Maloon's  Home- 
stead." Area,  258  acres. 

"  Ballinvallony  "  (A.S.E.).     «  Ballenvalleine  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

BALLYVOONEY,  t).Aite  tl!  Iflu$ni4it>  —  "  O'Mooney's  (or 
'  O'Meany's ')  Homestead."  O'Mooney  and  O'Meany  are  equated 
in  the  "  Four  Masters,"  "  Book  of  Rights,"  &c.  Area,  356  acres. 


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"  Ballyvony  "  (Distr.  Book). 

S.DD.    (a)  Monastery   in    Ruins   (O.M.).      The   ecclesiastical 
character  of  this  ruin  is  doubtful. 

(b)  CotMf  nA  mt)f  AtAf\— "  The  Friars'  Well." 

(c)  Entrenchment  (O.M.).     This  is  of  the  usual  character — a 
line  of  earthwork  across  the  neck  of  a  rather  low  headland.     In 
the  present  instance  the  bank  of  earth  is  double,  but  the  space 
enclosed  is  much  contracted  owing  to  subsidence  of  the  cliff.     The 
enclosure  does  not  perhaps  at  present  measure  more  than  £  acre. 
The  fosse  between  the  double  wall  of  earth  is  about  thirty  yards 
long  by  fifteen  feet  wide  and  a  yard  or  so  in  depth.     Portion  of  the 
embankment  still  stands  about  rive  yards  in  height. 

(</)  Cummin  'OonncAi'O — "  Denis'  Little  Harbour." 

(e)  IpAMl  nA  Choice— u  Cliff  of  the  Crane  (Mechanical)."     This 
is,  perhaps,  a  new  meaning  for  the  word  cp oc. 

(/)  FAIU  A  cS^sxMpc— "  Priests'  Cliff." 

(g)  F-Aitl  A  RACA— "  Wreck  Cliff." 

(  h )  Cuitin  nA  tlu^Aip  exvo — "  Little  Corner  of  the  Hogsheads." 

(i)  Boat  Harbour  (O.M.). 

BALLYVOYLE,  t)Aile  Ui  t)AOi£iU,.      "  O'Boyle's  Homestead." 
Area,  527  acres. 

"  t)Aile  Hi  t)Aoi§ill  r\A  scp^nn,  tM 

"  Hi  f  Ait)  m£  Ann,  x^cc  Aon  UAif  Art\A\n 

"  'S  ni  GpuAipeAf  Ann  ACC  ppAicni 

(Old  Rhyme). 

"  Ballyvoyle  "  (Distr.  Book). 

S.DD.  The  first  five  are  cliff  names,     (a)  poll  DA  ' 
"  Fools'  Hole." 

(b)  CA^A^  A  T)opuip — "  Rock  of  the  Door." 

(c)  DuiUe  A   CtAit)irh — "  Sword   Cut " — i.e.,    the    Sword   of 
Fionn  as  wielded  by  the  owner. 

(d)  pott    A    CotMC — "  Tobacco    Hole  ";     connected    with 
Smuggling. 

(e)  FAIU  A  UobAip— "  Well  Cliff." 


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—  "Old 

Grange  "  and  "  Grange  Well  ";  the  former  is  a  sub-division,  and  the 
latter  a  well  thereon. 

(g )  CilUn.  Site  of  ancient  cemetery  in  which  bodies  were  laid 
in  stone  lined  cists;  the  site  was  disturbed  during  building  of 
Ballyvoyle  Bridge  close  at  hand. 

(h)   Cloc  An  ei-oin— "  Rock  of  the  Ivy." 

BRENAN,  t)j\AonAn — "  A  Droplet."  O'Donovan  however 
writes  it  tDpiAHAn  and  suggests  a  derivation  from  t)|\i  "  a  hill," 
or  tDfveAn  "  Stinking."  There  is  site  of  a  castle  but  all  traces  have 
disappeared.  Area,  634  acres. 

"  Brenane"  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  SeAnA  t)Aile— "  Old  Village";  a  field  in  which 
stand  two  remarkable  pillar  stones.  In  an  adjoining  field  there 
stands  a  third. 

(6)  t)6tAif\in  nA  bpopCAn— "  Little  Road  of  the  Crab  Fish." 

CARRIGAHILLA,  CALAIS  A  Coilig — "  Rock  of  the  (Heath) 
Cock."  Area,  427  acres. 

'•  Karricke  I  Killie  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

CARRICKBARRAHANE,  CALAIS  t)Af\t\ACAin — "Berachan'sRock"; 
evidently  a  very  old  name.  Area,  181  acres. 

"  Carigbaraghan  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

CARRICKAREA,  CALAIS  Airhf6it!) — "  Rugged  Rock." 

"  Carrig  Irea  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

CARRIGEENNAHAHA,  CApt^iSin  tiA  nAtA  (or  Aite) — "  Little 
Rock  of  the  Corn  Kiln."  Area,  181  acres. 

"  Carrigenahy  "  (Distr.  Book). 

CURRAHEEN,    Cup|\AiCin — "  Little  Marshy  Place."      Area,  282 

acres. 

• 

"  Carreheene  Landoney  "  (Distr.  Book).  "  Lorryheene  Lon- 
doney"  (A.S.E.). 

DURROW,  "Oufut)  (t)Af-ttlA$) — u  Oak-plain."     Area,  273  acres. 
"  Durro  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

Cloghlowrish,  CloC  tAt)|\Aif — "  Speaking  Stone  ";  an  immense 
glacial  boulder  cleft  asunder  and  standing  by  side  of  Queen 


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Anne's  Road.  The  boulder  was  entire — so  says  the  legend — 
till  a  false  oath  was  sworn  by  it.  Thereupon  it  split  asunder 
cxdaimiiiii  with  a  human-like  voice: — "  1f  re«*jtt>  \  An  fipinne." 

DKUMLOHAN,  "Opom  tocsin — "Chaff  Ridge."  toC4n  may 
h.'wever  be  a  personal  name.  Here  is  a  famous  ogham  cave  in  a 
ciLlin  or  early  church  site.  Within  the  precincts  of  the  citUn 
are  also  a  large  monument  of  bullan  type  and  an  ancient  quern 
stone  of  unusual  si/e.  The  bullan,  generally  water-filled,  is 
resorted  to  as  a  Holy  Well.  Area,  296  acres. 

"  Drumloghan  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

FAHA,  putce^c — "  The  Faithches  (or  Hurling  Greens)."  Area, 
685  acres. 

"  Fahagh  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  DotAipin  A  Rider,  apparently — "  Little  Road  of  the 
Rider." 

(6)  t)e«itAc  An  1«\jvAinn — "  Roadway  of  the  Iron." 

Fox's  CASTLE,  Caif-te^n  naSionnAC — "  Foxes'  (personal  name) 
Castle."  The  church  site  marked  on  O.M.  appears  to  be  the  castle 
site  instead.  Perhaps  the  castle  itself  usurped  the  site  of  an  early 
church. 

GARRAHYLISH,  5"MVD<i  hGiUf — "Alice's  Garden."  Area, 
194  acres. 

GARRANTURTON,  5«MM^n  Cope-Am — "  Turton's  Grove."  Area, 
1,063  acres. 

"  Garrantertin  "  (Distr.  Book). 

S.DD.  (a)  t)Aite  nA  tTluc— "  Village  of  the  Pigs." 

(b)  CobAp  t><*  nA  sCtunn  — "  David  of  the  Trees'  Well." 

(c)  piottA  ;    meaning  doubtful — probably  it    is   the    English 
"  Pill  ";  this  is  the  second  or  third  occurrence  of  this  word,  and 
in  each  case  it  is  applied  to  a  stream. 

(d)  At  tilop— "  Great  Ford." 

(e)  tifin  A  cSeAt»xMc — "  Little  Lios  of  the  Hawk." 
(/)  An  cSeAna  Sp4it>— "  The  Old  Village." 

(g)  "^AWArte  nA  gCAitle^c — "  Garden  of  the  Hags." 


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(h)  The  Killeens  ";  two  fields  in  which  are  traces  of  a  circular 
citt,  or  early  church  site,  half  an  acre  or  so  in  extent.  Beside 
this  stand  three  or  four  pillar  stones,  one  or  two  of  which  bear  a 
few  faint  traces  of  what  may  have  been  ogham  scores.  There  is 
also  a  bullan  with  cup-shaped  basin. 

ISLAND,  Se^n  Oilcan  —  "Old  Island";  so  called  to  distinguish 
it  from  Island  Hubbock,  a  sub-division  formerly,  but  erected  later 
into  an  independent  townland.  Area,  164  acres. 

S.D.  Ui§  Sg^nf  A,  apparently  —  "  House  of  the  Raised  Earth- 
work." Sconce  is  an  old  term  used  in  military  engineering.  The 
name  is  applied  to  an  entrenched  headland  of  the  same  general 
character  as  the  Ballyvooney  entrenchment  above. 

ISLAND  HUBBOCK,  OiteAti  hObuc  —  "  Hobuck's  Island"; 
neither  this  nor  the  foregoing  is  an  island  in  the  ordinary  geo- 
graphical sense;  they  are  both  simply  maritime  townlands.  Area, 
235  acres. 

"  Illanhobbogg  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

S.D.    (a)  JTAitt  $41^1-0—"  Short  Cliff." 

(b)  SCUAIC  TVA  t>pooAn  —  "Rock  Cone  of  the  He-Goats";    a 
promontory. 

(c)  t)6iAt>  Aftiog—  "The  King's  Table  ";  a  remarkable  table- 
like rock  on  the  strand. 

(d)  t)uitle  CtAitnrh  —  "Sword  Cut";  a  great  cleft  in  a  rock 
attributed  to  Osgar,  grandson  of  Fionn. 

(e)  Cx\|\jVAi5  A  T)of  uif  —  "  Rock  of  the  Door." 
KYLLELTON,  Citt  eitcin  —  "  Elton's  Church."     Area,  313  acres. 
"Kylleltyne"  (Inq  Eliz.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Lady's  Cove,  Cuxvn  An  C^iUn—  "  The  Girl's  Cove." 

(b)  putt  t)uroe—  "  Yellow  Cliff." 

(c)  Cummin  t)iT>i—  "  Biddy's  Cove." 

(d)  Citt,  an  Early  Church  site,  of  large  extent,  with  traces  of 
the  usual  circular  entrenchment.       I  propose  to  demonstrate  later 
that  the  foundation  of  this  churcli  dates  from  the  time  of  Declan. 

KILMINNIN,  Citt  rhm$in  (THo  £in$in)  —  "  Mingion's  Church  "; 
site  of  an  early  church  by  south  side  of  the  old  road  to  Stradbally. 
See  Kilminnin,  Dungarvan  Par.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  315  acres. 


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KXOCKADRUMALEA,  Cnoc  A  t)|\omA  t£it — "  Hill  of  the  Grey 
Ridge."  Area,  194  acres. 

"Knockadrumle"  (Dist.  Book). 

MILLERSTOWN,  t)Aile AH  ttluile6|\A.     Idem.     Area,  203  acres. 

11  Millerstovvne  "  (A.S.E.). 

MOXAKERKA,  1T16in  nA  Ctfce — "  Bog  of  the  Grouse."  Area, 
155  acres. 

"  Moninekirky  "  (A.S.E.).     "  Monykircky  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

MONAVAUD,  TT16tn  A  t)Ait> — "  Bog  of  the  Boat."  The  townland 
is  not  maritime.  Area,  56  acres. 

"  Monevade  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.D.  Tobergal"  (O.M.),  UobAp  5eAl— "  Clear  Well." 

NEWTOWN,  t)Aiie  HUA.     Idem.     Area,  157  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  A  Tlinnce— "  Hill  of  the  Dance." 

(6)  Cut  tT16nA— "  Bog  Corner." 

PARK,  p«.\ipc — "  Field.''     Area,  177  acres. 

RATHNASKILLOGE,  Tidt  HA  Sciollds — a  Rath  of  the  Slices." 
The  waste,  eyeless  portion  of  the  potato  which  is  discarded  and 
thrown  away  is  Sciolldg :  the  eyed  part  reserved  for  planting  is 
ScioltAn.  A  second  name  of  the  place  appears  to  be  J^Pf^  n^ 
SciollOg.  Area,  223  acres. 

"  Rathneshilloge  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

SHANACOOL,  SCADA  Cuil — "  Old  Corner."     Area,  73  acres. 

STRADBALLY,  An  Sf^i-o  t)Aile — "  The  Street  Town,"  i.e. 
the  town  with  a  regular  street,  in  contra-distinction  to  a  homestead 
or  a  mere  cluster  of  farmhouses.  There  were  old  fairs  on 
September  I4th  and  June  ist.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  749  acres. 

'•  Stradballye  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.).  "  Stradballymore  and  Barrons- 
land"  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (I.)  Seawards — on  coast,  east  to  west. 

(a)  J^iu,  An  A1P51-0— "  Cliff  of  the  Silver." 

(6)  fAilt  nA  Smuice— <(  Cliff  of  the  Snout." 

(c)  VA1U  nA  'oC^AT)— "  Cliff  of  the  Ropes." 

(d)  pAitl  A  CACA— "  Cliff  of  the  Ordure." 
(c)  faiU  nA  bCe— "  Cliff  of  the  Flagstone." 

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(/)  Spon  Inner — "  Jones'  Nose." 

(g)  Gull  Island  (O.M.),  Oite^n  r\A  t>£  AOileAnn.  Idem.  There 
are  two  detached  rocks,  a  mile  apart,  each  called — "  Gull  Island." 

(h)  C-APJVAIS  A  CorfiAf\tA — "Rock  of  the  Mark  (or  Sign)"; 
because  its  submersion  is  an  indication  of  full  tide. 

(*)  p^iU  Ss-Annr-A— "  Earthwork  Crowned  Cliff." 

II.  Inland:— 

(»  Friar's  Well  (O.M.). 

(k)  Cnoc  ttArii.At\— "  Thick  Stumpy  Hill." 

(/)  tWtAittln  CAot— «  Little  Blind  Road." 

SCARTACROOKA,  ScAipc  A  C|\ucA — "  Thicket  of  the  Crook  (or 
'  Handful ')."  Area,  99  acres. 

SHESKIN,  Seifcinn — "  Marsh  (Sedgy  Moor  or  Boggy  Place)." 
Area,  200  acres. 

"  Seskin  "  and  u  Kilbrakan  "  (A.S.E.  and  Distr.  Book). 

"  Sheskynreadye  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

WILLIAMSTOWN,  tXAile  thlliAm.     Idem.     Area,  312  acres. 

"  Williamstowne  afs   Ballyellin  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

WOODHOUSE,  Ui$  r\A  Coilte.     Idem.     Area,  397  acres. 

"  Woodhouse  als  Torcorron  "  (A.S.E.). 

(a)  S.DD.  Plateen  Rock  (O.M.),  puicin.     Meaning  unknown. 

(6)  Blind  Cove  (O.M.),  An  Cu^n  C^oC.     Idem. 


Whitechurch  Parish. 


THE  name  in  Irish  is  Ce^mputl  ^eAl,  which  is  equivalent  in 
meaning  to  the  official  English  name.  '  The  whiteness  was 
probably  physical  —  the  result  of  whitewashing,  or  of  decoration 
with  glistening  quartz  ;  it  may  of  course  have  been  merely 
figurative  —  in  allusion  to  the  fame  of  the  church  &c.  Greater 
portion  of  the  parish,  which  is  very  extensive,  is  a  rich  lime- 
stone plain.  Irish  is  still  generally  understood,  nevertheless 
sub-denominations  are  neither  very  numerous  nor  particularly 
interesting.  A  fair  was  formerly  held  at  Whitechurch  on  5th 
August;  it  however  appears  to  have  been  a  Charter  Fair.  For 


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some  notes  on  the  ancient  church  of   the  parish   see    Waterford 
Archaological  Journal,  Vol.  IV.,  p.  88. 


TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINTAYLOR,  tXaile  An  U^illiu^ — "  The  Tailor's  Home- 
stead." Tailor  (Taylor),  notwithstanding  the  article,  is  almost 
certainly  a  family  name  here.  The  Irish  evidently  regarded 
names  like  Taylor,  Turner,  Mason  &c.,  as  common  nouns.  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  586  acres. 

"  Ballyntaylor  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

S.D.  Cnoc^n  n<*  mDuACAiUitbe— "  The  Boys'  Little  Hill." 

BALLYARD,  t)<vile  Af\T) — "  Elevated  Village."     Area,  84  acres. 

BALLYGAMBOX,  t)<Mle  5Atr|t>uin — "  Gambon's  Homestead";  a 
family  named  Gambon  still  resides  in  the  neighbourhood.  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  497  acres. 

S.D.  An  COL — "The  Corner";  a  sub-division  containing  a 
single  farm. 

BALLYHANE,  tX\ile  Ui  C^in— "  O'Cane's  Homestead."  Area, 
133  acres. 

"  Ballyhanebegg  "  (Distr.  Book). 

BALLYKENNEDY,  tD^ile  Hi  Cmeroe —  "  O'Kennedy's  Home- 
stead." Area,  60  acres. 

"  Ballykenedye  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

BALLYLEMON,  t)xMle  tJi  toirnin —  "  O'Loman's  Homestead." 
Area  (in  four  divisions),  434  acres. 

"  Ballilomen  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  T)6i$ce— "  Burnt  Hill." 

(6)  5teAnn  nA  Coilte— "  Glen  of  the  Wood." 

(c)  Cup^C  (Cp^C)  A  cSUJdig— "  Swamp  of  the  (Fairy)  Host." 
•  BALLYMULALLA,  t>Aile  tli  ttlAotAUit)— "  O'Mulally's  Home- 
stead." Locally  the  qualifying  word  is  understood  to  signify 
"  honey,"  and  the  name  is  accounted  for  by  a  story  of  a  shower  of 
honey  which  once  fell  here !  Area  (in  two  divisions),  398  acres. 

S.D.  Johnstown  (O.M.),  DxMte  SeA&Ain.     Idem. 


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BALLYNACOURTY,  t)Aite  nA  Cuifvce — "  The  Mansion  Village." 
The  "  Mansion"  was  the  residence  of  the  Osbornes,  to  whom  this 
property  passed  from  Roger  Dalton  in  the  early  part  of  the  I7th 
century.  Dalton  apparently  held  from  the  Dromana  Fitzgeralds. 
Area,  242  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  p,Aij\c  An  1mf\ir— "  Field  of  the  Wrestling";  a 
place  where  the  dead  play  at  night. 

(b)  Sgiobol  TIA  tVO6ip e^c — "  Barn  of  the  Decies  (Decies  family 
— i.e.  Fitzgeralds  of  Dromana)";  adjacent  to  site  of  the  Mansion 
house. 

(c)  CupftAC  DA  t)f\ice — "  Swampy  Place  of  the  Brick  (Making)." 
BALLYNAHEMERY,   t>Aile   MA  h1mif\ce — "  Homestead   of    the 

Removal  (or  Trekking)."  Itnipce  may  signify  a  holding  away  from 
home,  i.e.  an  outfarm.  (v)  Area,  159  acres. 

S.D.  p^ij\c  A  T>AU^in— "  Field  of  the  Pillar  Stone." 

BALLYNAMEELAGH,  t)xMte  tiA  TTliotAc — "  Village  of  the  Cattle." 
The  meaning  is  however  somewhat  doubtful.  TTlioLAC  has  more 
than  one  signification;  it  may  mean  lousy,  brutish,  or  cattle 
abounding.  O'D.  makes  it  the  first  of  these  three  in  the  present 
instance.  Area,  192  acres. 

S.D.  AJVO  CfxorrMil — "  Cromwell's  Height." 

BALLYNAMINTRA,  t)Aite  MA  mt)xMnc|\eAt»Ac  —  "  Widows' 
Homestead."  Compare  same  name,  Kilmacleage  Par.  Area  (in 
three  divisions),  387  acres. 

"  Ballynemoyntragh  "  (A.S.E.) 

BARNASTOOK,  t)^|^  n-A  Scuic — "  Summit  of  the  Pinnacles." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  543  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5Aptt<M'6te  51^—"  Green  Gardens";  the  old 
name  of  one  of  the  two  present  sub-divisions  of  the  townland. 

(b)  Aughacorrick  (O.M.),  At  A  Corhp A1$ — "  Ford  of  the 
Contention." 

BRIDGEQUARTER,  Ce^tf  Ari\A  Ar\  T)|AoiciT).  Idem.  Area,  236 
acres. 

(v)  The  word  immirge  occurs  in  the  sense  of  removal  in  the  ancient  tract 
called  "  Tairired  na  nDessi,"  edited  by  Professor  Kuno  Meyer,  Ph.D. 


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S.D.  Ooangloor(O.M.),UAirii  HA  gColup—  "  The  Pigeons'  Cave.' 

CAPPAGH,  Ce-Ap-ac  —  "  Tillage  Plot."     Area,  401  acres. 

"  Kyppagh"  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.D.  (a)  CALAIS  A  piopAipe—  "  The  Piper's  Rock." 

(b)  Abbey  (O.M.).     The  ruin  so  named  was  most  probably  the 
residence  of  Sir  James  Fitzgerald,  who  removed  to  Dromana  where 
he  died  in  1581.    There  is  little  or  no  evidence  to  sustain  the  theory 
that  the  remains  are  ecclesiastical. 

CANTY,  Y\A  C^mce  —  "  The  Dispraised  Places."   Area,  319  acres. 
"  Caynty  "  (Inq.  Eliz.) 

S.D.  C«\pjv<M5  HA  gCpeAbAp  —  "  Woodcocks'  Rock." 
CARRICKROE,    C^f^is     t)peo  ;    meaning    uncertain.       t)peo 
signifies  "  fire."     The  place  was  granted  as  portion  of  the  forfeited 
Desmond  estate  to  Sir  C.  Hamilton  by  letters  patent  i8th  June,  1589. 
S.DD.  (a)  p,\ipc  A  leA5<iin—  "  Field  of  the  Pillar  Stone." 
(6)  Moloneys'  Village  (O.M.),  t)AilenAlTlAOlAt>AmnAC.    Idem. 
This  is  a  sub-division. 

(c)  CALAIS  tiA  t)*M-6ne-AC  —  "  Wynnes'  Rock." 
CARRIGLEA,  CA|\tMi5  ti^t  —  '•  Grey  Rock."     Area,  202  acres. 
"  Carrickelighe  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  Cut  A  CfUvmpA  —  "  Corner  of  the  Knot  (clasp  or  cramp)." 
This  is  an  old  townland  name.  It  occurs  as  "  Cowlecrompy  "  in 
a  grant  of  forfeited  Desmond  land  to  Sir  Christopher  Hatton 
in  1589. 

CLASHNAGONEEN,  CtAif  nA  ^Coinimfje  —  "  Trench  of  the 
Rabbits."  Area,  247  acres. 

CLONKERDIN,  Clu-Ain  Cei|\-oin  —  u  Kerdin's  Meadow."  On  the 
townland  is  the  site  of  an  ancient  castle  (Fitzgeralds').  Area, 
256  acres. 

"  Clwonkeardine  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  JTotAcc  JTixvo  ;  a  remarkable  cooking  place  of  prehistoric 
character  discovered  on  the  bank  of  a  small  stream. 

COOL,  Cuil  —  "  Corner  (or  Ridge  Back)."     Area,  82  acres. 
S.D.  Uot>A|\  n<*  sCi^nn  —  "  Well  of  the  Trees." 


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COOLANAV,  Cuit  n.A  ii'D-Atii — "  Corner  (or  Ridge  Back)  of  the 
Oxen."  Area,  116  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  p^ifc  tiA  DpiAfC— "  Field  of  the  Worms  (or 
Reptiles)." 

(b)  poU,  DA  ITlAfC — "  Hole  (or  Cavern)  of  the  Beeves." 

COOLATOOR,  Cuil  A  UuAip — "  Corner  of  the  Cattle  Field." 
Area,  98  acres. 

S.D.  'Opoicexvo  A  U6c-Ai|\ — "  Causeway  Bridge." 

FARRENBULLEN,  pe-d^Ann  t)uillin — "  Land  of  the  Loaf." 
One  old  man,  a  native,  said — CAipn  t)uittin.  It  is  locally  believed 
that  this  diminutive  townland  was  granted  to  a  Cromwellian  trooper, 
who  in  his  hunger  disposed  of  it  for  a  loaf  of  bread.  Place  names 
when  understood  are  often  popularly  accounted  for  by  a  history 
(Folks'  Etymology)  obviously  invented  to  fit  the  name.  Area, 
13  acres. 

S.D.  CA^JVAIS  Thuifup — "  Maurice's  Rock";  a  limestone  bluff 
or  outcrop  beneath  which  is  an  extensive  cave  explored  by 
Mr.  Ussher  and  described  in  various  communications  to  the  Royal 
Irish  Academy.  On  this  rock,  says  another  legend,  the  eponymous 
Maurice,  presumably  a  criminal,  was  bound  hands  and  feet  to  a 
post  and  there  allowed,  Tantalus-like,  to  starve'  to  death  within  a 
few  feet  of  a  loaf  placed  there  for  his  greater  torment.  There  are 
indications  that  the  bluff  was  once  crowned  by  a  lios  or  cathair. 

GARRAUNFADDA,  5AW^n  PVOA — "  Long  Grove,"  Area,  224 
acres. 

GLENAVADDRA,  5te.Atin  A  ttlA-of-Ai* — "  Glen  of  the  Wolf  (or 
'  Dog ')."  Area,  204  acres. 

"  Glawn  Ivaddey  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.) 

S.DD.  (a)  Toberatouk  (O.M.),  Cob^p  A  cSe^bxMC— "  The 
Hawk's  Well." 

(6)  SfmfcAipe — "The  Stroller  (Vagrant)";  a  sub-division, 
named  from  a  small  stream. 

KILCLOHER,  Cilt  CtutttiAf — "  Sheltered  (Cosy)  Church." 
Here  St.  Carthage,  on  his  way  from  Rahan  to  Lismore,  rested  for 
some  days  with  his  retinue.  The  early  church  site  is  in  the  south 


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corner  of  a  field  called  pAipc  nA  Cille.  ClotAip  is  by  some  under- 
stood to  be  the  name  of  the  church  founder — hence  UobAjx  tlAOirh 
Cloitip — "  St.  Clothair's  Well."  Area,  222  acres. 

"  CilL  ClutmA|\  mAp  A  piteAnn  n&  CAOlcom  "    (Old  Rhyme). 

S.D.  t)6tAif\in  nA  ItteACAn — "Little  Road  of  the  Parsnips"; 
an  avenue  which  led  to  a  garden  (attached  to  a  mansion). 

KiLCAN'NON,  CiU  ConAin — "  Conan's  Church."  Compare 
Kilcannon,  Dunhill  Par.,  also  Drumcannon,  Barony  of  Middlethird, 
Co.  Waterford.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  213  acres. 

S.DD  (a)  Glashalahan  (O.M.),  JJlAife  leAtAn— "Wide 
Stream." 

(6)  Poulnacragga  (O.M.),  poll  nA  CftAige — (>  Rock  Hole." 

(c)  Parknakilla  (O.M.),  PAI^C  nA  Cille—"  Field  of  the  Church." 
This  is  the  site  of  an  early  church,  surrounded  by  its  circular  fence 
of  earth. 

(d)  Poulnabrone  (O.M.),  poll  An  t)p6m — "  Hole  of  Lamenta- 
tion ";  a  pool  in  the  Finisk. 

KILGREAXY,  Cill  £p Aine — "Graine's  Church";  site  of  the  cill 
will  be  found  by  north  side  of  main  road  close  to  a  cave  and  well. 
The  personal  name  5P^ine  's  usually  anglicised — 4<  Grace."  Area, 
1 86  acres. 

"  Kilgrany  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  poll  A  PUCA— "  The  Pooka's  Cavern." 

KILLISHAL,  Coill  TfeAl  (O'D.  records  it  Cill  T.)— "  Lower 
Wood."  Area,  108  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Douglas  (O.M.),  "Out)  5lAife— "  Black  Stream." 

(6)  poll  CAit  Ofboipn — "  Catherine  Osborne's  Cavern." 

KILXAFARNA,  Cill  nA  JTeAfuiA — "  Church  of  the  Alder  Tree 
(Alnus  Glutinosa)";  site  of  the  early  ecclesiastical  settlement  was 
difficult  to  discover ;  it  was  found  at  length  on  the  boundary 
between  two  farms  (Tobin's  and  Ronayne's).  To  a  well  in  the 
vicinity  some  sort  of  sacred  character  attaches.  Area,  451  acres. 

"  Kilnefarny  als  Kilmafarnoge  "  (Inq.  Cor.  I.,  1643). 

S.DD.  (a)  CnocAn  Suit>e  pmn— "  Little  Hill  of  Fionn's  Sitting 
Place." 


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(6)  pMtce — "  Hurling  ('  Fair'  or  '  Pattern  ')  Green  ";  this  was 
formerly  a  commonage. 

KNOCKAUN,    CnocSn — "  Little  Hill."     Area,  243  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CAIMVAIS  Aft)—"  High  Rock." 

(6)  UotMf  TIA  texrt>t>— "  Well  of  the  Rags." 

KNOCKACULLIN,  Cnoc  A  Cuiltmn — "  The  Holly  Hill."  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  121  acres. 

KNOCKMAON,  Cnoc  TT1  exvoo n — "Middle  Hill";  in  allusion  to 
the  rocky  outcrop  in  centre  of  the  bog  between  two  high  ridges. 
On  this  rock  was  the  castle  of  Knockmaon,  some  remains  of  which 
still  stand.  For  a  notice  of  the  ruined  church  a  few  perches  to 
south  of  this  castle  see  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  IV., 
p.  93.  On  the  eastern  margin  of  Knockmaon  Bog  there  would 
appear  to  have  been  a  smithy  or  sword  factory  in  the  far-away 
bronze  age.  A  quantity  of  unused  implements  of  bronze  have  been 
found  here,  for  a  description  of  which  see  a  paper  by  the  present 
writer  in  the  journal  just  quoted,  Vol.  IV.,  p.  47.  Area,  146  acres. 

S.D.  SxMteAC^n — "  The  Place  of  Willows  ";  a  small  stream  on 
which  was  formerly  a  drawbridge. 

KNOCKNACROOHA,  Cnoc  KA  CpuAice — "  Hill  of  the  Stack  (of 
turf  or  rock)."  Area  (in  two  divisions),  670  acres. 

CupjtAicin  rtA  rnutce — "  The  Pig's  Little  Swamp." 

LAURAGH,  LAitpi$ — "  Site  (or  ruins)  of  a  Building."  Area, 
308  acres. 

"  Laragh  "  and  "  Lairhage  "  (Inq.  Eliz.) 

S.D.  (a)  The  Roaring  Waters  (O.M.),  gle^nn  t)ot>4p  Uifge — 
"  Deafening  Water  Glen." 

NICHOLASTOWN,  t).Aile  r\A  U6tiA  (latterly  however — t)-Aile 
tliocot&r) — "  Bottom  Homestead."  Area,  46  acres. 

PARKEENGARRA,  p^ipcini-oe  5eAPF A — "  Little  Short  Fields." 
Area,  74  acres. 

Ross,  An  Hof — "  The  Underwood."     Area,  79  acres. 

SCART,  ScAipc — "  Thicket."     Area,  166  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  p^ijic  tiA  pvitce— "  Field  of  the  Hurling  Green." 

(b)  t)poice  (River  Brickey).     Meaning  unknown. 

WHITECHURCH,  Ue^mputl  ^eAl.     Idem.     Area,  49  acres. 


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BARONY    OF   GAULTIER. 

GAULTIER  (5Atll-cij\ — "  Dane  country  "  or  "  Foreigners'  land  ") 
was  so  called  from  the  occupation  of  the  district  by  a  non-Celtic 
race.  The  term  5^11  was,  at  one  period  of  our  history, 
synonymous  with  "Dane"  or  "Norwegian"  and  at  another  with 
"  Englishman."  In  modern  usage  the  word  is  largely  restricted  to 
the  latter  sense,  while  "tocU\nnAc"  is  applied  to  the  Dane  of 
history.  It  is  wonderful,  by  the  way,  how  little  the  Dane  has  left 
his  impress  on  the  land  names  of  the  Barony  he  made  his  own. 
Gaultier,  as  a  local  denomination,  dates  approximately  from  the 
expulsion  of  the  Ostmen  of  Waterford  from  the  city  on  the  arrival 
of  the  English.  The  first  care  of  the  new-comers  was  to  hang 
Reginald,  ruler  of  Waterford,  for  having  placed  iron  chains  across 
the  river  to  bar  the  progress  of  the  invading  fleet,  and  their 
second — to  drive  out  the  Danish  inhabitants,  one  Gerald 
McGilmore  alone  excepted.  A  particular  district  outside  the 
walls  was  assigned  the  dispossessed  citizens — whence  the 
"  Cantred  of  the  Danes "  of  later  times,  and  the  "  Osmanstown 
of  Waterford"  built  in  1384,  according  to  a  plea-roll  of 
Edward  II. 

Ballygunner  Parish. 

THE  parish  takes  its  name  from  Ballygunner  townland  on  which 
the  Church  (now  in  ruins)  stood.  This  church,  it  is  evident  from 
Theiner,  (a)  was  originally  dedicated  to  a  St.  Mochorog,  Confessor, 
whom  we  may  safely  regard  as  its  founder.  Mochorog,  like  many 
of  the  early  church  founders  of  our  eastern  and  south-eastern  sea- 
board, appears  to  have  been  a  Briton,  and  son  of  Branchan,  a 
British  prince.  At  any  rate  such  was  the  reputed  nationality  and 
parentage  of  the  Saint  Mochorog,  who  is  honoured  at  Delgany, 
Co.  Wicklow.  (6)  This  Mochorog  of  Delgany  is  stated  to  have 

(a)  "Vet.  Monumenta " — Pius  II.,  A.D.  1459. 

(b)  Journal  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Antiquaries   of   Ireland — June,    1901  ; 
page  1 86. 


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assisted  St.  Kevin  when  the  latter  lay  dying.  In  post-invasion 
times  a  change  of  patrons  was  somehow  effected  in  our  Church, 
for  the  survival  of  the  ancient  ''pattern"  on  September  8th  is 
proof  that  at  the  Reformation  period  the  Blessed  Virgin  was 
titular.  For  description  of  the  ruined  church  and  its  graveyard 
see  Journal  of  R. S.A.I.,  Vol.  I.,  5th  Series,  p.  481.  In  the  Down 
Survey  Map  the  parish  is  named  Ballygunner  Temple  and  the 
church  appears  to  have  been  in  repair  at  the  date  of  the  survey. 
Amongst  the  crops  grown  in  the  parish  in  1846  are  mentioned 
peas,  beans,  and  flax,  (c) 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYGUXNER  (in  three  parts : — B.  More,  B.  Castle,  and 
B.  Temple),  tXaile  mic  5onAip  ("  t).  mop,"  "t).  «.\  C^ir-te.\in," 
and  "  t).  A  UeAtnpuil,"  respectively) — "  Town  (or  Homestead)  of 
Gonar's  Son."  This  is  one  of  our  few  land  names  which  com- 
memorate Danish  occupation.  There  are  on  the  townland  one, 
now  practically  demolished,  circular  lios  of  large  size  (O.M.) 
with  a  stone-lined  subterranean  chamber  and  one  small,  partly 
ruined  cromlech  (O.M.).  Ballygunnertemple  is  returned  in 
the  Down  Survey  as  the  property  of  Lord  Powre,  and  the 
other  two  divisions  of  the  townland  as  belonging  to  Sir  Robert 
Walsh,  Irish  Papist.  The  Cromwellians  liked  good  measure  ; 
they  reckoned  the  total  area  of  the  three  divisions  (including 
seven  acres  of  glebe  on  Ballygunner  Castle)  at  649  acres.  This, 
as  a  matter  of  fact,  was  little  more  than  half  the  real  acreage. 
"  James  Walshe  (father,  or  grandfather,  presumably,  of  the  Sir 
Robert  Walsh  of  Petty's  Survey)  of  Gonnestown  "  appears  as  a 
juror  in  an  Inquisition  of  Elizabeth,  (d)  The  castle  (modernised) 
of  the  Walshes  is  still  in  use  as  the  residence  of  John  Power, 
farmer.  Area  (in  three  divisions),  1,212  acres. 

Sub-denominations — (a)  CuppAC  5opm — "  Blue  Bog  (or 
Marsh),"  a  small  sub-division ;  the  name  is  Anglicised — "  Foxy 
Bog."  The  terms  for  l<bog"  or  ''marsh"  are  very  numerous  in 
Irish  and  of  extremely  frequent  occurrence  in  place  names.  They 

(c)  Ordn.  Survey  Field  Book.  (d)  Inquis.  IX.,  Eliz.  (1567). 


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are  however,  by  no  means,  synonyms  and  their  different  shades  of 
meaning  are  well  understood.  tTICin,  for  instance,  is  a  turf  bog, — 
Cuptv\c,  a  swampy  patch, — Conn,  a  quaking  bog, — 5f\e«.\lta<i,  a 
heavy,  miry  place, — &c.,  &c. 

(ft)  t)<Mle  JIA  5«*o1te — "  Homestead  of  the  Wind,"  from  its 
exposed  position  ;  a  well-known  sub-division,  regarded  locally  as 
practically  a  separate  townland. 

(c)  Cill  t)j\iocv\in — "  Brican's  Church  "  ;  site  (nearly  forgotten) 
of  a  primitive  church  on  b^ile  HA  5^oite.    There  are  no  remains, 
but  the  exact  site  has  been  identified,  scil : — immediately  to  N.E. 
of  surveyor's  mark  163,  on  Ordnance  Sheet  (six-inch)  No.  18. 

(d)  AoiU\c«.\n — Meaning  uncertain  ;  probably  derivative  from 
«\ol,  lime  ;  a  large  sub-division  formerly  well  known  by  this  name. 

(e)  An  Sletttin — "  The  Little  Mountain,"  a  sub-division  of  25 
acres. 

(/)  CAWAisfn  5e*\t— "  Little  White  Rock,"  on  B.  Castle. 

BALLYMACLODE,  tX\ile  mic  leo-o — "  McLeod's  Homestead." 
On  the  townland  is  a  comparatively  late  (i6th  or  ijth  century) 
castle  in  ruins.  This  was  probably  the  homestead  of  the  settler 
from  whom  the  place  derives  its  name.  Ballyma^lode,  like  Bally- 
gunner  Temple,  was  in  the  possession  of  Lord  Power  at  the 
date  of  the  Cromwellian  confiscation.  Area,  374  acres. 

"  Bally  McClode  "  ( A.S.E.)  ;  "  Ballemaclode  "  (Inquisition, 
temp.  Eliz.) 

S.D.  Glennacruther  (O.M.),  ^tevMin  «.\  Cpioc«M|Ae —  "The 
Harper's  Glen."  Of  the  ancient  master  of  Irish  melody  no  history 
or  tradition  whatever  survives. 

CALLAGHAX,  Ce^lUvc^vn — Meaning  doubtful  ;  apparently 
"Little  Place  Belonging  to  a  Church";  or  perhaps  (and  less 
probably)  the  name  is  an  Irish  diminutive  of  the  old  English 
world  callow — therefore  "Little  Wet  Place."  "Callow"  is  still 
commonly  used  in  the  Queen's  County  to  denote  wettish  land 
which  is  often  submerged  in  winter  and  grows  long  coarse  grass 
in  summer.  The  present  townland  contains  a  large  area  of  bog 
and  was  mainly  noted  a  century  ago  for  its  output  of  peat, 


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hence  the  epithet  —  (CeAllACAti)  "mv  luaite  t>«i*e."  O'Donovan 
states  (e)  that  the  place  name  here  is  the  personal  name 
Callaghan.  Elsewhere  (/)  he  notes  that  in  Co.  Roscommon  the 
word  cAlAt)  designates  a  meadow,  strath,  or  holm  by  the  margin 
of  a  river  ;  the  first  syllable,  however,  in  the  present  instance, 
is  pronounced  slender  —  i.e.,  ce^Lt.  Callahane  was  in  the 
possession  of  John  Lee,  Irish  Papist,  previous  to  Cromwell's 
confiscation,  and  the  Patent  and  Close  Rolls  of  Chancery  enable 
us  to  trace  portion  of  its  previous  history,  (g)  The  authority 
quoted  recites  the  following  alienations  of  the  lands  previous  to 
that  date,  (i)  James  Power  of  Callaghane  to  Patrick  Coppinger 
and  Richard  Meaghe  (Meade).  (2)  Said  Coppinger  and  Meaghe 
and  William,  son  of  afore-mentioned  James  Power,  to  William 
Dobbyn,  his  heirs,  &c.  (3)  Said  William  Dobbyn  and  William 
Power  to  John  (son  of  James)  Sherlock  and  William  Walsh. 
Area,  447  acres. 

"  Callahane/'  (Down  Survey). 

KXOCKBOY,  Cnoc  t)unoe,  "  Yellow  Hill,"  from  the  colour  of 
the  blossoming  furze.  The  fur/e  has  diappeared  long  since,  and 
well  tilled  fields  occupy  its  place.  Area,  228  acres. 

S.D.  Tobernacnockaun  (O.M.),  UotxAp  A  Cnoc^in,  "  Well  of 
the  Little  Hill,"  near  N.E.  extremity  of  the  townland. 


Ballynakill  Parish. 

THE  ancient  church  of  the  parish  stood  about  60  yards  to  the 
S.W.  of  the  present  Ballinakill  House.  Some  insignificant  remains 
of  the  church  are  visible  in  the  stable  yard  of  the  house  in  question, 
and  part  of  the  ancient  cemetery,  in  which  a  few  families  retain 
rights  of  burial,  is  surrounded  by  an  enclosing  wall.  A  consider- 
able portion  of  the  church  buildings  survived  till  about  a  hundred 
years  since. 


(c)  Ordnance  Survey  Field  Books  (Co.  Waterford),  Mountjoy  Barracks. 
(/)  Annals  of  the  Four  Masters,  Vol.  III.,  p.  214  (note;. 
(g)  Membrane  28th.  4,  Chas.  I.  (1628). 


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TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYXAKILL,  tX.\ile  tu\  Cille — "  Homestead  of  the  Church." 
Area,  358  acres. 

"  Ballem'Kill"  (Visitation  Book,  T.C.D.,  E.  3.  14). 

S.DD.  (a)  "  Weaver's  Lane  "—abutting  on  Waterford— 
Dun  more  road  at  W.  end  of  Power's  Nursery  ;  the  name  is  now 
almost  forgotten. 

(6)  ''Ce<ittu\riuvo  <\n  ttlutllmn" — "  Mill  Quarter,"  extending 
to  some  twenty  or  thirty  acres. 

(c)  An  CtMipfn — "  The  Little  Bawn,"    a  Held  close  to  the 
river. 

Uu^p  «ind  its  diminutive,  as  in  present  case,  are  of  very 
frequent  occurrence  in  place  names  throughout  Waterford.  They 
occur  most  frequently  in  mountain  districts.  Dictionaries  render 
the  word  by  "  bleach  green,"  but  this  explanation  is  evidently 
incorrect,  or  rather,  insufficient.  The  existence  of  bleach  greens 
in  mountains  where  nobody  lives,  or  ever  did  live,  cannot  be 
admitted.  Unfortunately  for  us,  the  word  has  fallen  out  of  use 
in  Waterford  otherwise  than  as  a  component  of  place  names. 
O'Donovan  in  at  least  one  instance  (//)  explains  it  "  a  green 
grassy  patch  on  a  mountain  side  "  such  as  presence  of  a  spring 
would  produce,  and  this  or  some  such  meaning  the  word  must 
have  in  many  instances.  In  the  adjoining  County  of  Cork,  as  well 
as  in  other  Minister  counties,  the  word  Utu\t\  is  in  frequent  use  to 
denote  a  night  field  or  "  bawn1'  for  cattle. 

(d)  "  The  Red  Ladder,"  a  rock  by  the  river  side  from  which 
an  iron  ladder  formerly  led  down  to  the  water. 

FARRAXSHOXEEN,  ]Te-A^«ti  Seoinin  —  u  Little  John's  (or 
Jennings')  Land."  Area,  174  acres. 

GRAXTSTOWX,  t)«Mle  ATI  5pAncAi$ — "  Grant's  Homestead." 
The  Grants  were  an  old  Waterford  merchant  family,  long  since 
extinct,  whose  tomb  (i7th  century)  may  still  be  seen  in  the  French 
Church.  When  the  article  is  used  before  a  proper  name  the 
latter  is  taken  adjectively  ;  in  the  present  instance  therefore  the 

<h\  Field  Books  O.S. 


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sense  is — Homestead  belonging  to  member  of  the  tribe,  or  family, 
of  Grant.  Area,  276  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)<xn  "OjVAfoe — "  Drawdy's  Field";  a  sub-division  of 
some  fifteen  acres.  The  personal  name  from  which  this  sub-division 
is  called  is  now  extinct  in  Waterford. 

(6)  t)x\n  A'  tXapCAifi,  "  Barker's  Field."  The  Barkers  were 
a  well  knowrn  Waterford  family  of  Cromvvellian  origin.  Their 
name  is  likewise  perpetuated  in  Barker  Street,  Waterford,  which 
occupies  place  of  the  gardens  of  an  early  lyth  century  Alderman 
Samuel  Barker. 

LITTLE  ISLAND,  An  C-Oile.an  t)e<\5,  "  The  Small  Island." 
The  island  occupies  the  middle  of  the  river  a  couple  of  miles 
below  the  City  of  Waterford,  and  is  identical,  according  to 
Rev.  Dr.  Kelly,  (/)  with  Inisdomhle  of  the  martyrologists  where 
St.  Bairrfhinn,  son  of  Aedh,  Prince  of  Dublin,  founded  and 
governed  a  religious  house.  It  may,  however,  be  laid  down  as 
practically  certain  that  the  learned  hagiologist  is  incorrect  in  his 
identification.  No  trace  or  tradition  of  church,  monastery  or 
burial  ground  has  been  brought  to  light  by  a  most  careful 
examination  of  the  island.  Had  a  religious  establishment  of 
the  kind  attributed  ever  existed  there  tradition  of  it  could 
not  have  entirely  died  out.  Moreover  the  "  Martyrology  of 
Donegal  "  expressly  place  Inisdomhle  in  Hy-Cinnsealaigh 
(Co.  Wexford).  The  adjective  was  added  to  distinguish  our 
island  from  the  "  Great  Island  "  lower  down  the  river. 
Geographically  the  "  Little  Island "  would  seem  to  belong  to 
Ossory  rather  than  to  the  Decies,  as  the  channel  separating  it 
from  the  northern  mainland  was  formerly  fordable.  The  ford 
exists  no  longer,  for  the  channel  has  been  deeply  dredged.  On 
the  island  is  an  ancient  castle  which  has  been  metamorphosed 
into  a  beautiful  modern  residence.  Area,  287  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  "The  Ford,"  the  river  channel  between  the  island 
and  Co.  Kilkenny. 

(b)  <l  King's  Channel,"  the  deep  water  channel  separating  the 
island  from  the  Co.  Waterford  mainland. 


(/)  "  Calendar  of  Irish  Saints,"  p.  94. 


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U  )  "  Piper's  Rock,"  in  river  on  north  side  of  the  island. 

(</)  "  Golden  Rock,"  in  river  on  south  side  of  the  island. 
"  (iolden  "  is  here  most  likely  a  corrupt  Anglicisation  of  giuAld, 
a  shoulder. 

KILCOHAX,  CiU  Ciu\c«im,  —  "  Cuachan's  Church."  With  much 
difficulty  the  site  of  the  ancient  church  was  discovered,  at  the  west 
side  of  the  old  Tramore  road,  close  to  the  bridge  on  the  southern 
boundary  of  the  tounland.  Cuachan  is  the  diminutive  (or  rather 
the  endearment  form)  of  Cuach,  a  virgin,  whose  feast  falls  on 
Jan.  8th.  She  is  the  patroness  of  Kilcock,  Co.  Kildare.  Area, 
228  aero. 

S.D.  "Yellow  Ford  Bridge"  (Ord.  Map)—  CarnAif-in  buitie— 
"  Little  Yellow  Ford."  There  were  several  words  for  a  ford.  The 
most  common  are  c-Arh-Af  and  St.  CAtfu\ir>in  —  perhaps  from  the 
English,  canstxvay  —  seems  to  have  implied  some  sort  of  raised 
path  across  the  stream,  while  At  was  a  more  generic  term.  The 
ford  was  generally  furnished  with  stepping-stones  often  of  very 
large  sixe. 

WILLIAMSTOWX,  t>Aile  VJilli^m  —  "  William's  Homestead." 
Area,  549  acres. 

S.DD.  —  CALAIS  A\  Oumeil  —  "Bottle  Rock"  —  (perhaps  from 
its  shape)  ;  a  rock  outcrop  now  largely  quarried  away  for  road 
metal. 

(b)  poll  r\A  ttyice  —  "Brick  Hollow";   a  few  small  fields  in 
which,    judging    from   the    name,    bricks    were    once    made  ;  no 
memory  however,  or  even  tradition,  of  the  industry  survives. 

(c)  "  Bottomy  "  —  the    (presumably)    modern    name    applied 
contemptuously  to   a   few  worthless  fields,  cultivation  of  which 
was  sarcastically  equated  with  penal  servitude  in  "  Botany  "  Bay. 

(J)  ''  Deer  Park,"  two  fields  to  which  the  name  is  occasionally 
applied. 

(e)   C«pju\c  ru\  g-CAp-All,  "  Wet  Place  (marsh)  of  the  Horses." 


Corbally  Parish. 

THIS  parish  contains  only  two  townlands  (one  of  them  in  two 
parts).     Indeed  it  is   only   in    a    modified   sense    that   it  can   be 


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considered  a  parish  at  all — in  the  sense,  namely,  that  it  furnished 
name  and  revenue  to  a  prebend,  or  canonry,  in  the  Chapter  of 
Waterford.  The  parish  has  no  proper  church,  and  was  doubtless 
of  comparatively  late  formation. 

TOWNLANDS. 

CORBALLY,  Cofp  A  t>Aite — "  Point  (Peak)  of  the  Homestead." 
The  townland  is  sub-divided  into  two  nearly  equal  parts — 
C.  more  and  C.  beg.  Total  area,  508  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5^tt|UMt)e  A  C.Am^m — "  Garden  of  the  Hurly,"  from 
its  shape. 

(6)  tMn  A  c-SttiiT>e— "  Field  of  the  Street."  "  Street"  is 
used  in  the  sense  of  "village."  The  name  is  of  frequent 
occurrence  in  places  where,  as  in  the  present  instance,  there  is 
now  not  a  house,  or  sign  of  one,  remaining.  Hundreds  of  these 
"  streets  "  disappeared  in  black  '47  and  subsequent  years. 

(c)  Carrickadun  (Ord.  Map),  CAptuMg  A  T)uiti — "  Rock  of  the 
Dun."  Dun  is  primarily  a  fort,  but  in  the  present  instance,  as  in 
scores  of  similar  cases  in  Co.  Waterford,  the  word  is  applied,  in  a 
secondary  sense,  to  rounded  dome-like  hills  of  no  great  elevation, 
such  as  would  be  chosen  by  a  primitive  people  for  fortification  or 
residence. 

(ci)  SeAtidlfltttieAtitl — "Old  Mill,"  at  western  extremity  of  the 
townland. 

(e)  5te^nn  1Tle«irm,Sin — Apparently,  ''Kid's  Glen";  perhaps 
5.  meAfuta— "  Glen  of  the  Smooth  Side." 

(/)  5le4tin  A  'OouAig — "  Dodd's  Glen,"  forming  boundary 
between  this  townland  and  Kilmacleague  East. 

(£)  An  SppiT)  (SpiO|\AT>)— "  The  Spirit";  a  field  frequented 
by  a  ghost  and  regarded  with  popular  and  appropriate  dread. 

COOLUM,  Cullum,  probably  for  Cujkti-'UAm— "  William's 
Haven";  see  S.D.  (a)  below.  In  composition  nt  becomes  U. 
The  greater  portion  of  this  townland  is  in  Rathmoylan  parish. 
Area  of  the  Corbally  portion,  155  acres. 

"Cooleham  aTsCoolum"  (A.S.  &  E.) 


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S.DD.  (a)  Cloonliamgowl  (Ord.  Map),  CUAH  'tu\m 
— "  Harbour  of  William  the  Foreigner."  The  foreigner,  according 
to  local  tradition,  is  William  of  Orange,  some  of  whose  followers 
are  represented  as  having  landed  here  !  Near  low  water  mark  are 
some  foundations  of  what  would  appear  to  have  been  a  stone  built 
pier.  The  headland  enclosing  the  little  haven  on  the  east  is 
defended  on  the  land  side  by  a  double  earthen  wall,  of  pre-historic 
character,  thrown  across  its  neck.  The  entrenchment  seems  to 
have  been  strengthened  in  its  interior  by  stone,  a  large  quantity 
of  which  a  neighbouring  farmer  extracted  from  it.  Portions  of 
the  ruinous  wall  still  rise  to  the  height  of  about  eighteen 
feet.  Between  the  wall  and  the  sea  lies  half  an  acre  of  level 
saxifrage  covered  sward,  the  former  encampment  of  an  ancient 
colony.  Formerly  no  doubt  the  space  enclosed  was  much  larger  ; 
the  encroachment  of  the  ocean  along  this  coast  is  very  marked 
and  the  yearly  tribute  of  the  cliffs  to  the  Atlantic  very  considerable. 
The  fortified  headland  is  known  as  "Oile«.\n  'ti^m  JJ^lTM." 

(b)  lk\irh  C^f.Mn — "Cave  of  the  Pathway." 

(c)  "  Palm  Oil   Hole,"  so  called  from  wreck  here  of  a  ship 
laden  with  the  commodity  named. 

(</)  "  Flour  Hole,"  where  a  flour  laden  vessel  met  her  doom. 
(e)  Benlea  Head  (Ord.  Map),  t)e<jmti  ti,\t— "  Grey  Headland." 

Crooke  Parish. 

THE  church  was  monastic  and  pertained  to  the  adjoining  Preceptory 
of  Knights  Templers.  Of  the  latter  only  an  insignificant  portion  of 
a  strong  castle  survives.  Beside  this  is  a  well  sacred  to  St.  John 
Baptist,  to  whom  the  church  also  appears  to  have  been  dedicated. 
The  church  ruin  had  in  its  east  gable  a  triple-light  window  of  early 
English  character,  so  that  in  all  probability  the  building  dates  from 
the  earliest  post-invasion  period.  For  a  fuller  account  of  the 
church,  &c.,  see  Journal  of  the  R.S.A.I.,  Vol.  I.,  Series  5. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYDAVID,  tX\ile  <6.\ibii6 — "  David's  Homestead."      Area, 

227  acres. 


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S.D.     Lisaniska  (O.M.),  bof  An  Uirge  —  "  Water  Lios  '' 
CARRICKSAGGART,  CALAIS  S^s^ipc  —  "  Priest's  Rock."     Area, 
234  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  C-AHttAig  VIA«AI$—  "  Hunting  Rock." 

(b)  CANVAIS  SA&A—  "  Smith's  Rock." 

(c)  \)eA$nA  C|\6me  —  "Gap   of   the    Dun    Coloured    Place"; 
meeting  place  of  four  townlands. 

COOLTEGAN,  Cut  UArogin—  "Little  Tiege's  (or  Tagan's) 
Corner."  A  subterranean  passage  was  discovered  here  some  sixty 
years  since,  but  was  subsequently  closed.  Area,  118  acres. 

"  Cooletegin  ate  Cooletegan  alias  Cooltegine  "  (A.S.E.) 

CROOKE,  An  CJUJAC  (Cjiu<y6Ac)  —  "  Hard  Land."  The  name 
is  certainly  not  CJUJAC.  Area,  425  acres. 

S.DD.     (a)  Glebe  (O.M.) 

(b)  Passage  Hill  (O.M.)  ;  ruined  windmill  on  summit. 

(c)  Carrickcannuigh,    CALAIS   CeAnnui$te  —  "  Rock   of  the 
Purchase." 

(d)  Spy  Hill  (O.M.),    CAPIUMS   A   1Ut>Aipc—  "  Rock    of   the 
View." 

(e)  DotAif  in  A  C|U\5A—  "  Little  Road  of  (to)  the  Strand." 
DROMINA,  T)t\om  Gnone  —  "  Ivy  Ridge."     Area,  373  acres. 
<•  Druminagh  "  (D.S.  Map)  ;  "  Dromenagh  "  (S.S.E.) 

S.DD.  (a)  C^pt^'S  t)A|\pAi$  —  "  Barry's  Rock,"  forming 
northern  terminus  of  Woodstown  Strand. 

(6)  "The  Pollock  Rock,"  to  east  of  last  and  below  high  water 
mark. 

(c)  \\At  A  LeACC  —  •'  Rath    of   the   Grave    Monument    (Stone 
Pile)."     This  is  nowadays  more  commonly  known  as  the  "Giant's 
Grave." 

(d)  tt16me,AH  r\A  s-Ce^nn  —  "  Meadow  of  the  Heads,"  close  to 
the  last.      The  name  is  applied  to  two  fields  in  which  were  found, 
over  a  century  since,  a  number  of  human  skulls,  broken  swords,  &c. 

KXOCKPARSON,  Cnoc  peAppum  —  "  Parson's  (personal  name) 
Hill."  Area,  88  acres. 

NEWTOWX,  tKMle  tliiA.     Idem.     Area,  272  acres. 


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"  Xewtowne  "— (A.S.E.) 

S.DD.  (<j)  New  Geneva  (O.M.),  a  space  of  about  twelve 
acres  enclosed  by  a  high  stone  wall  with  flanking  towers  at  the 
angles.  This  was  originally  the  site  of  a  colony  of  Genevese, 
founded  about  1785.  The  Irish  Parliament  voted  ^'10,000  in  aid 
of  the  settlement.  In  consequence,  however,  of  the  demand  by 
the  colonists  of  certain  privileges  which  it  was  not  thought  proper 
to  concede  the  settlement  was  abandoned.  Next  year  the  Govern- 
ment commenced  the  erection  of  the  barracks,  of  which  some 
remains  survive.  These  afforded  accommodation  for  1,500  men, 
and  were  occupied  by  militia  and  troops  of  the  line.  "  Geneva 
Barracks "  acquired  notoriety  in  connection  with  the  Rebellion 
a  few  years  later  ;  they  were  used  as  a  prison,  whence  transfer 
was  made  to  a  guardship  at  Passage.  Many  are  the  stories  still 
current,  or  current  a  quarter  of  a  century  since,  amongst  the 
country  people,  of  the  dark  deeds  done  within  these  frowning 
walls.  ''  New  Geneva"  came  to  an  inglorious  end  in  1824,  when 
it  was  purchased  by  the  Marquis  of  Waterford,  who  sold  the 
buildings  to  a  Mr.  Galway  (merchant)  of  Dungarvan,  by  whom 
the  barracks  were  dismantled  and  much  of  the  material  carried 
by  water  to  Dungarvan. 

(b)  "  The  Review  Ground,"  a  space  of  nineteen  acres  (Irish). 

RAHEEN,  Tl^itin — *'  Little  Rath."     Area,  200  acres. 

"  Rahine  "  (A.S.E.) 

S.DD.     (a)  SeAtu\  S|\4iT)— "  Old  Village." 

(b)  tTU\c,\  tu\  m-t>6— "  Milking  Place  of  the  Cows." 

Faithlegg  Parish. 

Ix  the  Down  Survey  map  (/')  this  is  represented  by  a  single 
townland  which  gives  name  to  the  parish.  The  two  additional 
townlands  therefore  must  have  been  formed  out  of  the  first 
within  the  past  250  years.  It  is  remarkable  that  in  the  whole 
parish  there  is  not  a  single  native  Irish  speaker — a  fact  very  regret- 
table from  the  point  of  view  of  a  student  of  place  names.  The 

(»  Record  Office,  Dublin. 


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ruins  of  the  ancient  church  are  in  an  excellent  state  of  preser- 
vation ;  they  consist  of  nave  and  chancel  connected  by  a  pointed 
chancel  arch  of  wrought  red  sandstone.  The  west  doorway,  also 
of  red  sandstone,  and  in  harmony  (architecturally)  with  the 
chancel  arch  is  somewhat  elaborately  moulded.  Within  the  nave 
is  a  rather  remarkable  holy  water  stoup  or  baptismal  font  which 
has  been  deemed  worthy  of  notice  and  illustration  by  Brash,  (k) 
For  further  notice  of  this  church  see  Journal  R.S.A.I.,  Vol.  I., 
Series  5,  p.  481. 

TOWNLANDS. 

CHEEKPOINT,  poince  DA  SiogA — •'  Point  of  the  Streak." 
Thanks  to  the  ignorance  of  guide  book  compilers  the  name  is 
popularly  supposed  to  imply  fairy  occupation  or  connection  (Si£e 
— a  fairy).  SiogA  however  (not  Si$e)  is  the  word  entering  into 
composition,  and  the  origin  of  the  name  seems  clear  enough, 
scil : — from  a  rock,  C^pfUMg  n*\  Siog-A — out  in  the  river  near  low- 
water  mark.  A  strong  and  rapid  current  sweeps  over  the  jagged 
sides  and  summit  of  the  rock,  and  the  consequence  is  a  long  trail, 
or  streak,  of  loam  down  stream  with  the  ebbing  tide  and  up  the 
river  with  the  flow.  Area,  199  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  C*\t\jvAi5  tiA  Sioj;^ — "  Rock  of  the  Streak,"  as 
above. 

(b)  "  The  Russian  Side,"  portion  of  Checkpoint  so  called 
because,  according  to  tradition,  a  Russian  family  or  small  colony 
once  established  itself  there. 

COOLBUXXIA,  Cut  t)umne — "  Ridge  Back  (or  Corner)  of  the 
Stream."  Close  to  the  ruins  of  Faithlegg  Church  in  this  townland 
is  a  mote  with  the  ruined  castle  of  the  Aylwards  within  its  bally. 
The  castle  stood  a  short  siege  in  1649,  when  it  was  defended 
by  its  owner  against  a  Cromwellian  division.  The  Protector,  who, 
it  appears,  had  known  Aylward  previously  in  England,  offered 
what  he  was  pleased  to  call  favourable  terms.  Acceptance  was 
however  incompatible  with  the  religious  tenets  of  the  besieged. 
Under  the  circumstances  the  garrison  refused  to  capitulate,  and 

(k)  "  Ecclesiastical  Architecture  of  Ireland." 


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the  proprietor  with  his  faithful  retainers  died,  (/)  like  Horatius, 
facing  fearful  odds  for  his  faith  and  his  ancestral  acres. 

FAITHLEGG,  |T£it>linn.  The  name,  which  possibly  is  not 
Irish,  has  long  been  a  puzzle,  which  we  can  only  hope  future 
investigation  may  solve.  Unfortunately  the  oldest  forms  of  the 
name  afford  no  help  towards  a  solution.  An  Inquisition,  temp. 
Elizabeth,  renders  the  name, — Faithlegg  aTs  faithlack  ;  the  Acts 
of  Settlement  and  Explanation,  which  make  it — Fathlegg  als 
Faithlegg,  are  equally  powerless  to  help.  If  conjecture  be 
admissible  for  once,  I  would  suggest  |?6iLeAnn,  gen.  ]?6ilmn, 
"  Woodbine "  (»»)  as  the  term.  This  would  suppose  the  name 
to  be  in  the  genetive,  a  phenomenon  easily  explicable  from  the 
present  local  name  of  Faithlegg  Hill,  scil  : — tTIe^tuxn  JTeilmn. 
The  modern  Irish  for  woodbine  is  ^^Atldg,  a  term  which  would 
explain  the  old  form  of  the  name — "  Fathlock."  It  is  well  to 
recollect  that  old  Anglicised  forms  of  Irish  names  not  only 
represent  the  sound  but  very  often  form  a  picture  of  the  name 
as  it  appeared  in  Irish  spelling.  Area,  353  acres. 

"Faithbeg"  (D.S.M.) ;  ffylyn  (Indenture,  1508.— See  Journal 
W.  &  S.E.I.  Archaeological  Society — April,  1906). 

S.DD.  (a)  "  Knockrotton " — Cnoc  A  Hupp**.  Meaning  un- 
known ;  perhaps  tluppA  for  RopAipe,  a  robber.  This  was  a 
demesne  of  21  acres  in  which  stood  the  country  residence  of 
John  Roberts,  the  architect,  great  grandfather  of  Lord  Roberts, 
and  builder  of  the  Catholic  and  Protestant  Cathedrals  of  Waterford. 

(b)  "  Bolton's  Rock,"  on  the  river  bank. 

(c)  UotMp  SionxMg — "  Well  of  the  Fox,"  though  it  is  possible 
the  latter  member  of  the  name  is  personal.     This  well,  which  is 
nearly  opposite  the  church  and  on  the  west  side  of  the  road,  had 
the  reputation  of  sanctity.     "Rounds"  or  "stations"  were  made 
here,  but  have  been  discontinued  for  over  half  a  century. 

(</)  UotMp  A  C^ic— "  The  Cat's  Well."  The  cat  figures 
frequently  in  place  names  in  Waterford.  How  his  feline  high- 
ness come  to  be  associated  with  a  well  it  is  not  easy  to  conjecture. 

(/)  "Cromwell  in  Ireland,"  Rev.  D.  Murphy, -S.J. 
(in)  Hogan  "Gaelic  Plant  Names,"  p.  122. 


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(e)  "  St.  Lawrence's  Well."  O'Donovan  found  this  well  on 
north-east  side  of  the  townlancl.  (n) 

(/)  tT1e.Atu\n  ££ilmn — "  Smooth  Hillside  of  Faithlegg."  This 
is  the  well-known  Faithlegg  Hill,  the  most  prominent  physical 
feature  of  the  Barony.  From  the  summit  a  view  of  singular 
historic  interest  and  of  entrancing  beauty  is  afforded.  Its  coat  of 
heather  lent  the  hill  a  rounded  (smooth)  outline. 

KILCULLEX,  Cill  CuiLlmn — most  probably  "Cullen's  Church,'1 
though  the  name  is  locally  pronounced  as  if  it  meant  "  Church 
of  [the]  Holly."  There  is  a  St.  Cuilleann  honoured  on  April  22nd 
in  the  Irish  martyrologies,  and  a  St.  Cuillenn  on  Nov.  5th.  (o) 
The  early  church  site  may  be  seen — an  unfilled  and  bramble- 
overgrown  patch,  in  a  field  by  the  roadside  a  few  perches  north- 
east of  Delahunty's  avenue  gate.  The  old  mail  road  to  Checkpoint 
ran  close  by  the  west  side  of  the  cilt,  whence  it  was  diverted  to  its 
present  course. 

Kilbarry  Parish. 

THE  name  of  the  parish  is  ecclesiastical  in  its  origin,  incorporating 
the  ancient  church  founder's  name  (t)*.\jApA).  The  church,  to 
which  there  are  some  references  in  municipal  documents  and 
monastic  charters,  passed  early  into  the  hands  of  the  Knights 
Templars,  who  erected  a  preceptory  of  their  order  beside  it. 
Though  close  to  the  Danish  stronghold  the  original  formation  of 
the  church  was  Celtic,  as  the  name,  retained  through  all  the  ages, 
indicates.  Only  insignificant  remains  of  the  church  survive,  and 
the  cemetery  had,  a  few  years  since,  become  so  crowded  that  the 
Sanitary  Authority  was  obliged  to  close  it  to  further  burials. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLIXAMOXA,  tX\ile  IM  TYlon^ — "  Homestead  of  the  (turf 
Bog."  There  is  little  trace  of  turf  now,  and  the  bog  (on  the  east 
side  of  the  townland)  which  gave  the  place  its  name,  has  been 
drained  long  since.  Area,  348  acres. 

(»)  Field  Books  (Waterford),  Ordnance  Office. 
(o)  "  Martyrology  of  Donegal,"  at  dates  specified. 


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S.D.  CAftuMSin  n,\  tt-p^c— "  Little  Rock  of  the  Ravens." 
This  is  a  sub-division  and  a  name,  almost  as  well  known  as  the 
townland  and  the  townland  name  themselves. 

BALLINDUD,  t><\ile  An  "OoTKMg— "  Docld's  Homestead,  (p) 
Area,  400  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  ''Sheep's  Bridge"  (O.M.).  Modern  though  this 
name  looks  it  can  boast  of  very  respectable  antiquity ;  it  occurs 
(in  the  form  '' Shepyn  Bridge")  in  a  lease  dated  Oct.  1495,  from 
John  Devereux,  Benedictine  Prior  of  St.  John's,  Waterford  (to 
which  house  "Shepyn  Bridge"  belonged),  to  Thomas  Shallway, 
of  the  City  of  Waterford.  Three  hundred  years  earlier  our  bridge 
was  ancient  enough  to  be  known  as  "  The  Old  Bridge."  (q)  The 
Croinpaii  stream  flowing  down  from  Tourgar  is  still  generally 
resorted  to,  especially  at  Sheep's  Bridge,  for  sheep  washing. 

(6)  "Cromlech";  a  tine  specimen,  though  somewhat  ruined 
owing  to  failure  of  one  of  its  supports  and  consequent  tilting  of 
the  table  stone. 

(<-)  CilUn — "  Little  Burial  Ground."  The  word  citl  from  the 
Latin  cclln  was  originally  used  to  designate  a  primitive  church. 
When  the  church  disappeared  the  word  came  to  signify  the 
graveyard,  and  in  this  latter  sense  citl  is  generally  used  now. 
To  add  to  the  confusion  cill,  and  still  more,  ciltin,  is  applied 
to  pagan  as  well  as  Christian  places  of  sepulture.  The  cilt,  or 
cittiti,  site  (early  Christian)  at  Ballindud  is  close  by  the  roadside,  a 
few  perches  south-west  of  the  main  entrance  lodge  to  Ballinamona 
Park  ;  it  is  not  marked  by  monument  or  remains  of  any  kind,  and 
some  difficulty  was  experienced  in  locating  it  accurately. 

BALLBBEG,  tXAile  t)occ — "  Poor  Town."  The  real  name  was 
changed,  half  a  century  or  more  since,  to  t)^ite  t)e^5  ("  Small 
Town  ")  for  reasons  other  than  euphonic.  Area,  267  acres. 

BALLYHOO,  tXMie  tlut; — "  Hugh's  Homestead."  Area,  300 
acres. 

(/>)  Comp.  Gleannadodaigh,  under  Corhally,  above. 

(q)  Charter  of  St.  John's  Priory,  Waterford — see  Journal,  Waterford  and  S.E. 
Ireland  Archaeological  Society,  Vol.  II.,  pp.  83,  &c. 


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BALLYXAXEASHAGH,  t)Aile  ru  n-Aefe^c — Meaning  unknown. 
Dr.  O'Donovan  however  writes  it  t)Aile  r\A  n-'OeireAc — "Town  of 
the  Decies  Family" — and  suggests,  in  explanation,  that  a  family  of 
the  Decies  race  may  have  lived  here,  amongst  strangers,  in  the 
Danish  or  Norman  period,  (r)  Area,  333  acres. 

CARRIGAXARD,  CALAIS  ATI  Aijvo — "  Rock  of  the  Height." 
This  townland  was  formerly  part  of  Ballybeg  (Ballybocht).  Area, 
163  acres. 

S.D.  SBAHA  StUiT) — "Old  Street";  the  site  of  a  former 
village. 

CARRIGROE,  C^JVAIS  Ceot)Ac — "  Misty  Rock."  O'Donovan 
appears  to  be  responsible  for  fixing,  if  not  for  inventing,  the 
name  CAftfUMg  Uu<v6 — "  Red  Rock."  It  is  not  easy  to  under- 
stand how  the  error  originated.  Perhaps — but  this  is  almost 
incredible — the  great  topographer  mistook  the  adjective.  The 
latter  is  certainly  ceoxxAC,  not  ptixvo.  We  have  here  an  instance 
of  affected  and  irregular  Anglicisation  due  largely,  perhaps,  to 
inability  to  pronounce  the  gutterals  of  the  qualifying  word. 
Area,  93  acres. 

S.D.     Stv\i-oin— «  Little  Street";  site  of  a  village. 

COOLGOWER,  Cut  5A^AF — "  Goats'  Ridge-back  (or  Corner)." 
It  was  into  the  Goolgower  bog-hole,  or  pond,  that  the  head  of 
Crotty,  the  outlaw,  was  finally  cast  some  time  subsequent  to  his 
execution  in  Waterford  (1742).  Area,  93  acres. 

KILBARRY,  Cilt  tXAjtfVA — "  Barry's  (or  Bearach's)  Church"; 
so  called,  no  doubt,  from  the  founder.  Area,  456  acres,  of  which 
nearly  a  third  is  marsh. 

S.DD.  (a)  SeAnA  tiUc^— "  Old  Milking  Place";  a  field. 
(b)  tXan  A  ll-Ai-ote — "  Field  of  the  Cooper's  Adze";  the  name  of 
yet  another  field.  The  word  Artie  occurs  at  least  three  times  in 
place  names  in  the  county.  Its  special  force  can  only  be  con- 
jectured. 

(c)  D-Aile  A  Sicipe — "  Homestead  of  the  Neighing  (of  horses)." 
It  indicates  site  of  a  farmstead  where  stud  horses  were  at  one  time 
kept. 


(r)  Field  Books,  as  above,  Ordnance  Office,  Dublin. 


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LACKEN,  leAc*\in  (Locative  case) — "  Glen  Side."  Le^CA  is 
primarily — a  cheek,  whence  the  secondary  meaning — a  hill  or 
glen  side.  The  word  occurs  with  great  frequency  in  place  names 
— nearly  always  however  in  composition.  From  an  Inquisition 
quoted  below  it  appears  that  sixteen  messuages  in  this  townland 
belonged  to  the  Priory  of  St.  John  at  Waterford.  Area,  147  acres. 

"Lackyn"  (Inquis.  temp.,  Chas.  I.);  "  Le  Leccan  "  (Inq.  at 
Passage  June  i2th,  1536). 

S.D.  C<\f\|VAi5in  <\  tl6f\RA — "  Little  Rock  (by  extension  '  Little 
Rocky  Place')  of  the  Barley." 

Kilcaragh  Parish. 

THIS  parish  consisted  originally  of  only  a  single  townland.  Later, 
a  sub-division  of  the  latter  became  an  independent  townland  under 
the  name  of  Bishopscourt.  The  parish  was  a  prebend  or  canonry 
in  the  Diocese  of  Waterford  and  formed  portion  of  the  endowment 
of  the  Deanery. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BISHOP'S  COURT,  Cu^ipc  An  G^f  poig.  Idem.  This  townland, 
originally  part  of  Kilcaragh,  existed  as  a  separate  denomination  as 
early  at  least  as  the  middle  of  the  lyth.  century.  It  derived  its 
name  from  a  castle  (every  vestige  of  which  has  disappeared) — the 
summer,  or  country,  residence  of  the  Bishops  of  Waterford.  The 
castle  farm  continued  in  the  personal  occupation  of  the  Protestant 
Bishop  till  the  Disestablishment,  a  few  years  ago.  Area,  318  acres. 

KILCARAGH,  Citt  CACAJIAC — "  Church  with  Stone  Rampart." 
The  early  Irish  ecclesiastical  establishment  was  surrounded  by  a 
circular  fence  of  earth  or  stone,  and  most  of  our  early  church 
enclosures — those  at  least  on  which  later  churches  have  not  been 
erected — still  preserve  this  circular  form.  Cahirs  are  compara- 
tively rare  in  Waterford.  In  fact  only  a  specimen  or  two  survive, 
but  the  occurrence  of  the  word  in  place  names  proves  that  stone 
forts  were  formerly  far  from  rare.  The  comparative  scarcity  of 
stone  accounts  for  the  enormous  preponderance  of  earthen  forts  in 
this  county.  In  the  present  instance  all  trace  of  church  and  cahir 


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has  disappeared,  but  a  few  old  people  still  remember  portion  of  the 
church  ruin.  It  is  probable  there  was  no  graveyard  ;  this  is  deduced 
(i)  from  the  absence  of  all  tradition  of  its  existence,  (2)  the  diminutive 
size  of  the  parish,  which  can  never  have  had  more  than  a  few  dozen 
people,  and  (3)  the  rocky  nature  of  the  church  site  and  surroundings, 
in  which  it  would  have  been  practically  impossible  to  dig  graves. 
Absence  of  a  cemetery  accounts  for  the  complete  disappearance 
of  the  church  ruin.  O'Donovan,  it  is  interesting  to  note, 
gives  two  derivations  of  the  place  name.  In  the  Ordnance 
Survey  correspondence  (s)  he  makes  it — "  St.  Carthage's  Church," 
while  in  the  Field  Books  of  the  Survey  (/) — as  the  result,  doubtless, 
of  more  mature  consideration — he  renders  it  "  Church  of  the  Stone 
Fort  "  Area,  333  acres. 

"  Killcaragh  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  "  Cnoc  An  Ac^f  Aim."  Meaning  unknown  ; 
perhaps — "  Hill  of  the  Contention  (AcjvAinn)."  This  is  the 
well-known  name  of  a  remarkable  elevation.  Local  speakers 
of  Irish  regard  the  name  as  referring  to  a  dispute,  or  fight,  in 
connection  with  which  the  following  legend  is  recited.  One 
harvest  season,  in  the  distant  long  ago,  when  portion  of  the  hill 
was  under  cultivation,  a  meiteAt,  or  harvesting  band,  was  on  a 
certain  day  engaged  in  cutting  the  crop.  Towards  evening  a 
woman  entered  the  harvest  field  and  demanded  that  she  should  be 
given  as  many  sheaves  as  she  could  carry  away.  The  demand 
was  conceded,  whereupon  she  gathered  up  the  whole  quantity 
harvested  that  day  and,  tying  it  into  a  bundle,  swung  it  lightly 
on  her  back  and  proceeded  to  carry  it  off.  The  harvesters,  who 
had  not  bargained  for  this,  remonstrated,  and  finally  took  the  corn 
from  her.  Hereupon  the  woman,  maintaining  that  the  agreement 
made  with  her  had  been  violated,  went  to  lodge  complaint  with 
the  men  of  her  own  family.  These,  enraged  at  the  injustice  to 
their  kinswoman,  came  in  hostile  mood  to  demand  satisfaction. 
The  result  was  a  fierce  fight  in  which  the  weapons  were  sheaves 
of  corn,  wielded  however  with  such  force  and  fury  that  many  of 
both  sides  were  left  dead  upon  the  bloody  field. 

(5)  Library,  Royal  Irish  Academy.        (t)  Ordnance  Office,  Mountjoy  Barracks. 


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(b)  Cnoc  An  Aif  (O'Donovan)— "  Hill  of  the  Plague  (Slaugh- 
ter)";   now   however  Cnoc  ^n   Oi|\ — "Hill  of  the   Gold,"   most 
probably   for   Cnoc    An    pogrhAip — "  Harvest    Hill."       The   hill, 
though   now  furze  and  heath  o'ergrown,  was  once  cultivated  as 
tillage  marks  up  its  side  testily. 

(c)  t)An   A  pACfum— "  Field  of  the  Pattern."     It  is  hardly 
necessary  to  explain  that  "AII  pAC^un"  was  a  public  celebration 
of  the  patronal  feast  of  the  church.     At  first  purely  devotional,  the 
celebration — owing  mainly  to  the  operation  of  the  Penal  Laws — 
became  largely  festive.      Consequent  on  the  confiscation  and  ruin 
of  the  Church  buildings,  &c.,   the  people  were  driven  from  the 
accustomed  places  of  assemblage.    Gradually  the  religious  element 
in    the    celebration    diminished,    and    too    often  the    "  pattern " 
degenerated  into  a  scene  of  riot  and  drunkenness.     This  led  in 
scores  of  instances  to  the  suppression  of  the  meeting  by  the  clergy 
and,  in  comparatively  few  instances,  to  its  reformation. 

(</)  SeAnA  teAriiAn — "Old  Elm";    a  field  name.      The  elm 
rarely  figures  in  place  names. 

(e)  t)An  HA  peifce— "  Field  of  the  Reptile  (or  Worm)." 

Kilcop  Parish. 

THOUGH  the  site  of  an  early  church  on  its  single  townland,  as  well 
as  its  name,  indicate  the  ancient  ecclesiastical  note  of  the  place, 
the  present  parish  division  seems  to  be  comparatively  modern.  It 
appears  as  part  of  Crooke  in  the  Down  Survey,  and  is  not  men- 
tioned in  the  early  Visitation  Books.  Not  a  vestige  of  the 
ancient  church  survives,  and  the  first  Ordnance  Surveyors  failed  to 
find  even  its  site.  One  must  conclude  they  did  not  search  far. 
St.  Coppa,  virgin  (daughter  of  Bardan)  is  commemorated  on 
January  i8th  in  the  Irish  martyrologies. 

TOWNLAND, 

KILCOP,  Cilt  CopA — ''  Coppa's  Church."     Area,  387  acres. 
"  Killcopp"  (Inq.  Jac.  I.).     "  Kyllkippe  "  (Inq.  Eliz.) 


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S.DD.      (a)  At  TIA  mutce— "  Ford   of  the    Pig  ";— probably 
from  some  legendary  pig,  as  suggested  by  use  of  the  singular. 
(6)  CnocMti  DA  n-5At>A|v— "  Little  Hill  of  the  Goats." 

(c)  CobAp  An  T>t\otnx\ — "  Well  of  the  Ridge." 

(d)  t)Ati  A  UeAinpuil — "  Field  of  the  Church,"  in  which  are 
traceable  the  exact  site  of  the  early  church  and  the  line  of   its 
circular  fence. 

Killea  Parish. 

THIS  parish  takes  its  name  from  Aodh,  a  disciple  of  St.  Declan, 
who  established  a  cell  here  in  the  latter's  lifetime,  and  whom 
St.  Declan  called  to  minister  to  him  when  he  found  death 
approaching,  (u)  The  English  rededicated  the  church  under  the 
invocation  of  the  Holy  Cross  (Sept.  I4th.)  All  traces  of  the 
original  church  have  disappeared,  and  of  the  I4th  century 
church  which  succeeded  only  portion  of  the  tower  and  south 
wall  survive,  (v) 

TOWNLANDS. 

AUSKURRA,  At  ScufjiAit) — "  Scuire's  (or  Scurry's)  Ford." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  48  acres. 

BALLYMABIN,  t)Aite  iflAibin — "  Mabin's  Homestead."  Area, 
291  acres. 

•'  Ballymabbin  "  (Inq.  Car.  I.)  ;  "  Ballyvabeene  "  (Down 
Survey  Reference). 

S.D.  UotMp  tiA  t)xMt>t>e— "  The  Bibe's  Well."  The  "  Bibe  " 
is  a  supernatural  being  of  Beansidhe  character  to  whom  we  shall 
find  numerous  references  as  we  proceed. 

COXTOWX,  Coille-Ac — "  Woody  Place, "according to O'Donovan. 
This  derivation  is  not  above  suspicion.  The  name  is  locally  under- 
stood to  be  coite.dc,  a  cock, — hence  the  Anglicised  form,  to  account 
for  which  a  curious  story  is  told,  (w)  Area  (in  two  divisions,  scil — 
East  and  West),  417  acres. 

(»)  "  Vita  S.  Declani  "  in  Bollandists,  July  I4th. 

(v)   See  Journal  R.  S.  Antiquaries,  Vol.  I.,  5th  Series,  pp.  476,  &c. 

(w)  See  Gaelic  Journal,  Vol.  II.,  p.  370. 


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S.DD.  (along  cliff  line  from  east  to  west),  (a)  tl-Airh  K&tA — 
"  Cave  of  the  Rath." 

(6)  *'  Aby's  Folly."  This  is  a  path  down  the  cliff  perpetuating 
the  name,  &c.,  of  its  maker,  a  man  named  Abel.  Judging  by  the 
name  the  utility  of  Abel's  work  was  not  generally  recognised. 

(c)  UxMtti  D.A  SjjADAn — "  Cave  of  the  Herrings." 

(d)  pope  Sttutdm— "  Haven  of  the  Little  Stream."      pope  is 
very  generally  used  in  Waterford  to  designate  an  embankment  by 
a  river  to  prevent  inundation.      Along  the  coast  however,  as  in  the 
present  instance,  it  is  a  haven. 

(e)  '•  Red  Head  "  (O.M.) ;  so  called  from  the  decided  hue  of 
the  old  red  sandstone.    This  is  almost  certainly  the  "Ruddybank" 
of  the  invaders  and  of  early  charters. 

(/)  \Uirii  A  JAiOlin— (<  Cave  of  the  Little  Estuary." 

(g)  pur  n-A  tl-tlAtriA— "  Lip  of  the  Cave." 

(h)  "  Bishop's  Cove";  the  name  is  modern — probably  from 
some  man  named  Bishop  who  was  drowned  here.  There  is  also 
"  Bishop's  Cave,"  a  great  and  steep  pit  of  the  puffing-hole  class, 
some  forty  perches  inland  from  the  cliff's  edge  and  forty  or  fifty 
feet  in  depth.  Bishop's  Cave  is  now  protected  by  a  wall,  but 
before  the  erection  of  this  fence  more  than  one  life  had  been 
lost  there. 

(i)  Oonarontia  (O.M.),  tUirh  n<*  1l6n — "  Cave  of  the  Seals." 

( /)  poll  A  "Oopuir— "  Hole  (or  Pool)  of  the  Door."  The  word 
door,  in  such  contexts,  occurs  occasionally  in  cliff  names  ;  its  exact 
force  in  this  connection  it  is  difficult  to  determine. 

CREADAX,  now  CeAtin  Cnixvo..\in,  formerly  Ce^tm  C|\MT>Am  ; — 
Meaning  uncertain.  CexMin  is  of  course  a  headland,  and  the 
qualifying  word  may  be  a  personal  name.  Creadan  Head  is  the 
place  so  often  referred  to  in  charters,  annals,  &c.,  as  the  most 
easterly  point  of  Waterford.  Area,  497  acres. 

"  Credane  "  (A.  S.  &  E.).  "  Arkredan  "  (Inquisitionum 
Repertorium  Waterford,  temp.  Henry  VIII.,  pp.  60-62,  Record 
Office,  Dublin).  "  Ceann  Crete"  ("Wars  of  Gaedhil  and  Gaill"). 


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S.DD.  (a)  CtAif  ftuAntyi — "  Rory's  Trench";  an  indentation 
caused  partly  by  a  landslip  on  the  cliff  edge  near  the  central  part 
of  the  townland. 

(6)  Ardnamoult  (O.M.),  A|vo  nA  mule — "  High  Place  of  the 
Wethers";  a  headland  less  prominent  than  that  from  which  the 
townland  is  called. 

(c)  UotXAp  pocAme — "  Ulcer  Well  ";  a  small  spring  at  north- 
east extremity  of  the  townland. 

(d)  u  Forty  Steps,"  an   artificial  stairway  in  the  cliff,  at  the 
extreme  end  of  "  the  Head,"  affording  access  to  the  sea  as  well 
as  to  a  dark  sea-cave,  which  is  unnamed. 

(e)  "  The  Packs,"  a  rock  projection,  so  marked  on  the  Harbour 
Chart  near  the  north-east  point  of  the  Head. 

DUNMORE,  T)un  ttlop — "Great  Fort";  so  called  from  an 
earthen  entrenchment,  still  in  part  surviving,  which  crowned  and 
defended  the  promontory  known  as  the  "  Black  Knob,"  on  which 
now  stands  the  Coast  Guard  Signalling  Station.  The  earthwork 
here  is  of  the  headland  isolating  class  so  frequent  along  the 
Waterford  coast,  and  consisting  of  a  line,  or  lines,  of  embank- 
ment thrown  across  the  neck  of  the  promontory.  In  the  present 
instance  only  portion  of  a  single  embankment  remains.  Under 
the  head  of  Dunmore  is  to  be  included  Nymph  Hall,  a  portion 
of  Dunmore  cut  off  to  form  a  separate  townland  with  the  fore- 
going fancy  name.  Area  (with  Nymph  Hall),  457  acres. 

S.DD.  (i)  Inland— (a)  Parkmoe  (O.M.),  p^ipc  nA  tn-t)6— 
"  Field  of  the  Cows,"  the  present  public  park  of  Dunmore. 

(6)  Parkanearla  (O.M.),  p.Aif  c  An  UpU— "  The  Earl's  Field." 
(c)  5^eAnn  fllAfbtA  An  LAOI$ — "  Glen  of  the  Slaughter  of  the 

Calf,"  in  reference  to  some  legend  or  event  now  forgotten. 

(2)  Along  cliff  line  from  north  to  south  and  east  to  west — 

(a)  ^AMl  A  Cipin— "  Cliff  of  the  Broken  Piece  of  Stick." 

(b)  Laweesh  (O.M.),  LAirhif  ;   meaning  unknown. 

(c)  Cathedral  Rocks  (O.M.) 

(d)  poll  T)ub— "  Black  Hole  " ;  this  is  a  chasm  on  the  cliff  edge. 


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(e)  Counsellor's  Strand  (O.M.) 

(J)  Dunmore  Strand  (O.M.) 

(£)  Carriglea  (O.M.)  ;  this  is  locally—"  Goosey's  Rock." 

(/i)   Ladies'  Cove  (O.M.) 

(i)  Poulnaleenta  (O.M.)  ;  does  not  seem  to  be  known  locally. 

(»  Badger's  Cove  (O.M.) 

(k)  Stony  Cove  (O.M.) 

(/)  Shanoon  (O.M.),  SeAnuAirh— "  Old  Cave." 

(MI)  Black  Knob  (O.M.) 

(n)  U<Mtti  tu\  5-Colum — "  Pigeons'  Cave." 

(o)  Oonagh  (O.M.),  UAirfi  An  616—"  The  Horse's  Cave." 

FORNAGHT,  £6f\ru\cc.A — "  Completely  Bare  (Hill)."  This  word 
occurs  in  place  names  a  few  times  only.  Area,  384  acres. 

"  Fornaghty  "  (Down  Survey  Reference). 

S.DD.  (a)  Uot>*p  t)Aile  tli  C^oim— "  Well  of  O'Keefe's 
Homestead  " ;  reputed  locally  to  possess  curative  properties. 

(b)  Cot>«.\p  r\A  5fi**noi5e — "  Well  of  the  Sunny  Place." 

(c)  An  5t\u\n65— "  The  Sunny  Place." 

(d)  5Le<\nn  Diojvdin — "  Glen  of  the  Dropping." 

GRAIGARIDDY,  5f<*15  ^  Hunoe — "  Village  of  the  Scum." 
There  is  a  large  pond  or  water  hole  on  which  an  impregnation  of 
iron  in  the  soil  deposits  a  reddish  scum.  Area,  134  acres. 

S.D.  "Cudds";  presumably  from  cum,  "portion,"  (con- 
acre plot).  This  name  is  applied  to  a  field,  or  couple  of  fields, 
comprising  a  few  acres. 

KILLAWLAN,  Cat  AtU\in — "  Avvlan's  Church."  The  present 
is  one  of  the  few  instances  in  which  neither  detailed  physical 
examination  of  the  locality  nor  careful  search  for  tradition  was 
successful  in  bringing  site  of  the  early  church  to  light,  (x) 

S.D.  At  -An  Aipfinn — "  Ford  of  the  Mass,"  because  the  road 
to  a  chapel  of  the  Penal  Days  passed  through  it. 

KILLEA,  Cill  Aot>A, — "  Aodh's  Church."     Area,  2  acres. 

(x)  "Achlenna  vocatur  mater  SS.  Fintane,  Columbi,  et  Lugadii,"  Colgan, 
"  Acta  Sanctorum  "  note,  p.  544. 


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KNOCKACURRIX,  Cnoc^n  Vh  CupjiAoin — "  O'Curran's  Little 
Hill."  Area,  38  acres. 

KXOCKAVEELISH,  Cnoc  A  ttlilif — "  Myles'  Hill."  We  cannot 
unfortunately  identify  Myles  :  he  must  have  been  a  person  of  some 
note  (perhaps  legendary),  for  his  name  is  perpetuated  in  the 
ancient  names  of  Bellelake  (y)  and  Woodstown  Strand.  (2)  Area, 
364  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  "  The  Short  Head  " — in  contradistinction  to 
Credan  (the  Long)  Head. 

(b)  An  CAOI  £j\Ainnce.dc — "  The  French  Quay." 

LICAUN,  Ve-AC^n — "  Little  Glen  Slope  (or  side)."  Area,  232  acres. 

"  Leckane  "  (D.  Survey  Ref.) 

S.DD.  (a)  An  CoimineAf — "  The  Commonage  "  ;  an  unen- 
closed area  of  several  acres.  This  appears  as  an  independent 
tovvnland  on  the  Ordance  Map. 

(6)  An  Cittin — •' The  Little  Graveyard";  the  site  of  an 
ancient  burial  place,  and  perhaps  of  an  ancient  church,  discovered 
with  difficulty.  It  will  be  found  on  Butler's  farm,  and  indicated 
by  a  remarkable  "bullaun"  or  stone  carved  with  a  basinlike 
depression.  "  Bullaun  "  is  merely  a  corruption  of  the  English 
word  bowl.  These  stones  are  found  very  generally  on  or  beside 
ancient  church  sites,  and  occasionally  too  in  other  places.  They 
possibly  were  connected  with  the  rite  of  baptism. 

LEPERSTOWN,  t)Aile  n^  tot»A|\ — "  Townland  of  (belonging  to) 
the  Lepers  " ;  so  called  because  it  was  portion  of  the  endowment  of 
the  Leper  Hospital  of  Waterford.  In  this  townland  is  a  consider- 
able area  of  commonage  which  formerly  was  much  larger. 

S.D.  (a)  The  Fairy  Bush  (O.M.),  te^cc  Sgeite  .\  t)OtAip— 
"  The  Leacht  of  the  Bush  of  (by  or  in)  the  Road."  A  leacht  is  a  pile 
of  stones — erected  on  the  spot  where  the  tragic  occurrence  took 
place — to  commemorate  a  murder,  fatal  accident,  or  suicide. 
"  Fairy  bushes  "  (whitethorn)  are  uncommon  in  Waterford. 


(y)  Speed's  Map  of  "  The  Province  of  Munster,"  London,  1610. 
(z)   See  Woodstown,  Kilmacomb  Parish. 


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(b)  Ttinn  Tlu.A-6 — "  Red  Headland";  a  considerable  sub-division 
— of  very  poor  land — which  derives  its  name  from  the  colour  of 
its  iron  impregnated  soil. 

(c)  trUcA  An    cSArvm-Aig — "Cattle-yard   of  the  Englishman 
(Protestant)."     In  the  modern  spoken  language  "  SX.\|\MU\C "  conveys 
the  idea  of  "  Protestant "  rather  than  "  Englishman."    Irish  speakers 
regarded   the    two   as  synonymous,  as  witness   the    colloquial — 
'*  English  Bishop,"  i.e.,  the  Protestant  Bishop,  &c. 

(d)  An  CoimlneAf — See  under  Licaun  above.   The  Commonage, 
embracing  some  thirty  acres,  is  locally  regarded  as  merely  an 
appendage  to  Leperstown  or  Licaun. 

PORTALLY,  pope  All-A — "  Haven  of  the  Cliff."  pope  is  a 
"  haven,"  even  in  the  figurative  sense,  e.g.  "  Ata  na  purt  uasacan."  (bb) 
The  name,  however,  may  be  pot\t-J\AlU\,  a  term  used  in  the 
Decies  to  designate  a  low  wall  or  embankment  ;  it  would  be 
applied,  for  instance,  to  a  low  protecting  wall  on  top  of  a  cliff. 
Area,  116  acres. 

"Portallege" — (Inq.  Jac.  I.).  "  Portallagh  als  portallog  als 
portallug  "—(Acts  S.  &  E.) 

S.DD.  (along  cliff  line— east  to  west).  (a)  poll  A  cSeme— 
"  Hole  of  the  Seine  Net.''  The  pool  so  named  is  within  next,  scil  : — 

(b)  Ctu\n  pot\CAlU — "  Portally  Cove." 

(c)  poll  Ui  Ce^SA-o^in— "  O'Ceagadan's  Pool." 

(d)  FAIU  nA  gCAOpAC — "  Cliff  of  the  Sheep,"  down  which 
possibly  a  flock,  or  number  of  them,  fell. 

(e)  teAC  nA  t>£eAp — "  Flagstone  of  the  Men." 
(/)  tlAirh  "Oub— "  Black  Cave." 

Killure  Parish. 

THE  parish  is  coterminous  with  the  townland  of  Killure,  from 
which  it  derives  its  name — Killure,  Cill  1ut»^ijA,  i.e.,  "  Church  of  (the) 
Yew  tree."  Its  ancient  church,  of  which  portion  still  stands,  was 
monastic  (Knights  Templars).  It  is  pretty  safe  to  infer  from  its 


(bb)  Leabhar  Breac,  as  quoted  in  Felire  of  Aenghus  (Stokes),  p.  xxxv. 


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Irish  name  that  the  later  Church  of  the  Templars  merely  replaced 
an  earlier  Celtic  foundation.  Area,  627  acres. 

"  Kyllure  "  (Visit.  Eliz.,  E.  3,  14,  T.C.,  Dublin). 

S.D.  CALAIS  x.\  cSiotM — "  Rock  of  the  Silk."  Origin  of  the 
name  is  unknown. 

Kill  St.   Lawrence  Parish. 

THIS  contains  only  three  small  townlands.  The  ruins  of  an 
ancient  church  (probably  i6th  century)  stand  in  the  now  disused 
and  overcrowded  graveyard.  Its  proximity  to  the  city  caused  the 
graveyard  to  be  much  used  in  times  of  pestilence,  &c.  A  tradition 
was  current  half  a  century  since  that  this  church,  though  com- 
pleted, or  almost  completed,  by  its  builders,  was  never  used.  The 
"  pattern  "  was  held  on  August  loth,  in  the  neighbourhood  of  the 
well  called  after  the  titular,  and  there  lived  till  quite  recently  an 
aged  woman  who  remembered  seeing  as  many  as  thirty-six  tents 
pitched  here  on  the  occasion  of  the  celebration.  The  church  was 
a  post-invasion  foundation,  on  (most  probably)  site  of  an  older 
church. 

TOWNLANDS. 

CARRIGVOE,  Cx^fVAis  tli  ftuxvo^ — ''  O'Boy's  Rock."  Area, 
1 60  acres. 

S.D.  "  Cragheens,"  perhaps  from  cftUxMcin,  a  little  lump  or 
pile  (of  rock) — more  likely,  however,  from  ctvAigin  (cAipiMgin), 
little  rock ;  the  name  is  applied  to  a  couple  of  small  fields. 

COUSE,  Cx\t»^f — u  Causeway  (or  crossing  place)."  The  cause 
is  generally  a  line  of  stepping-stones  ;  sometimes  it  is  a  tree  trunk 
laid  across  a  stream.  The  present  townland  is  called  "  Couse 
Michael"  in  the  ancient  baptismal  Register  (middle of  i8th  century) 
of  St.  John's  Church,  Waterford.  Area,  in  acres. 

S.D.  At  t)ui-6e— "  Yellow  Ford." 

KILL  ST.  LAWRENCE,  Cilt  SAT\  LAb^ir- — Church  of  St. 
Lawrence  (the  Martyr).  Area,  36  acres. 

S.D.  UotM|\  TlAOirh  LAtjfVAif — "  St.  Lawrence's  Well." 


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Kill  Saint  Nicholas  Parish. 

THE  titular  of  the  church  and  parish  suggest  the  Norman  origin  of 
both,  for  St.  Nicholas  was  to  the  Normans  what  St.  Michael  had 
been  to  the  Danes.  Of  course  there  may  have  been,  and  probably 
there  was,  an  early  Celtic  church  previous  to  the  Norman 
foundation.  The  parish  is  large  and  somewhat  dismembered — a 
small  section  being  separated  by  a  couple  of  miles  from  the  main 
portion.  A  mound,  covered  with  furze  and  rank  vegetation,  and  a 
piece  of  masonry  a  couple  of  yards  in  length,  mark  the  site  of 
the  ancient  church  on  the  townlancl  which  gives  its  name  to  the 
parish.  Close  to  the  church  site,  on  the  north-west,  is  St.  Nicholas' 
Well,  not  now  in  much  repute  locally. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYCANAVAN,  tXaile  Hi  Ce^nn^bAin — "  O'Canavan's  Town." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  340  acres. 

"  Ballycanvane  "  (Inq.  temp.  Eli/.). 

BALLYGLAN,  t)-Aite  <\n  ^le^nnA — "  Homestead  (or  town)  of 
the  Glen."  Area,  381  acres. 

"  Ballinglanne"  (Inq.  Jas.  I.)  ;  "  Balliglann"  (Inq.  temp.  Eliz.). 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6tAi|\in  HA  mtteAti  n5opm — ''  Little  Road  of 
the  Black  Women."  ^opm  is  generally  rendered  "  blue,"  but 
this  is  only  approximately  correct.  In  the  present  instance  the 
force  of  the  word  is  probably — black.  Comp.,  pe^f\  gopm — a  negro. 
ITIom  5o|Atn,  in  Ballygunner,  is  popularly  translated  u  Foxy  Bog." 
The  present  "bothairin"  is  an  old  road  running  east  and  west 
along  summit  of  the  ridge  which  ends  in  Knockaveelish  Head. 
The  general  east  to  west  direction  of  the  oldest  road  lines  in  this 
Barony  is  very  remarkable. 

(b)  At  A  CxMTiAin — "  Ford  of  the  Crooked  (Stick  or  Place)." 

(c)  CA|A|\A15  A  "Ooit\e — "  Rock  of  the  Oak  Tree";  a  remarkable 
elevation,  crowned  by  a  cromlech  and  stone  circle. 

BALLIXABOOLA,  thule  n^  t)«<Mle — "  Homestead  of  the  Booley 
(or  Cattle  Field)."  t)u<Mle  is  from  the  root  t>6,  a  cow.  Area, 
236  acres. 


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BARRISTOWN,  t>Aile  *.\n  tKAffUMt;  — "  Barry's  Homestead." 
Area,  280  acres. 

CARKIGLEIGH,  CAFJUMS  \,i&t — "  Grey  Rock."    Area,  160  acres. 

"Carriglee"  (D.S.  Reference). 

S.DD.  (a)  Strongbow's  Bridge  (O.M.)- 

(b)  Coheen  Bridge  (O.M.),  Recte,  C^\bAif!n  (pronounced 
cowsheen)  Bridge.  See  Cause  above. 

CROSS,  CfOf — "  Cross  Roads";  so  called  from  the  ancient 
meeting  place,  on  western  side  of  the  bog  (where  no  road  exists 
now),  of  the  old  road  from  Waterford,  via  Ballygunner  Church, 
with  a  branch  road  from  Ballycanavan.  Area,  229  acres. 

"  Crosse  towne"  (D.S.  Ref.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Foxmount  (O.M.)  ;  the  fancy  name  of  a  single  farm 
— Incus  a  non  luceiulo. 

(b)  An  "Out)  Cnoc — "The  Black  Hill";  a  furze-covered 
elevation  of  no  importance.  Some  adjectives  of  colour 
precede  the  noun  in  place  names ;  compare  "Ouft-sLAip  e, 
T)e^p$-^t,  &c. 

DRUMRUSK,  "Ojioin  Hupc — "  Ride  of  the  Fleeces,"  according 
to  O'Donovan.  (cc).  The  name  savours  of  antiquity.  Area, 
306  acres. 

"  Drome  Roske"— (D.S.  Ref.). 

KILL  ST.  NICHOLAS,  Cilt  S^n  tlioct^if — "  Church  of  St. 
Nicholas."  Area,  189  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cob<\tA  .\  CeAtnpuiU— ''  Well  of  the  Church." 

(b)  CA|A|\xM5  *x  te^fA — *'  Rock  of  the  Lios." 

(c)  An    Se.\tiA    ttluitlionn— "  The    Old    Mill";     applied    to 
quondam  site  of  mill. 

KNOCKNAGOPPLE,  Cnoc  n^  gC^p^ll — "  Hill  of  the  Horses." 
Area,  115  acres. 

"  Knocknegaple"  (D.S.  Ref.). 

KNOCKROE,  Cnoc  TUuvo— "  Red  Hill."     Area,  273  acres. 

S.DD.  (n)   Hell  Point  (O.M.) ;  an  unimportant  promontory. 

(cc)  Field  Books,  O.S.  (Waterford),  in  Mountjoy  Barracks. 


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(b)  UvoAt\  A  llluiUmn— "  Fork  (meeting  of  two  streams)  of 
the  Mill." 

(c)  St.  Anne's  Well  (O.M.) ;  on  north-east  of  townland,  and 
now  waterless  owing  to  diversion   of   its  spring.       There   is  no 
tradition  of  station*. 

(d)  Sjxut  A  t)|MD^ir ;  meaning   unknown.      tDp^bxvr    is  used 
locally  to  designate  a  heavy  unwieldy  person. 

PARKSWOOD,  CoiU  HA  p<iif\ce — "  Wood  of  the  Field."  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  291  acres. 

"  Parckeswood  alias  Kyllneparcke  "  (Inq.  temp.  Eliz.). 

PASSAGE  EAST,  pA^ifce.  In  Munster  p^f-iifce  is  used  in 
sense  of  the  northern — SnArh,  that  is,  a  piece  of  water  which  one 
can  swim  across,  (dit)  The  town  of  Passage  continued,  till 
recently,  portion  of  the  Borough  of  Watertord.  (ee)  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  5  and  3  acres,  respectively. 

S.DD.  (a)  "The  Garrison"  (O.M.) ;  the  castle  of  Passage, 
only  a  small  portion  of  which  survives.  It  belonged  to  the 
defender  of  Faithlegg,  Sir  P.  Aylward,  and  was  reduced,  in  1649, 
by  General  Bolton,  who  also  took  and  dismantled  the  tower,  now 
very  ruinous,  which  commanded  the  harbour  from  the  hilltop. 
Built  into  a  wall  in  the  village  is  a  stone  bearing  the  arms  of 
Aylward. 

(b)  "  Old  Chapel,"  in  the  south  end  of  the  village. 

Kilmacomb  Parish. 

SHEARMAN  (ff)  attributed  the  foundation  of  this  church  to  Mochumb, 
an  Ossorian  monk,  the  yth  century  contemporary  and  friend  of 
SS.  Canice,  Pulcherius  and  Fachtna.  Coma  or  Mochuma  is  not 
mentioned  in  the  Irish  martyrologies,  though  his  name  is  distinctly 
perpetuated  in  the  title  of  three  churches  in  Ossory.  There  is  a 
second  CiU,  ttlocomA  in  Waterford.  (gg)  On  the  arrival  of  the 

(dd)  See  Gaelic  Journal,  Oct.,  1901,  p.  174. 
(ee)  "Municipal  Corporation  Boundaries  (Ireland)" — 1837. 
(ff)  "  Loca  Patriciana,"  p.  312. 
See  Barony  of  Glenaheiry. 


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English  the  Church  of  Kilmacomb  appears  to  have  been 
re-dedicated,  not,  as  Dr.  O' Donovan  states,  to  St.  John  the  Baptist, 
but  to  St.  Matthew,  Apostle,  on  whose  feast  (September  2ist)  the 
"  pattern"  is  still  kept.  The  ruins  of  a  rather  rude  (approximately 
1 4th  century)  church  remain  in  a  poor  state  of  preservation,  and 
some  years  since  a  pitying  neighbour  whitewashed  the  crumbling 
walls  !  (Mi) 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINKINA,  t)xMle  An  Cei-oeAnxMg — ''  Kyne's  Homestead." 
The  townland  formed  portion  of  the  endowment  of  St.  John's 
Priory,  Waterford.  (»')  Area,  302  acres. 

"Ballynykeyny"(D.S.Ref.);  "  Ballychoyne  "  (Inq.  Henry VIII.). 

BALLYVOREEN,  DxMle  ifluipin  —  "  Moreen's  Homestead.'' 
Moreen  is  a  personal  name  (female)  which  occurs  in  the  com- 
position of  more  than  one  place  name  in  the  county.  Area, 
302  acres. 

S.D.  An  cAt — ''The  Ford";  the  ancient  crossing  place, 
by  the  old  road  to  Ballygunner  Church  ruin  and  graveyard,  over 
the  stream  which  forms  western  boundary  of  the  townland. 

CROSS.  See  above,  under  Kill  St.  Nicholas  Parish.  Area,  37 
acres. 

HARRIS-TOWN,  t)Aile  1iAntifu\oi  —  "  Henry's  Homestead." 
Area,  229  acres. 

"  Harriestown"  (Inq.  Car.  I  ). 

S.DD.  (a)  CAffxMg  £xVO.A — "  Long  Rock";  the  hill  on  summit 
of  which  is  the  cistvean,  with  stone  circle,  referred  to  under 
"  Ballyglan." 

(6)  "  Fairy  Bush"  (O.M.)  ;  in  Irish — CpotMipe  teAcc  Sgeite 
A  t)6tAifi — "  Cross  Road  of  the  Monument  by  the  Bush  on  the 
Road."  Cj\of.Aif\e  =  C^op,  i.e.,  cross  roads.  The  LeAcc  here 
had  a  small  stone  circle  which  has  entirely  disappeared  ;  some  of 
its  stones  were  in  position  sixty  years  since.  See  also  under 
Leperstown,  Killea  Parish. 

(hh)  SeeJonrnul  of  Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Archaeological  Society,  Vol.  I., 

PP-  475-9- 

(«')  Ibid,  Vol.  II.,  p.  89. 


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(c)  An  TUt  t)ut)— "The  Black  Rath." 

KILMACOMB,  CilL  tTloconiA — "  St.  Mochuma's  Church."  Area, 
448  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  "  Tobernaparsonagh  "  (O.M.)  ;  apparently  "Well 
of  the  Parsons."  Parsons  is  a  family  name. 

(b)  An  toifseAnAC — "The  Burned  Place";  a  sub-division. 

(c)  ttlAC-A  An  cSA|\\nn*M5 — "The  Englishman's  (Protestant's?) 
Milking  Yard";  a  sub-division,  of  some  thirty  acres. 

KXOCKHOUSE,  Ci$  An  Cnuic — "  House  of  (on)  the  Hill."  Area, 
320  acres,  of  which  a  notable  portion  is  under  water. 

"Cnockhouse"  (Acts  S.  and  E.). 

S.D.  t)otAi|M*n  "Out) — "  Little  Black  Road";  from  the  quantity 
of  turf  formerly  stacked  up  there. 

WOODSTOWN,  t)Aile  HA  CoiUe.  The  English,  or  official, 
form  is  merely  a  literal  translation  of  the  Irish  name.  Area, 
292  acres. 

"  Woodstowne  aTs  Woodhouse"  (Acts  S.  andE.) ;  "  Baliowodam  " 
(Charter  of  King  John  to  St.  John's  Priory,  Waterford).  (jj) 

S.DD.  (a)  CT\AI$  rhiUr—"  Miles'  Strand";  this  is  the  well 
known  Woodstown  Strand.  See  also  Knockaveelish,  Killea  Parish. 

(b)  ITlin — "  Smooth   Green    Plain,"    the    Irish   name   of   the 
"  Rabbit  Burrow." 

(c)  Douglas  (stream),  t)ut>-5lAife — "  Black  Stream."     5iAire 
is  evidently  from  gtAf,  i.e.,  azure — colour  of  air  or  water. 

Kilmacleage  Parish. 

THE  parish  is  called  from  the  name  of  the  townland  on  which  the 
church  stood — the  townland  and  church  deriving  their  name  in 
turn  from  the  (probably  6th  century)  founder  of  the  latter.  The 
English,  as  was  their  custom,  re-dedicated  the  church,  the  new 


(jj)  See  Journal,  Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Archa;ological  Society,  Vol.  II., 
p.  83.  " 


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titular  being  St.  Michael  the  Archangel,  as  the  "  pattern,"  still 
kept,  testifies.  Only  insignificant  remains  of  the  church  survive  ; 
these  are  rather  picturesquely  situated  on  the  extreme  point  of  a 
fertile  headland  which  juts  out  into  that  portion  of  Tramore  Bay, 
known  as  "  The  Back  Strand."  A  landslip  seems  likely,  in  the  no 
distant  future,  to  bury  in  the  waves  the  walls  which  have  withstood 
the  storms  of  centuries.  The  church  consisted  of  nave  and 
chancel,  but  unfortunately  the  chancel  arch  has  fallen.  A  curious 
feature  of  the  ruin  is  the  sloping  pier,  evidently  cotemporaneous 
with  the  church  itself,  which  supports  the  north  side  wall.  It  is 
evident  that  when  the  builders  had  reached  the  height  of  three  or 
four  feet  from  the  ground  they  found  the  wall  out  of  plumb — 
inclining  outwards — possibly  through  defective  foundation.  They 
solved  the  difficulty  by  erecting  the  sloping  pier,  and  thence 
upward  incorporating  the  pier  with  the  wall !  Close  to  the  church 
lie  a  great  stone  font  or  laver  of  rude  workmanship  and  portion  of 
a  second  and  much  smaller,  but  otherwise  similar,  vessel.  Several 
well  defined  mounds,  with  traces  of  many  earthen  buildings  and 
enclosures,  immediately  to  the  north  of  the  ruin,  tell  of  former 
extensive  settlement.  An  ancient  roadway  is  traceable  along  the 
headland  and  by  the  church  till  it  loses  itself  over  the  low  clay 
cliff,  a  few  yards  to  the  south-east  of  the  ruin. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINVELLA,  DxMle  An  toile — "  Homestead  of  the  Old  Tree." 
A  leper  resided  at  Ballinvella  as  late  as  the  middle  of  the  lyth 
century,  (kk)  The  last  windmill  to  cease  working  in  the  County 
Waterford  still  stands  at  Ballinvella,  minus  only  its  roof.  Area, 
251  acres. 

"  Ballyvelly"  (D.S.  Ref.)  ;  "  Ballenvillore  "  (Inq.  temp.  Jac.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  tMn  n,A  mt>At>t)— "  Field  of  the  'Bibes.'"  (//) 
t)xvt)b  is  the  local  Irish  name  for  the  Beansidhe. 

(kk)  Inq.  temp.  Car.  II.;  See  Journal,  Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Archaeological 
Society,  Vol.  I.,  p.  115. 

(//)  See  tintca,  under  Ballymabin,  Killea  Parish. 


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(6)  At  HA  t)uifim$e— "  Ford  of  the  Water  Gush"  (t)umniu$At) 
—  scaturire). 

BALLYGARRON,  t)Aile  AH  ^Apfuiin — «<  Town  (or  Homestead)  of 
the  Grove."  The  word  gApp-An,  though  obsolete  in  the  spoken 
language,  is  of  very  frequent  occurrence  in  place  names  throughout 
the  Decies.  Area,  412  acres. 

S.D.  (a)  Killenagh  Burial  Ground  (O.M.) — An  CitUneAc. 
This  is  the  site  of  an  early  church,  of  which  all  trace  has 
disappeared.  The  circular  space,  a  quarter  of  an  acre  in  extent, 
is  still  partly  enclosed  by  its  earthen  rampart,  but  no  burial  has 
taken  place  there  within  memory  of  living  man.  A  bulldn  of 
ancient  type  has  recently  been  removed  from  the  site.  There  was 
here  also  at  the  time  of  the  Ordnance  Survey  a  rough  slab  of  stone, 
cross-inscribed  and  apparently  of  early  date. 

(b)  Cloc  t)6tAip — "Stone  of  (by)  the  Road";   a  large,  coarse 
boulder  by  side  of  the  present  main  road. 

(c)  SeAnA  SfUAi-o— "Old   Village   (lit.    'street')";    a   field   in 
which  was  formerly  a  village. 

BALLYLOUGH,  t)Aite  ^n  I,OCA — "  Town  of  the  Lake."  This 
place  name  is,  by  snobbery,  Anglicised — "  Bellake."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  616  acres. 

S.D.  (a)  SeAtiA  t)Aile— "  Old  Town." 

(b)  J?Aill  6ogAin — "  Eoghan's  Cliff";  a  well  known  hill  from 
which  a  rich  and  varied  view  is  obtainable. 

(c)  Cnoc  <*n  f  IAI-O— "  Hill  of  the  Deer  (or  £IA-OAI$— '  Of  the 
Hunting')."     This  is  the  portion  of  the  ridge  on  which  Ivie's  farm- 
stead stands  so  conspicuously. 

(d)  Belle  Lake  (O.M.),  a  sheet  of  water  some  sixty  acres  in 
extent.     There  is  no  special  Irish  name,  but  Speed's  Map  (1610) 
calls  it — Lough  Miles. 

BALLYNAMINTRAGH,  tXAile  nA  mt)AincpeAbAc — "Town  of 
the  Widows."  Area,  702  acres. 

"  Ballynemontraghe "  (Inq.  temp.  Jac.  I.). 


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S.D.  (a)  CeAttvAriiAt)  5x*pt>  —  "Coarse  Quarter";  a  tract  of 
very  inferior  land  on  west  side  of  the  townland.  This  appears  as  a 
separate  townland  in  the  Down  Survey,  scil  :  —  Garhnegariffe. 

(b)  gleAnn  T)OT)AI$—  "  Dodd's  Glen." 

(c)  At  -AH  OfOfif  ;  meaning  unknown. 

(d)  At  t)otAif\in  n-A  Ce*\jvocAn  —  "  Road-ford  of  the  Forge." 

(e)  \)A\\    nA    sCpuibinitfe  —  "  Field   of   the    Crubeens"      The 
crubeen,  but  little  known  locally,  is  a  species  of  blackberry  (Rubus 
Caesius).      The  fruit  is  known  by  the  same  Irish  name  in  the  Aran 
Islands,  where  it  thrives  on  the  rocks. 

(/)  SeAHA  SpAro—"  Old  Village";  a  field  in  front  (S.W.)  of 
Flynn's  farmhouse.  The  fp.di'O,  not  a  stone  upon  a  stone  of  which 
now  remains,  was  approached  by  an  old  road,  debouching  at  an 
angle  of  20  degs.  from  the  present  Tramore-Dunmore  road  at  a 
point  30  perches  to  the  west  of  the  farmhouse  just  mentioned,  and 
running  by  north  side  of  present  farm  buildings  till  it  struck  line  of 
the  present  Waterford  road,  some  30  perches  to  north  of  Ballyna- 
mintragh  Cross  Roads. 

(g)  lTluiUion  tli  Ctnnn—  "  O'Quinn's  Mill";  in  ruins  for  half 
a  century  at  least. 

(h)  At  "Outi  —  "Black  Ford";  crossed  by  present  Tramore 
Road  on  west  side  of  the  townland. 

BALLYSHONEEN,   t)Aite  Sednin  —  "  Homestead  of  Little  John 
(or  Jennings)."     Area,  231  acres. 
"  Ballyshoneene  "  (D.S.  Ref.). 

KEILOGE,  CAO\,  £0*  —  "  Narrow  Land  (lit.  '  sod  '),"  from 
analogy  of  places  similarly  named  (and  Anglicised  —  Keeloge) 
throughout  Connaught.  (mm)  More  probably,  however,  C^olog  — 
"  Little  Narrow  Place,"  from  analogy  of  Waterford  names. 
Locally  the  name  is  now  often  pronounced  Coittefig  —  "  Little 
Wood."  The  townland  is  peculiar  in  shape  ;  it  terminates  at  its 
eastern  end  in  nose-like  projection,  half  a  mile  in  length  by  one- 
seventh  of  a  mile  wide.  This  projection,  by  the  way,  appears 
as  a  separate  townland  under  the  name  Baunfine  in  the  Down 
Survey.  Area,  555  acres. 

(mm)  Field  Books,  Ord.  Sur.,  Mountjoy  Barracks. 


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"Keyloggs"  (D.S.  Ref.). 

S.DD.  («)  tMn  j?ionn— "  White  Field."  This  is  the  "  Baunfine  " 
of  the  Down  Survey. 

(b)  &t  An  CAOIOIS — "  Narrow- Land  Ford";   old  people  still 
living  remember  the  ford  and  the  line  of  stepping-stones  previous 
to  erection  of  the  present  bridge. 

(f)  &t  An  Cuj\t^Ai§ — "  Ford  of  the  Marshy  Place";  towards 
east  extremity  to  townland. 

(if)  tT16in  A  cSe^oAic— "  Bog  of  the  Hawk." 

(e)  Cnuicin  An  A\tfunn — "  Little  Hill  of  the  Mass";  on 
boundary  with  Callaghane,  and  extending  into  latter. 

(/)  CAOI  Softn— "  Narrow  Blue  (Black  ?)  Place." 

KILMACLEAGUE,  CiLt  rtiic  tiAig — "  MacLiag's  Church."  This 
was  anciently — with  Ballygarron,  Keiloge  and  Bawnfme — glebe 
land,  pertaining  to  the  See  of  Waterford. 

S.DD.  (n)  ClocAptiAC — "  Stony  Place  ";  a  sub-denomination 
better  known  perhaps  than  the  townland  name  itself. 

(6)  t)eAfnA  t)ui-6e — '*  Yellow  Gap  (or  Pass),"  no  doubt  from 
the  colour  of  the  blossoming  furze 

(c)  DeAlAc  SUiicin,  (also  tDeut  AtA  Stdicin) — "  Roadway  (or 
Ford  Mouth)  of  Little  Rod  (or  Stick)  ";  formerly  this  was  a  passage 
across  a  small  sea  inlet.      Yet  another  name  was  \)eAynA  SALAC — 
"  Dirty  Gap." 

(d)  bof   n^  5CAOfU\c — "  Lios  of  the  Sheep";    because   the 
enclosure  was  used  as  a  sheepfold. 

(e)  Lismongragh   (O.M.),    tiof   1Tlon$x*ipe,Ac — u  Roaring   (or 
Howling)  Lios." 

(/)  t)^n  An  e^fpoig — "  Bishop's  Field";  glebe  land. 

(A')  tD^nnfA.  This  word,  as  name  of  a  rield,  occurs  a  few 
times  in  the  county  ;  it  is  apparently  a  rendering  of  "  Manse,"  and 
in  every  case  the  ueld  to  which  it  is  applied  is  glebe  land. 

(It)  RinnasharK  (U.M.),  Umn  nA  Se^|\c — "  Headland  of  the 
Sharks." 


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ORCHARDS-TOWN,  t)<Mle  An  tlGAlt-^uifc  —  "  Orchard  Home- 
stead." This  appears  in  the  Down  Survey  Map  as  Ballynolost 
Some  Saxon  Surveyor  or  clerk  wrote  s  for  r,  and  hence  the 
transformation.  Area,  251  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  DotAipin  Cpoc  (A  CuptvMj)  —  "  Little  Road  of  the 
Marshy  Place." 

(6)  tMn  nxx  sCnAtti  —  "  Field  of  the  Bones."  Burials  are 
supposed  to  have  taken  place  in  this  Held,  and  a  ghostly  horse 
sometimes  shows  himself  !  Also,  Cpof  ^ipe  t)<iin  DA  gCn^m  ;  the 
cross-roads  adjacent  to  the  held. 


Monamintra  Parish. 

THE  parish,  of  comparatively  recent  formation,  contains  one  town- 
land  only,  from  which  it  gets  its  name.  It  had  no  church. 
Monamintra — in  two  divisions — appears  in  the  Down  Survey  as 
a  portion  of  Kilmacleague  Parish. 

MOXAMIXTRA,     tncin     DA    mt)AinCj\eAbAc  —  ''  Bog    of    the 
Widows."     Area,  356  acres. 

"  Moynmontraghmore  and  Moynmontraghbeg  "  (D.S.  Ref.). 


Rathmoylan  Parish. 

THE  Rectory,  like  Killea,  belonged  to  the  Priory  of  St.  John, 
Waterford.  Rathmoylan  Church  ruin,  standing  on  a  natural, 
mound-covered  plateau,  has  a  modern  look,  and  is  in  a  com- 
paratively good  state  of  preservation.  Attached  to  the  church 
is  a  small  graveyard,  which  contains  neither  inscription  nor  aught 
else  of  particular  interest.  In  the  few  grass-grown  mounds  beside 
the  church  ruin,  indicating  the  former  site  of  a  village,  an 
imaginative  writer  discovered  remains  of  the  royal  rath  of  O'Felan, 
Prince  of  Desi !  (nn) 

(nn)  Kilkenny  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  I.,  Third  Series  (1868-69). 


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TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYMACAW,  t>Aile  rhic  tMiftro  —  "  MacDavid's  Town  (or 
Homestead)."  It  may  be  assumed,  from  A.S.E.  &c.,  below,  that 
Ballymaquill  is  another,  and  (presumably)  earlier,  name  for  Bally- 
macaw.  Area,  539  acres. 

"Bally  me  Davin"  (Inq.  temp.  Car.  I.);  "  Ballymacka  aTs 
BallymacDavid  als  Ballymaquile  "  (A.S.E.)  ;  "  Comon  betweene 
BallymcKella  and  Brownestown  "  (D.S.  Ref.). 

S.DD.  I.  (Inland)  (a)  Cul  Ui  CeAllACAin—  "  O'Callaghan's 
Corner  (or  Ridge  Back)";  a  large  sub-division,  formerly  an 
independent  townland. 

(6)  "The  Ruan"  (An  tlu<v6An).  Ritan  is  primarly  a  plant 
which  dyes  red,  but  it  is  used,  even  by  English  speakers,  in  a 
transferred  sense,  to  designate  a  certain  class  of  inferior,  moory 
land  which  produces  the  weed  in  question. 

(c)  An  ^Aitce—  "  The    Hurling  Green,"    a   field   on  Ciit  Ui 


S.DD.  II.  (Along  Cliff  Line)—  W.  to  E.  :— 

(d)  CuAn  t)Aile  riiic  t)Airji-6  —  Ballymacaw  Cove. 

(e)  CALAIS  tiArn-t>A-o  —  "Boats'  Rock";  within  last. 

(/)  "Ouiplic.    The  name  is  probably  a  corruption  of  "derelict"; 
it  designates  a  small  cove. 

(g)  pope  -A  TfUi-oe—  *'  Haven  of  the  Stick  (Piece  of  Timber)." 

(h)  An  SeomjvA  —  "The  Chamber";    an  arched  cave  leading 

from  one  small  bay  to  another. 

(*)  pMtl  PA-DA—"  Long  Cliff." 

(j)  UAirh  An  lA|VAinn  —  "  Cave  of  the  Iron." 

(k)  pope  A  CUMt>e  —  "  Haven  of  the  Earthen  Fence." 

BROWNSTOWX,    tD^ile  An  t)punAi$  —  •'  Brown's    Homestead." 

Area,  413  acres. 

"  Brownestown  ills  Brownetown"  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.     All  are   rock  and   cliff   &c.   names  along   the    coast 
line  from  N.  to  S.  and  W.  to  E.  :  — 


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(a)  "  Bar  Rock"  (O.M.). 

(6)  Cooneenclogher  (O.M.),  Cummin  ClocAij\ — "  Little  Stony 
Cove." 

(c)  poince  r\A  mt)Aipr — "  Point  of  the  Bass";  from  a  kind  of 
fish  caught  here. 

(d)  An  tlviir-c  ;  meaning  unknown.     Uuir-c  is  explained  in  the 
Dictionaries — a  whipping,  or  violent  slap,  (oo)    The  name  is,  in  the 
present  instance,  applied  to  a  considerable  extent  of  level  strand, 
once  mussel  covered. 

(e)  Portheige  (O.M.),  poince  UAit>5— "  Taidhg's  (Timothy's) 
Point." 

(/}  5lusAf\ — "  A  Gurgling  Sound,"  by  onomatopoeia  ;  by 
extension — the  thing  which  utters  the  sound.  It  is  the  name  of 
a  cave  through  which  the  waves  are  driven  with  a  hollow  bubbling 
noise. 

(g)  PMU  A  liU-ojuv— "  Cliff  of  the  Wolf  (or  Dog)."  nixvopA 
in  place  names  often  signifies  a  wolf,  (pp) 

(h)  poll  SumseAn — St.  John's  Hollow";  the  place  probably 
where  a  man  named  St.  John  was  drowned  or  killed. 

(i)  CJUMS  tteAg— "  Little  Strand." 

(;')  Cloc  tiAt— "  Grey  Rock." 

(k)  Cummin  An  pooa — "  Little  Cove  of  the  Wine";  from  a 
wine-laden  ship  wrecked  there. 

(/)  Clashlacky  (O.M.),  ClAif  teACAit>e— "  Flaggy-  Trench." 

(m)  Portoonakabeg,  pope  tlAitne  tDe^g  — "  Little  Green 
Haven";  a  small  inlet.  See  (p)  below. 

(n)  Pouljoe  (O.M.)  and  Poulhardy  (O.M.) ;  possibly  called  from 
men  named  respectively  Joe  and  Hardy  (a  local  name)  who  lost 
their  lives  in  the  waterholes  or  pools  named. 

(o)  "  Traction,"  a  cliff  ;  origin  of  name  unknown. 

(p)  Portoonaka  (O.M.),  pope  tUicne — "  Green  Haven." 

(q)  Foilnaracka  (O.M.),  pAm  A  KACA— "  Cliff  of  the  Wreck." 


(oo)  Vid.  Dineen. 

(pp)  "Scottish  Land-Names,"  Sir  Herbert  Maxwell,  Edinburgh,  1894,  p.  126. 


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(r)  FAIU  nA  SgeAn—  "  Cliff  of  the  Knives." 

(s)  Scoilc  A  Cinn  ^ip-o  —  "  Cleft  of  the  High  Head";  this  is 
the  extreme  point  underneath  the  south-west  tower. 

(/)  Garrigaunboy  (O.M.).  I  failed  to  discover  the  name 
locally. 

(u)  Fouhnalium  (O.M.),  Spue  HA  t£im  —  "  Stream  of  the 
Waterfalls.  tSim  is  primarly  "  a  leap." 

(v)  Portalaun,  pope  Oile«Sin  —  "  Island  Haven";  a  small  head- 
land with  an  ancient  entrenchment  across  its  neck.  See  under 
Dunmore,  Killea  Parish. 

(w)  Poulhoulen  (O.M.).  pott  Howlett  ;  probably  from  some 
man  named  Howlett  drowned  here. 

(.v)  Beengarvoge,  t)mn  5^06156  —  "  Wild  Mustard  (Sinapis 
Arvcnsis)  Headland." 

(y)  tic  An  Sirs—  "  Flagstone  of  the  Fish."  The  first  word 
of  the  compound  is  not  in  the  nominative,  but  —  as  we  often  have  it 
in  place  names  —  in  the  dative,  or  rather  locative  case. 

(z)  pott  r\A  sCopc  —  "  Pool  of  the  Corks." 

(<ifi)  poll  PAOIC  —  "  White's  Pool";  from  a  fisherman  drowned 
there. 

(bb)  Cionn  IIAC  l)uit>e—  "  Yellow  Grey  Head."  The  two  first 
words  are  regarded  as  a  single  term  which  the  (now  second) 
adjective  qualified.  Observe  use  of  the  oblique,  cionn,  for  the 
nominative. 

(cc)  Scoilc  A  •Ouilifc—"  Cleft  of  the  Dulse."  "OuileAfc 
(Dulse,  otherwise  "Green  Lavers"  —  Ulva  Latissima)  is  an  edible 
seaweed. 

COOLUM  ;  see  under  Corbally  Parish.  O'Donovan,  however, 
writes  it  Cullotn  —  i.e.,  "  Bare  Ridge  Back."  The  name  as  a  town- 
land  denomination  seems  comparatively  modern.  At  any  rate  it 
does  not  appear  in  the  Down  Survey  Map.  Area,  362  acres. 

S.DD.  I.  (Inland),  (a)  tDotAipin  and  tMn  A  tliog—  "  Little  Road 
of  King  "  and  "  Field  of  the  King  "  respectively. 


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(c)  CAfti-Aig  A  tfluitvoifx  and  C^pt^'S  A  Swede  —  "  Rock  of  the 
Murder  "  and   "  Rock  of  the  Swede  "    respectively.      The    Irish 
tnuijvoe.AH,    it    may    be   well   to   observe,    is   not    necessarily   the 
capital  offence  of  British  law,  but  violent  death  of  any  kind. 

(d)  CtAif  AHA  —  "  Ana's  (or  Anne's)  Trench";    a  small  glen 
running  out  towards  the  sea. 

(<?)  tJemnfe  thn-oe—  "  Yellow  Bank." 
(/)  tlAim  SAtjptA—  "  Goat-Fish  (?)  Cave." 

GORTAHILLY,  ^opc  A  CoiU,i$  —  "  Garden  of  the  (Heath)  Cock." 
Area,  155  acres. 

S.D.  tUn  An  Aippinn  —  u  Field  of  the  Mass."  This,  or  a  similar 
name,  is  sometimes  applied  to  a  place  through  which  ran  a  "  Mass 
Path,"  or  short  way  across  a  field  to  a  church. 

GRAIGUE,  An  5^5  —  "  ^ne  Village."     Area,  95  acres. 
"  Graige  "  (Inq.  temp.  Eliz.). 

S.D.  CnocAn  —  "Little  Hill";  a  hillock  on  which  people 
assembled  for  amusement  on  Sunday  evenings. 

KILMAQUAGE,  Cill  mo  CuAig  —  "  St.  Mocuac's  Church."  The 
saint  in  the  present  instance  is  identical  with,  or  a  namesake  of, 
the  patron  of  Kilmacow  in  Ossory,  Clashmore  in  the  Decies,  and 
Kilmacow,  Bar.  of  Kinnatalloon,  Co.  Cork. 

''  Killmaquage  aTs  Killmcquage  als  Kilmoguage  "  (A.S.E  ). 

S.DD.  (a)  CilUn  A  itl^CAig  —  "  Meade's  Cillin,"  site  of  the 
ancient  church  from  which  the  townland  derives  its  name.  This  is  on 
the  holding  of  a  farmer  named  Meade  —  hence  the  qualifying  word. 
The  citt  here  is  still  surrounded  by  its  original  circular  fence  of 
earth.  Very  generally,  as  in  the  present  instance,  the  cilt  is  found 
in  a  valley  or  other  secluded  place,  while  the  tiof  ,  which  hardly 
differs  from  it  in  external  appearance,  is  found,  as  a  rule,  in  an 
open  position  on  a  ridge  or  hillside. 

(b)  CotMp  CuAin—  "  Cuan's  (or  Quann's)  Well."  This 
formerly  enjoyed  some  reputation  for  sanctity,  and  li  stations  " 
were  performed  here  a  century  since. 


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(c)  Cut  X)f\oi$neAc — "  Blackthorn  Abounding  Ridge  Back  (or 
Corner)  ";  probably  a  suppressed  townland  name. 

(ii)  poll  *.\  PUCA — *'  The  Pooka's  Hollow  ";   name  of  a  iield. 

KNOCKAXPADDEN  Cnoc^n  p,\it)in — "  Little  Patrick's  Little 
Hillock."  Area,  134  acres. 

S.D.  poll  Roibin— "  Robin's  Hollow." 

RATHMOYLAN,  TUt  TflAOlAin — "  Maolan's  Fort."  It  was 
anciently,  according  to  the  Books  of  Survey  and  Distribution,  in 
three  parts,  scil  : — Rathmoylan-Aylworth,  Rathmoylan-Wadding, 
and  Rathmoylan-Dobbyn. 

41  Rathmohm"  (Visit.  Bk.  Eliz.,  E.  3,  14,  T.C.D.). 

S.DD.  I.  (Inland),  (a)  pjtcin  «*  p^cpum— "  Little  Green  of 
the  Pattern." 

(6)  5-Af\tvMtinn,  aliter,  ^Appai-tie  j^ti-Ainn — "  Rough  Piece  of 
Land,"  otherwise,  "  Garden  of  the  Cattle  Pound." 

(0  Slmn  A  cSeAgxMl — "  Slaty  Place  of  the  Rye."  Rye  is  now 
seldom  grown  in  Waterford,  but,  judging  from  the  frequency  of  the 
word  in  place  names,  it  was  once  extensively  cultivated.  SeAgAl 
is  a  loan  word  from  the  Latin  Secale. 

S.DD.  II.  (Coastwise,  W.  to  E.).  (d)  "  Entrenchment"  (O.M.); 
a  small  entrenched  headland  of  prehistoric  type.  The  space 
enclosed  by  the  circumvallation  is,  as  in  the  Coolum  entrenchment, 
about  half  an  acre  ;  originally,  as  in  the  case  of  the  latter,  the  space 
was  much  more  extensive. 

(e)  Stony  Cove  (O.M  ),  poll  A  JUAH— "  Coal  Hole." 

(/)  pAillf5ipc — "  Cloven  (?)  Cliff";  an  allusion  to  a  separated 
rock  in  the  sea  above  low  water  mark. 

(g)  CAWAIS  ti4  pMll-Sgipt— "  Rock  of  the  Cloven  (?)  Cliff  "; 
a  rock  in  the  sea,  at  the  distance  of  a  furlong  or  more  from  the 
head.  I  do  not  understand  how  r-gipc  in  the  present  name  and  in 
the  preceding  come  to  be  in  the  same  case. 

(h)  pope  Seite — "  Haven  of  the  Hide." 

(/)   U^ifh  fhioruAin  ;  apparently — "  Kid's  Cave." 

(./')  5e^r  tlAirh — "  Short  Cave." 


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(*)"Old  Ship's  Cove"  (O.M.),  Seam*  tons—"  Old  Ship"; 
name  of  a  small  cove. 

(/)  pope  5peAn.Ait>e — "  Gravel  Haven/' 

(w)  Rathmoylan  Cave  (O.M.),  tJ^irh  tloin— "  Seal  Cave." 

(»/)  Green  Cave  (O.M.),  ^lAf-tlAriiA — "  Green  Caves."  5tAf 
is  usually  translated  "green";  it  indicates  rather  a  light  blue,  or 
grey — the  colour  of  air  or  running  water. 

(o)  UAirfi  r\A  ttlAoLAC  ;  meaning  unknown. 
(p)  tlAim  thio— (i  Black  Cave." 

Rossduff  Parish. 

THE  Parish  is,  like  Monamintra  and  Corbally,  of  late  erection,  for, 
in  the  Down  Survey,  Rossduff  appears  as  parcel  of  Kilmacomb.  As 
an  independent  parish  it  contains  only  the  townland  of  the  same 
name,  and  has  neither  church  remains  nor  site  ;  it  gave  title 
and  revenue  to  a  prebend  in  the  Cathedral  of  Waterford.  There  is 
a  reference  to  Rossduff  as  early  as  1494.  See  Journal  Waterford 
Archaeological  Society,  Vol.  IX.,  p.  124. 

TOWNLAND. 

ROSSDUFF,  tlor-  Duo — i-  Black  Shrubbery."      Area,  196  acres. 
S.D.  (a)  te.AC.An  'Odigce— "  Burnt  Glen-Side." 

(b)  CobAf\  A  t)tAic  ;  blAC  is  the  English  "  black,"  which  is 
occasionally  appropriated  in  place  names  to  signify  a  reclaimed 
peaty  bog  patch. 

St.  John's  Parish  (Without). 

THIS  Parish  was  in  two  parts,  styled  respectively  St.  John's  Within 
and  St.  John's  Without.  One  part,  as  its  name  suggested,  lay  within 
the  city  wall ;  the  other  embraced  the  adjacent  suburbs  or  liberties. 
The  parish  took  its  name  from  the  Benedictine  Priory  of  St.  John 


6  £ 


PARISH 


THE 

LIBERTIES    OF  WATERFORD 

from  Down  Surv&y  Map     Record  Office .  Dublin. 


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the  Evangelist,  in  which  it  was  impropriate.  For  a  full  account 
of  the  Priory,  church,  &c.,  see  Journal  Waterford  Archaeological 
Society,  Vol.  II.,  p.  81.  St.  John's  tutelage  (ancient  and  modern) 
is  recalled  by  quite  a  host  of  street  &c.  names  within  the  parish  ; 
thus  we  have  St.  John's  Church,  College,  Schools,  Mills,  &c., 
John's  Street,  Town,  Lane,  Place,  Pill  and  Avenue. 


TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYTRUCKLE,  D^ile  C|\uc^il — "  TorcaFs  Town  (or  Home- 
stead)." This  affords  one  of  the  few  instances  of  the  survival  of  a 
Danish  name.  Torcal  (Thorgils,  Thorkils,  Turgesius,  or  Turgeis) 
was  a  Danish  chieftain  of  Waterford.  By  internal  metathesis, 
common  enough  to  place  names,  the  name  has  been  made  UpooAl. 
O'Donovan  derives  Ballytruckle  from  CJUIC.AII  gen.  Cf\ucAile,  a  car, 
but  there  is  certainly  no  final  e  sound  in  the  place  name  as  locally 
pronounced.  Ballytruckle  is  the  place  called  in  old  documents, 
&c.,  the  Oxmanstown,  or  Osmanstown,  of  Waterford.  Area,  273 
acres. 

"  Ballitruckill"  (Inq.  temp.  Eliz.). 

BALLYCOURDRA,  t)*vite  CotvoAfVAO-o,  "  Cordray's  Homestead." 
There  is  in  the  Barony  a  second  townland  of  the  name,  forming 
a  detached  portion  (89  acres)  of  Drumcannon  Parish.  Area, 
14  acres. 

COVE.  The  name  is  English  and  modern,  the  place  being 
merely  a  later  sub-division  of  Grange.  Area,  34  acres,  including  a 
portion  within  the  Municipal  boundary. 

GRANGE.  5fv<Mnr-eAC — u  A  farm  with  its  buildings";  the  name 
was  applied  to  the  out-farm  of  an  abbey  or  religious  house. 
In  the  Down  Survey  Map,  portion  of  which  (reproduced)  is 
given  herewith,  it  will  be  observed  that  Grange,  Newtown,  &c., 
are  allotted  to  "  St.  Katherine's  Parish."  Of  course  there 
was  no  such  parish  ;  the  explanation  is  that  these  lands  formed 
part  of  the  endowment  of  St.  Catherine's  Abbey,  and  that  they 
(portion  of  them,  at  any  rate)  were  farmed  by  the  community — 


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hence  the  name,  Grange.  On  the  suppression  the  lands  seem 
to  have  passed  to  the  Sherlocks,  and  we  find  them  referred  to 
as  "  Saint  Katharine's  Grandge "  in  the  will  (latter  half  of  i6th 
century)  of  James  Sherlock,  Mayor  of  Waterford,  1580,  &c. 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  331  acres. 

"  Grange  "  (A.  S.  and  E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Gall's  Rock  (O.M.). 

(6)  Richardson's  Folly  (O.M.)  ;  a  long  narrow  lane  joining 
the  Grange  and  Kill  St.  Lawrence  roads.  The  term  "  Folly," 
qualified  by  the  name  of  its  author,  is  applied  to  a  building,  garden 
or  other  work  of  an  expensive  and  useless,  or  white-elephant, 
character.  Compare  "  Aby's  Folly,"  under  Coxtown,  Killea  Parish. 

NEWTOWX,  tXiile  T1u<yb — "New  Town  (or  Homestead)."  The 
name  is  of  very  frequent  occurrence,  and  most  of  the  new  towns  are 
now  very  old  towns  indeed.  Area,  148  acres. 

S.D.  ''Highly  Up's";  the  name,  now  practically  obsolete, 
applied  to  the  junction  of  the  Newtown,  with  the  Passage,  Road 
(east  corner).  A  publichouse  formerly  stood  here,  from  the 
proprietor  of  which,  presumably  (or  rather  from  his  nickname), 
the  corner  derives  its  singular  title. 

PRIOKSKNOCK,  Cnoc  A  ppiopA — "  Prior's  Hill."  This  land 
formed  portion  of  the  endowment  of  the  Benedictine  Priory  of  St. 
John's.  Area,  51  acres. 

i(  Pryorsknock  "  (D.S.M.) 

The  following  street,  &c.,  names  in  St.  John's  Without  deserve 
record,  inasmuch  as  either  the  name  is  becoming  obsolete  or  the 
reason  for  its  application  is  not  now  apparent  : — 

(a)  "  Bally macedulan " — old  name  of  townland  embracing 
sites  of  the  present  County  Infirmary,  Fever  Hospital,  Waterloo 
House,  &c. 

(6)  "  Bath  Street  " — named  from  Poleberry  Baths,  which  stooc 
near  site  of  present  Shee  Charity. 

(c)  u  College  Street " — the  present  continuation  of  Bath  Stree 
to  Hennessy's  Road  ;   so  named  from  Old  College  of  St.  John  on 
its  west  side. 


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(d)  "  Fairy  Lane  " — present  Henry  Street,  off  the  Manor. 

(e)  "  Frederick  Street " — (now  non-existant)  led  south  from 
Poleberry  and  parallel  with  Old  Tramore  Road. 

(/)  "  Hardy's  Road  " — the  continuation  of  South  Parade  by 
north  side  of  Park  to  Bridge  ;  named  from  a  Colonel  Hardy, 
owner  of  east  side  of  Johnstown,  &c. 

(g)  Johnstown,  pe^fVAn  Uige  6oin — "  Land  (or  Farm)  of  St. 
John's  House,"  i.e.,  St.  John's  Priory. 

"  Johnstowne  alias  Farretyoinn"  (Inq.  temp.  Jac.  I.). 

(h)  "  Lower  Road " — now  called,  by  affectation,  Lower 
Newtown.  This  was  also  called,  through  contempt — p^ttA  p6it>in 
—"Mud  Wall  (Town)." 

(f)  "  Mendicity     Lane " — running    south-west     from    John's 
Bridge  into  Manor ;  now  part  of  Railway  Square. 

(j )  "  Old  Brewery "  (Bell  &  Ramsay's) — present  site  of 
Tramore  Railway  Station. 

(k)  u  Poleberry."  (Poleberry  Lane  in  lease  of  1793)  ; 
derivation  unknown  ;  probably  pott  tDiojvAip — "  Water  Cress 
Hole." 

(/)  "  Rampart  Lane";  this  name  occurs  in  century  and  a  half 
old  entries  in  Baptismal  Registers  of  St.  John's  Church  ;  it  was 
probably  the  former  name  of  Castle  Street.  In  Castle  Street  was 
"  Jackey's  Hole,"  a  well  or  pool  (afterwards  represented  by  a 
hydrant),  supplied  by  a  subterraneous  aqueduct  from  a  spring 
near  east  end  of  Hennessy's  Road.  The  aqueduct  in  question 
caved  in  and  was  filled  up  or  repaired  some  thirty  years  since  ; 
it  is  the  "  subterranean  passage "  concerning  which  there  is  a 
query  in  the  first  No.  Journal  of  Waterford  Archaeological 
Society. 

(m)  "  Willow  Garden" — to  west  of  Old  Tramore  Road,  where 
now  is  a  row  of  cottages. 

(n)  "Wyse's  Bridge"— at  junction  of  Bath  Street  and 
Poleberry.  The  bridge  is  remarkable  for  having  a  pointed  arch 
at  one  side  and  a  round  arch  at  the  other. 


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St.  Stephen's  Parish  (Without). 

THE  fragment  of  St.  Stephen's  Parish  which  lay  beyond  the  walls 
may  be  described  generally  as  the  triangular  area  bounded  by 
Johnstown  and  Ballytruckle  Road  on  the  East,  John's  Pill  on  the 
West,  and  a  very  irregular  line — from  Waterloo  House  to  Ozier 
Bank  House — on  the  South.  It  has  but  few  sub-denominations, 
and  of  these  not  more  than  four  or  five  call  for  notice : — 

S.DD.  (a)  "  Ballymacedulan  "  (see  St.  John's  Without,  above). 

(b)  "  Bleach  Yard" — now  grounds  of  Waterloo  House. 

(c)  "  Ice  House  " — on  north  side  of  Poleberry  Lane. 

(d)  Miller's   Marsh  ;    from  its  proximity  to,  and  connection 
with,  John's  Mill.     References  to  the  mill  in  question  are,  by  the 
way,  traceable  back  for  centuries. 

(e)  "St.    Mary    Maudlin's    (Magdalen's)    Chapel."       To   this 
chapel,  which   belonged  to  St.  Stephen's   Hospital,   I    find  three 
or   four   references — one   of   them    in    Inq.    of    1661,    edited   in 
Vol.   I.,  p.  115,  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  and  a  second 
in  an  Inq.  of  1569  printed  in  same  Journal,  Vol.  IX.,  No.  3.      It  is 
probable  the  site  of  the  chapel  is  that  occupied  later  by  the  Leper 
Hospital  (now  County  and  City  Infirmary),  and  that  the  eastern 
boundary  of  St.  Stephen's  (Without)  has  been  slightly  altered. 


Waterford  City  Parishes. 

WE  may,  for  convenience,  group  all  the  City  Parishes  together 
under  one  heading.  They  number  seven,  and  are  all,  with  the 
exception  of  Trinity  Parish,  of  small  size,  and  comparatively 
uninteresting  from  our  present  point  of  view.  Three  of  them 
(St.  John's,  St.  Stephen's,  and  Trinity)  extend  beyond  the  bound- 
aries of  the  ancient  city,  and  the  extra-mural  portions  will  be 
found  treated  of  under  their  various  parochial  headings — 
"  St.  John's  Without,"  &c.  As  the  purely  urban  names  are 
mostly  all  English,  and  carry  their  meaning  on  their  faces, 
anything  like  detailed  analysis  will  not  be  necessary.  It  will 


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be  enough  to  enumerate  those  which  possess  an  historic 
or  other  such  interest,  or  which  have  become  obsolete  within 
the  past  two  generations.  In  the  present  place  it  may  be  useful 
to  give  a  list  (very  imperfect)  of  old  names  not  now  capable  of 
identification.  These  have  been  extracted  from  the  Great 
Parchment  Book  (1599)  and  other  sources  : — 

Rubber's  Tower  :  "  Bantug  Ibarry,  west  by  Gibbet  Hill" 
(evidently,  t)4n  Ci$e  Ui  t)e^^i$— "  Field  of  O'Barra's  House  "); 
Barryeors  ;  Boat  Street  ;  Bride's  Church  ;  Bride's  Gate  ;  Calle's 
Mead  ;  Castell  no  Kylechan  ;  Dawkin's  Gate  ;  Dowley's  Castle  ; 
Fowlquay  Gate  ;  Howstowne  (this  may  be  Ballyhoo)  ;  Lincoln's 
Castle  ;  Lincoln's  Quay,  in  which  was  a  bridge  ;  Little  Conduit  ; 
Moran's  Castle  ;  Moran's  Kay  ;  Peak's  Tower  (in  St.  Mary's  Lane) ; 
Reservoirs  (Upper  and  Lower)  ;  Rope  Walk  Well  ;  St.  Catherine's 
Well  ;  St.  George's  Gate  (north  side),  also  St.  George's  Street  ;  St. 
John's  Tower  (this  was  the  tower  at  St.  John's  Gate,  which 
was  afterwards  used  as  the  County  Gaol,  and  small  portion  of 
which  still  survives  embodied  in  a  limekiln) ;  St.  Michael's  Well  ; 
St.  Patrick's  Castle  ;  St.  Patrick's  Stile  ;  Tobber-Scheiin  (no  doubt 
CotMp  Sseitin— "  Well  of  the  Little  Bush  ")  ;  Windcroft. 

ST.  JOHX'S  PARISH.  For  detailed  account  of  the  ancient 
monastic  church,  &c.,  see  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal, 
Vol.  II.,  pp.  81,  &c.  For  St.  John's  Without  see  above,  under 
its  proper  heading. 

S.DD.  (a)  Close  Gate  (otherwise  Bowling  Green  Gate),  at 
present  junction  of  Castle  Street  with  Manor.  There  were 
apparently  two  Bowling  Greens  ;  one  was  on,  or  about,  site  of 
present  Lombard  Street,  (qq) 

(b)  "  French  Tower,"  at  north-west  corner  of  parish  ;   it  still 
stands,  on  line  of  the  city  wall  which  it  guarded  at  an  angle. 

(c)  John's  Street,  so  called  (with  John's  Lane,  John's  Place, 
Johnstown,  &c.)  from  Benedictine  Priory  and  Church  of  St.  John 
close  by. 

(d)  New    Gate.      It    was    found    inconvenient    to    have   the 
long  stretch  of  city  wall  from  Patrick's  to  Close  Gate  unprovided 

(qq)  Smith,  "  Hist.  Waterford,"  (Ed.  1746),  p.  194. 


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with  an  opening,  and  therefore,  at  some  time  about  the 
end  of  the  j6th  century  New  Gate,  at  the  present  junction  of 
Stephen  and  Newgate  Streets,  was  provided.  New  Street  was 
then  opened  up  to  give  access  to  the  west  through  the  new 
gate,  and  it  soon  became  the  fashionable  residential  street  of 
the  city.  "  Sic  transit  gloria  mundi."  It  was  still  New  Street 
two  centuries  and  a  half  ago.  (rr) 

ST.  MICHAEL'S  PARISH.  Some  remains  of  the  ancient  church 
stand  in  a  cemetery  at  the  rere  of  the  shops  on  east  side  of  Michael 
Street.  A  gateway  (and  gate  which  few  citizens  of  Waterford  have 
ever  seen  opened)  gives  access  to  the  cemetery. 

S.DD.  (a)  "The  Conduit";  at  angle  of  Michael  and  Peter 
Streets. 

(6)  Lady  Lane  ;  so  called  from  a  votive  chapel  which  stood  on 
fhe  site  slightly  to  rere  of  the  Female  National  School  which  has 
just  been  closed.  The  street  is  referred  to  under  its  present  name 
in  A.S.E.,  and  under  the  name  of  "  Our  Ladye's  Street "  in  the 
Great  Parchment  Book  of  the  Corporation,  (ss) 

(c)  Michael  Street  ;  this  appears  under  its  present  name  in 
A.S.E.  The  name  comes,  of  course,  from  the  church  to  which 
it  gave  access,  and  probably  dates  from  Danish  times.  At  any 
rate,  the  Christianised  Ostmen  generally  dedicated  a  church  to 
the  Archangel  in  every  seaport  they  occupied.  Generally,  too,  the 
foundation  was  on  elevated  ground,  so  that  their  patron's  church 
might  be  the  last  thing  the  hardy  seamen  saw  as  they  started 
on  their  perilous  voyage  and  the  first  thing  to  greet  their  eyes 
on  their  return. 

ST.  OLAVE'S  PARISH.  St.  Olaf  (Amlaff,  Amlav)  is  another 
Danish  patron.  The  original  parish  church  stood  on,  or  partly  on, 
the  site  of  the  present  Protestant  church  of  the  name,  erected  in 

1734- 

S.DD.  (a)  Colbeck  Street  ;  named  from  the  gate  in  which  it 
terminated  to  the  south,  i.e.,  Colbeck  Gate.  Material  at  hand  does 
not  warrant  a  definite  statement  as  to  the  signification  and  origin  of 

(rr)  Acts  of  Settlement  and  Explanation, 
(ss)  G.P.B.— "  Rentail  of  Lands,"  1599. 


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Colbeck.  The  word  appears  to  be  a  personal  name — the  name,  in 
all  probability,  of  the  builder  of  the  gate  and  tower.  The  name 
"  Colbeck  "  occurs  in  the  Great  Parchment  Book. 

(6)  Cooke  Lane ;  called  from  a  Mr.  Cooke  ;  it  is  referred  to  in 
A.S.E. 

(c)  High  Street  ;   likewise  mentioned  in  A.S.E. 

(d)  ''  Lady  Church  ";  there  are  no  remains  ;  it  stood  in  south- 
west angle  of  present  Friary  Garden. 

(e)  "  Green  Tower  ";  referred  to  (under  same  name)  in  A.S.E.; 
stood  at  south-west  angle  of  parish. 

ST.  PATRICK'S  PARISH.  The  ancient  church  from  which  the 
parish  is  named  occupied  the  site  of  the  present  Protestant  church 
in  Patrick  Street,  and  was  called  Ue^mpul  jfo'ojvAis.  Some 
portions  of  cut  stone  mullions  and  transels  from  the  earlier  church 
will  be  found  built  into  the  churchyard  wall  to  the  rere  of  the 
houses  in  Carrigeen  Lane.  In  the  cemetery  are  many  monuments 
and  inscriptions  of  interest. 

S.DD.  (a)  Barronstrand  Street,  Sp^no  I\A  mt>iotvAn<A<i — 
''  Street  of  the  Sprats."  The  Anglicised  form  appears  to  be  a 
corruption  of  the  Irish  name,  without  any  reference  to  "  Barron  " 
or  "  a  strand."  O'Donovan  conjectures  (arguing  from  an  Irish 
form)  that  DiojVAn  may  be  an  English  personal  name — Birrin  ;  it 
certainly  is  not  Barron  or  Barry.  A  gate  at  northern  termination 
of  the  street  was  Barry's  Strand  Gate.  The  name  is  of  considerable 
age,  for  it  occurs  in  Municipal  Records  of  the  i6th  century  under 
the  forms — Berronstrond  and  Barronstrond.  (//) 

(c)  Carrigeen  Lane,  Cx*f\fVAi5in — "Little    Rock";    the   name 
formerly  extended,  and  is  still  occasionally  applied — especially  by 
Irish  speakers,  to  the  whole  western  end  of  Patrick  Street  and  the 
portion  of  Ballybricken  immediately  adjoining.    In  the  present  lane 
are  the  ruins  of  what  is  popularly  supposed  to  be,  and  what  most 
probably  is,  the  pre- Reformation  clergy  house  of  St.  Patrick's. 

(d)  "The  Cross";    the  old  popular  name  (still  occasionally 
used)  for  Broad  Street.       The  name  was  derived  from  the  historic 

(tt)  Great  Parchment  Book  of  the  Corporation,  nt  Supra. 

R 


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market  cross  of  Waterford,  which  stood  in  the  middle  of  Broad 
Street,  at  junction  of  the  latter  with  Patrick  and  Peter  Streets. 
The  cross  was  taken  down  in  1750. 

(e)  "  Farming's  Lane  ";  this  led  north,  from  Patrick  Street. 

(/)  "Garter  Lane";  it  led  from  Barronstrand  to  George's 
Street. 

(g)   Jenkin's  Lane  ;  it  appears  as  "  Jenkin  Lane  "  in  A.S.E. 

(h)  "Little  Barronstrand  Street";  before  the  widening  of 
Broad  Street  this  led  north-west,  from  junction  of  Broad  and 
Little  Patrick  Streets,  to  George's  Street. 

(i)  u  Little  Chapel  Lane  ";  this,  or  portion  of  it,  still  exists,  but 
is  no  longer  a  public  thoroughfare  ;  it  is  a  narrow  lane  running 
through  to  Jenkin's  Lane  from  George's  Street  and  parallel  with  the 
flagged  way  by  St.  Patrick's  Catholic  Church  ("  The  Little  Chapel," 
from  which  it  is  named).  A  note  in  the  Survey  Books  (MM) 
describes  it  : — "  A  very  narrow  paved  lane,  generally  very  dirty, 
and  occupied  by  mechanics  and  labourers." 

(j)  "  Patrick's  Well";  this  occupied  centre  of  the  triangular 
space  at  junction  of  Patrick  and  Stephen's  Streets,  and  was  finally 
closed  in  only  a  few  years  ago  ;  it  was  nearly  thirty  feet  in  depth. 

(k)  Patrick  Street,  SJVAITJ  p.AT>fVAi5.  Idem.  It  appears  under 
its  present  name  in  A.S.E. 

(/)  "  Royal  Oak  Lane";  before  the  widening  of  Broad  Street, 
above  alluded  to,  this  led  west  from  Barronstrand  to  George's 
Street. 

(*«)  "  St.  Patrick's  Gate  ";  at  top  of  Patrick  Street. 

(n)  Tower  ;  at  rere  of  Harvey's  printing  works,  and  former 
west  termination  of  Jenkin's  Lane. 

ST.  PETER'S  PARISH.  Some  slight  remains  of  the  ancient 
church  are  visible  in  the  yard  of  the  Police  Station,  and  the 
ancient  cemetery  (portion  of  it)  is  represented  by  the  grass  plot 
in  front  of  the  Dispensary  in  Peter  Street. 

S.DD.  (a)  Bakehouse  Lane  and  Trinity  Lane  appear  under 
these  names  in  A.S.E. 

(M«)  Field  Survey  Name  Books,  Mountjoy  Barracks. 


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(6)  Site  of  Guild  Hall  ;  on  western  boundary  of  the  parish. 

(c)  Magnus'  and  Tor  Castles — of  which  neither  trace  nor 
tradition  survives — in  Peter  Street. 

ST.  STEPHEN'S  PARISH.  What  remains  of  the  ancient  grave- 
yard will  be  found  at  the  south-west  corner  of  Keily's  Brewery  in 
New  Street.  There  is  neither  inscription  nor  architectural  survival 
of  interest.  Attached  to  this  church  was  the  ancient  La/ar  House 
or  Leper  Hospital  of  the  city,  (vv)  Portions  of  the  city  wall  are 
visible  along  west  boundary  of  the  parish.  For  St.  Stephen's 
Without  see  antea,  under  its  proper  heading. 

S.DD.  (a)  St.  Stephen's  Street  ;  this  appears  in  A.S.E.  under 
same  name. 

(b)  "St.  Stephen's  WTell";  now  built  over  and  rilled  in.     It 
adjoins  the  workshop  of  Mr.  Thomas  McGrath,  turner.      A  subter- 
ranean aqueduct  carried  hence  a  water  supply  to  a  hydrant  at  top 
of  New  Street. 

(c)  New  Gate  ;    this  stood  at  junction   of   present   Newgate 
Street   with   Stephen   Street,  where   portion  of   the  city  wall  is 
still  preserved. 

TRINITY  PARISH.  This  had  no  church  proper  ;  a  chapel  in  the 
Cathedral,  behind  the  high  altar,  served  as  the  parish  church.  Of 
course  all  trace  of  the  chapel  disappeared  when  the  Cathedral  was 
taken  down,  over  a  century  since.  Within  the  parish  stood  the 
Dominican  and  Franciscan  Friaries,  (ww)  For  Trinity  Without,  see 
under  Bar.  of  Middlethird. 

S.DD.  (a)  "Arundel  Castle";  this  stood  on  the  wall  of  the 
Danish  city,  almost  exactly  in  the  middle  of  the  present  Arundel 
Lane.  Recent  sewerage  excavations  brought  to  light  portion  of 
the  castle  foundations — opposite  Mr.  Murphy's  shop.  A  piece 
(some  eight  or  nine  yards  long)  of  the  Danish  wall  is  incorporated 


(w]  See  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  I.,  p.  115  ;  see  also  Bally- 
macadulan,  under  St.  John's  Without,  above. 

(ww)  See  "  The  Dominican  Priory  of  St.  Saviour,  Waterford,"  by  Rev.  Thomas 
Gimlette,  B.D.;  also  the  present  writer's  "Holy  Ghost  Friary  of  Waterford," 
Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  I.,  p.  202. 


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in  the  boundary  wall  between  Mr.  Murphy's  establishment  and  the 
neighbouring  premises  to  the  west. 

(b)  Arundel  Lane  ;    before  the  opening  of  the  Square  to  its 
present  size  this  led  north  from  the  original  Square  to  Blackfriars. 
The  present  Arundel  Lane — popularly  "  Crubeen  (Cpuibin)  Lane  " 
— runs  at  right  angles  to  the  direction  of  its  earlier  namesake. 

(c)  Blackfriars  ;  so  named  from  propinquity  to  the  Dominican 
Priory.     The  name  occurs  (Blackfryers)  in  an  Inq.  of  Elizabeth. 
About  the  middle  of  this  street  (on  its  north  side),  where  it  was 
bisected  by  the  line  of  the  Danish  wall,  there  stood  yet  another 
tower,  the  name  of  which  is  lost. 

(d)  Conduit  Lane  ;  at  top  of  this  street  (in  High  Street)  was  a 
conduit  from  which  a  water-pipe  was  carried  down  the  narrow 
lane  to  the  Quay  for  the  convenience  of  ships.      The  widening  of 
Conduit  Street  is  comparatively  recent. 

(e)  Keyzer  Street ;   so  named  from  a  castle  (Keyzer's)  which 
stood  at  its  northern  termination. 

(/)  Milk  Lane  ;  the  name  can  boast  of  some  antiquity  ;  it 
occurs  in  A.S.E. 

(g)  Palace  Lane  ;  this  is  the  present  Magged  lane  at  western 
end  of  the  City  Hall. 

(h)  "  Quay  Lane  ";  now  Exchange  Street.  The  latter  name  it 
owes  to  the  Exchange  which  stood  at  its  present  northern 
termination. 

(i)  Reginald's  Tower,  better  recognised  till  recently  as  the  Ring 
Tower.  This  is  the  best  known  ancient  building  in  Waterford. 
Its  original  foundation  is  ascribed  to  Reginald,  Danish  chieftain  of 
Waterford,  (xx)  A.D.  1003.  During  the  centuries  since,  the  venerable 
building  has  served  many  purposes — a  fortress,  a  mint,  a  prison,  &c. 

(j)  "The  Shambles";  at  the  corner  (west)  of  Quay  Lane 
(Exchange  Street)  and  High  Street. 

(k)  "  Turgesius'  Tower  ";  this  stronghold,  from  the  builder  of 
which  Ballytruckle  is  called,  stood  on  the  approximate  site  of 
Mr.  P.  M.  Doyle's  establishment  on  the  Quay. 

(xx)  See  Kingsley's  "  Hereward  the  Wake." 


BARONY  OF  GLENAHIERY. 

LENAHIERY  is  by  far  the  smallest  Barony  of  County 
Waterford.  It  contains  indeed  only  one  complete 
parish,  Kilronan,  with  portions  (insignificant  in  three 
cases)  of  five  others.  The  name  (^l^Atin  n^  hVht)pe) 
itself  is  apparently  of  great  antiquity  and  not  quite 
easy  of  explanation;  it  seems  to  signify — "Glen  of 
the  Dun  (Place  or  Cow?) "  Analogy  of  teAtyap  r\A 
tiUi-ope  suggests  "  Cow "  as  the  word  qualified  by 
"  Dun."  At  any  rate  the  name  communicates  itself  to  the  river — 
AtiAinn  tiA  tVUn!)f\e  (The  Nire) — which  bisects  the  barony.  What 
history  centred  round  the  hypothetical  cow  nothing  that  has  been  yet 
published  reveals,  neither  is  there  any  tradition  connecting  a  cow 
with  river  or  barony.  In  the  tract  on  the  expulsion  of  the  Desii 
already  quoted  (Ballynahemary,  Whitechurch  Par.)  there  is  a 
remarkable  legend  of  a  red  cow,  and  we  have  already  met  (Ardmore 
Par.  &c.)  a  legendary  White  Cow,  also  St.  Patrick's  Cow  and 
a  Red  Ox.  Glenahiery  is  bounded  by  the  Suir  on  the  north,  by 
Tipperary  Co.  on  the  west  and  the  high  range  of  the  Comeragh 
Mountains  on  the  east.  As  Irish  is  still  a  living  language  throughout 
practically  the  whole  region,  recovery  of  many  ancient  and  valuable 
names  has  been  possible — moreover  local  knowledge  supplied  aid 
to  analysis  of  some  names  otherwise  unintelligible.  The  following 
popular  rhymes  refer  to  places  within  the  barony  and  illustrate  their 
names:- — 
I.— 
"  Cnoc  A  t,ipin  An  "ooifpn  -ouncA, 

-An  T)iAt>At  F.A  cuinne, 

s 


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RIADAC  r\A  jvAit> 
t)xMle  ITIic  CAipbpe,  blacks 
p^ipc  Art  PIXVOAIJ,  r\A  b£ixy6  TIA'  rh 
'S  Cnoc  A 

II.  —  What  Crotty,  the  outlaw,  sang  as  he  surveyed  Glenahiery 
from  his  retreat  high  up  on  the  Comeraghs:  — 

"  1f  t)|\eA§  ATI  pA'OAf  c  A  ci^mi  otn  teAtM, 
"  Cnoc  ttlAoitT)orhnAi5  Aguf  Cnoc  A  t)Ainne, 
"  Cnoc^n  DtvAnn-OAin  Aguf  Se^n^ 
"  ITIultAt  A 
"  S  CuAifin 

III.  —  Finally  I  got  the  following,  unrelated  to  either  of  the 
foregoing:  — 

"  Citt  rtA  TTlAC  —  b-Aile 
"  Cut  ITlAinnicin  — 
"  Citl  Tlon^in  —  b^ite 
"  t)Aite  HuifeAtAig  —  bxMte 

Cilt  tTlocomA  —  bAite  s^n  cutriAf. 


Inislounaght  Parish. 

INISLOUNAGHT,  which  lies  mainly  within  the  Barony  of  Iff  a  and 
Offa  East,  has  some  five  townlands  in  Glenahiery.  The  parish  was 
monastic,  and  impropriate  in  the  Cistercian  Abbey  of  Inislounaght 
(imf  leAttinACCA — "  Island  of  New  Milk  "),  otherwise  "  de  Surio." 
We  find  the  name  written  "  Abby  Slunnagh  "  in  the  maps  and  notes 
of  the  Down  Survey. 

TOWNLANDS. 

CAHERBAUN,  CAtAip  tXan — "  White  Stone- Fort."     Area,  30^ 
acres. 

S.D.  Whitefort  (O.M.);  name  applied  to  site  and  some  remain 
of  the  eponymous  "  cathair." 

GREENAN,  An  5|MAn4n — "  The   Sunny  Place  (or  '  Palace  ')•" 
Area,  245  acres. 


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"  Grenan  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Castle  (in  ruins)  (O.M.). 

(b)  Moat  (O.M.);  the  prehistoric  mote  from  which  the  townland 
derives  its  name. 

(c)  Site  of  Graveyard  (O.M.),    Citt    Tttocom^ — "  Mocomma's 
Early  Church  Site." 

(d)  pott  A  t)|iATK\in — "  The  Salmon  Hole  "  in  river. 

(e)  "The  Thirteen  Hole";  a  hole  in  the  river — so  called,  my 
informant  averred,  because  thirteen  soldiers  were  drowned  here  on 
one  occasion. 

GLENABBEY;  nonsensical  modern  name — lucus  a  non  lucendo. 
Area,  84  acres. 

KILMACOMMA,  Citt  fllocomA — ''  Mocomma's  Church."  Site 
of  the  early  church  is  just  without  the  present  boundary  of  the  town- 
land — on  Greenan.  Area,  1383  acres. 

"  Killmacombe  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Curraghgorm  (O.M.),  Cupp^c  goftn— "  Blue-Black 
Bog." 

(6)  Glashaniska  Well  (O.M.),CtAif  An  tlifse—"  Water  Trench." 

(c)  Wood   Tower   (O.M.),  CAifte^n  n^  ttttiice— "  The  Pig's 
Castle";    built  in  1814 — minus  mortar — to  celebrate  the  fall  of 
Buonaparte. 

(d)  Tobernacallybeara  (O.M.),  CotXAp  C*Mtti$e  t)6.AfiA — "  Caille 
Bera's  Well."     The  lady  from  whom  this  well  is  called  is  celebrated 
in  place  names  and  local  legend  all  over  Ireland,  (a) 

(e)  Cannon  Hill  (O.M.),  Coitt  tiA  CeatinAine— "  Wood  of  the 
Bald- Faced  Hill."     Cannan  it  is  locally  believed  was  a  druidess  who 
leaped  across  from  this  place  to  Wood  Tower  Hill.     Another  local 
tradition  states  Cromwell  mounted  cannon  here  in  1650. 

(/)  Ardnagustaun  Hill,  AJVO  tiA  gC^f^n — "  Height  of  the 
Paths." 

(g)  CAf\fv<M5in — "Little  Rock";  a  sub-division. 
(h)  An  Cum^f — "  The  Confluence." 

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(/)  Cnoc  tiA  n^AttA^— "  Hill  of  the  Goats." 

KILNAMACK,  CiU  r\A  IttAC — "  Church  of  the  Sons."  The 
"  Sons,"  according  to  O'Donovan  (b)  were  the  Seven  King's  Sons— 
SeACt  ttlAC  ftiog,  to  whom  there  was  likewise  a  church  in  the 
Middle  Island  of  Aran  close  to  site  of  modern  Catholic  Church  of 
the  Island.  The  present  early  church  site  will  be  found  marked 
on  the  6  in.  Ordnance  Map.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  1089  acres. 

"  Killnemack  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Mount  Neill  Wood  (O.M.),  through  which  run  two 
paths,  scil: — 

(6)  and  (c)  Monkhill  (O.M.),  and  Michael's  Path  (O.M.),  CAfAn 
tflicil— "  Michael's  Path." 

(d)  Cnoc  nA  ITlAnAC — "The    Monks'    Hill";    a   sub-division. 
The  5lAf   5-AiEmeAC  slept  here  of  nights  while  she  grazed  during 
the  day  on  the  Marlfield  flats. 

(e)  DotAipin  An  AtA — "  Little  Road  of  the  Ford  ";  an  old  road, 
few  traces  of  which   remain;   it  led  to  a  ford  in  the  Suir,  one 
third  of  a  mile  to  west  of  the  Kilnamack — Kilmacomma  boundary. 

(/)  An  c-At — "The  Ford"  in  question;  it  is  shown  on  the 
6  in.  ordnance  sheet. 

(g)  At  nA  ScAi|\tti$e — "Ford  of  the  Rough  Shallow  Place"; 
another  ford,  represented  now  by  the  Bridge  of  Knocklofty. 

(h)  "  Neill's  Weir  "  and  "  Butler's  Weir,"  in  river. 

(i)  1.1  Of  CAtn  nA  mt)6 — "  Crooked  Lios  of  the  Cows." 

Kilronan  Parish. 

THIS  is  one  of  the  largest  parishes  in  the  Decies,  but,  as  it  includes 
a  considerable  area  of  mountain  and  waste  land,  its  population  and 
importance  are  not  proportioned  to  its  extent.  The  name — CiU 
"RonAin,  ("  Ronan's  Church  ")  is  of  course  ecclesiastical,  but  which 
individual,  of  the  eleven  or  twelve  Ronans  in  the  Irish  martyrologies, 
it  is  who  gave  his  name  to  the  original  church  it  is  now  difficult, 
perhaps  impossible,  to  define.  The  ancient  church,  which  stands 

(b)  Ordnance  Survey  Field  Books,  Mount  joy  Barracks. 


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in  the  townland  of  Glebe,  possesses  considerable  architectural,  &c. 
interest,  and  the  ruin  is  in  a  fair  state  of  preservation.  Indeed 
the  church  appears  to  have  been  in  use  in  comparatively  recent 
times.  Within  the  roofless  walls  lies  the  tomb  of  Buck  Sheehy, 
who  was  executed  at  Clogheen  for  having  given  evidence  in  favour 
of  his  kinsman — Rev.  Nicholas  Sheehy.  Close  by  the  ruin  is  a 
Holy  Well  still  resorted  to. 

TOWNLANDS. 

ARDPADDEX,  AJVO  jX\it)in — "  Little  Patrick's  Height."  Area, 
167  acres. 

"  AJVO  pA\iT)in  r\A  j;cf\  AOt>, 

''  Aic  A  mbnte-A-o  pol  poep  A  f\op«Mf\ e." 

(Old  Rhyme). 
"Ardpadeene,  (D.S.R.). 

BALLYDOXAGH,  t>Aile  Vli  "OonncxVO-A — "  O'Donohue's  Home- 
stead." On  the  townland  is  an  early  church  site — Cut  thicil 
5*.\t>x\  ("  Michael  the  Blacksmith's  Church  ").  Area,  462  acres. 

"  Ballydonnogh  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  "Kealrush  Stream"  (O.M.),  C.AOt  — "  Narrow 
Stream." 

(6)  1nfe  An  cSAgAif c— "  The  Priest's  River  Holm." 

(c)  An  poll  Cam — "The  Crooked  Hole";  this  is  in  the 
River  Suir,  which  forms  the  Northern  boundary  of  the  townland. 

BALLYMACARBRY,  tXAile  ttlic  Cdipbfve  — "  Homestead  of 
Cairbre's  Son."  Area,  865  acres. 

"  BallymacCarbrey,"  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Tobernafallia  (O.M.),  CobxXf  n^  p^iUe— "  Well  of 
the  Cliff";  from  this  well  a  stream  runs  into  the  Nire. 

(6)  UobA|\  An  f  eAUA— "  Whistling  Well." 

(c)  5^ife  nA  ngiurhAii — "Rapid  of  the  Pines";    a  point  on 
River  Nire.    ^Air-e  is  the  word  current  in  the  locality — even  among 
English  speakers — to  designate  a  river  rapid  or  "  scour." 

(d)  AJVO  nA  bpf\e.AC.An — ''  Height  of  the  Crows  ";  a  rookery. 

(e)  5Apt\Ait>te  UAI-OS — u  Timothy's  Gardens." 


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(/)  PA^C  nx\  putCe— "  Hurling  Field." 

(g)  Sruhnascreaghan  (O.M.),  Sput  riA  Scpe-At^n — "Coarse- 
land  Stream." 

BALLYMAKEE,  t)Aile  tflic  Aoit> — "  McHugh's  Homestead." 
The  Nire  has  changed  its  course  at  this  point  so  that  it  does  not 
now,  as  it  formerly  did,  mark  the  boundary  of  the  counties.  Area, 
350  acres. 

"  Ballymakeh  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

BALLYROHAN,  t)Aile  tli  TlocAin — "  O'Roughan's  Homestead." 
Area,  178  acres. 

"  Ballyroughan  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 
S.D.  Con  CAiUi$e— "  Hag's  Flat." 

BAWNFUNE,  t)«.\n  porm — "  Fair  (White)  Field."  It  is  locally 
believed  that  this  was  the  birthplace  of  Rev.  Nicholas  Sheehy,  who 
was  legally  murdered  in  1766.  (c)  It  was  probably  likewise  the 
birthplace  of  his  kinswoman  the  gorgeous  Countess  of  Blessington. 
Sheehys  resided  here  as  middlemen,  under  Lord  Middleton,  till  1848 
and  their  i8th  century  homestead  still  stands — a  large  old  fashioned 
farmhouse  occupied  by  a  farmer  named  Walsh.  Amongst  the 
Renehan  MSS.  in  Maynooth  College  is  a  quantity  of  interesting 
correspondence  (early  i8th  century)  relating  to  the  Powers  of 
Bawnfune.  From  these  letters  it  appears  the  Dr.  Bray,  Archbishop 
of  Cashel,  was  closely  connected  with  this  Waterford  family.  Area, 
631  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PA^C  A  cS^-Aipc— "  The  Priest's  Field."  The 
"  Priest  "  is  popularly  believed  to  be  Father  Sheehy  whose  parents' 
property  the  field  was.  In  the  field  is  a  well — UotMp  A  cS^^M^c 
— ''The  Priest's  Well,"  and  whoever — my  informant  gravely  assured 
me — looking  into  this  well  pronounces  slowly  the  words, "  PUC,  PUC, 
1  n-Ainrn  Father  Sheehy,"  will  see  the  water  bubble  and  boil. 

(6)  Cilt,  an  early  church  site,  shown  on  the  ordnance  sheet  as 
a  large  irregular  lios. 

(c)  Madden  "  Lives  and  Timesof  the  United  Irishmen  " — historical  introduction. 


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(c)  t)e«\ptiA  tiA  5AO1te — "  Windgap."  Here  twice  a  year  (on 
Corpus  Christi  and  some  date  in  August)  was  held  a  famous  fair  which 
has  been  immortalised  in  the  popular  Waterford  ballad — "  Aon^c 
t)e^|\nA  n*.\  5^oite,"  the  production  of  Thomas  O'Moran  (otherwise 
Corner  tiA  mbo-OAjvAn  i.e.  "  Thomas  of  the  Tambourines  ").  From 
Michael  Kavanagh's  spirit-preserving  and  nearly  literal  rendering  it 
were  worth  quoting  the  following  verses  if  only  to  convey  an  idea  of 
an  i8th  century  country  fair  in  Waterford. 

"  On  hardware  stalls  were  razors,  awls, 
"  Knives,  forks,  tin  cans  and  kettles; 
"  With  pans  and  pots  in  sorted  lots, 

"  And  various  kinds  of  metals. 
"  There  tents  two  score,  were  quilted  o'er 

"With  blankets,  sheets  and  friezes; 
"  While  dairyware  in  piles  was  there 

"  The  kind — good  housewife  prizes." 

BOOLABRIEN,  t)u<Mle  t)f\iAin — "  Brian's  Cattle  Shed."  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  893  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  An   <3oAT><5itv      Meaning   unknown;    this   is 
also  called  DoC^n  n^  n^Att^— "  The  Goats'  Little  Hut." 
(6)  UotMp  n^  momce— "  Well  of  the  Bogs." 
CAHERBRACK,  C^t^ip  t)pe^c — "  Speckled  Stone  Fort."     Area,. 
426  acres. 

"  Caherbreake  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Glenacaheragh  (O.M.),  5^e^nn  n^  C^tpAC — "  Stone 
Fort  Glen." 

(6)  Lisbrack  (O.M.),  bof  DpeAc— ((  Speckled  Lios." 

CARRIGROE,  CA^^ig  Ru^t) — "  Red  Rock."      Area,  149  acres. 

CASTLEQUARTER,  C^ifle^n  Cu^n^c — "  Cooney's  Castle  ";  more 
commonly  now  called  ''  Four  Mile  Water";  this  latter  name  I  find 
in  a  document  dated  1787,  but  its  origin  I  have  failed  to  discover. 
No  remains  of  the  castle  survive  though  the  site  is  well  known.  The 
stronghold  was  reduced  to  ruin  in  the  Williamite  wars.  "  Caislean 
Cuanach  "  is  the  title  and  subject  of  an  Irish  song  well  known  in 
Waterford.  Its  composition  is  attributed  to  James  Power  of  Graig- 
nangower,  better  known  by  his  nickname  of  Se^muf  n 


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At  close  of  a  litany  of  his    iniquities    this    precious    scamp    thus 
proclaims  some  of  his  multitudinous  accomplishments. 
"  I  am  a  blacksmith,  expert  and  ready, 

"  Can  forge  a  horse  nail  or  slashing  spade; 
"I'd  plough  a  furrow  both  straight  and  steady, 

"  Build  stacks  in  harvest — the  finest  made. 
"I'd  hoop  an  ale-cask  or  keg  for  brandy, 

"  To  fife  or  fiddle  dance  jig  or  reel; 
"  I'd  teach  two  bumpkins,  with  shiners  handy 

"  How  tricksy  gamesters  can  cheat  and  steal." 
It  must,  of  course  be  understood  that  much  of  the  humour  of 
the  original  is  lost  in  the  translation.  Close  to  the  present  bridge  is 
a  ford  in  which  the  Earl  of  Cork's  coach  was  once  upset,  on  which 
occasion  the  Earl's  son,  Robert,  narrowly  escaped  drowning.  Boyle 
ordered  one  John  Lodden  a  "  free  mason "  of  Bandon  to  build 
a  bridge  here  at  a  cost  of  .£100,  but  a  few  months  later  he  dolefully 
records  in  his  diary: — "Said  my  new  bridge  wh.  John  Lodden 
deceitfully  built  carried  away  by  flood."  By  his  will  the  Earl 
bequeathed  ^120  for  rebuilding  the  structure  with  an  expression 
of  hope  that  the  Mayor  and  Corporation  of  Clonmel  would  undertake 
the  carriage  of  materials.  Area,  73  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  ConcAOip.  Meaning  unknown;  a  stream 
which  flows  into  the  Nire  from  the  north. 

(b)  pott  A  ^eAfAin — "  Murmuring  Hole  ";  a  part  of  the  river 
which,  in  certain  winds,  emits  a  moaning  sound  locally  regarded 
as  a  sign  of  rain. 

CASTLEREAGH,  C^ifle^n  KuAtiAc — "  Grey  Castle."    The  castle 
site  is  shown  on  O.M.     Area,  368  acres. 
"  Castle  Reigh  "  (D.S.M.). 

S.D.  Cnoicin  A  ColtiAitA— "  Little  Hill  of  the  Pigeon." 
CLOGHEEN,  An  Cloicin — "  The  Little  Rock."  Area,  291  acres. 
"  Clogheene  "  (A.S.E.). 
S.D.  An   SeAnA  t)6t^f— "  The  Old  Road." 

CLONANAV,  Clu^m  n^  nt)^rh — "  Oxen  Meadow."  Area, 
300  acres. 

"  Clonenaffe  "  (A.S.E.). 


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S.DD.  (a)  poll  riA  Cloice  "Ouitte  —  "  Pool  of  the  Black  Rock"; 
this  is  a  hole  in  the  river. 

(6)  "  Newtown,"t)  Ailett  U.A.   Idem;  a  well-known  sub-division. 

(c)  poll  tiA  t)Af|tAile  —  *'  The   Barrel   Hole  ";    the   name   is 
applied  to  a  little  glen. 

(d)  e<Mi<\c  —  "Swamp";  a  well-known  sub-division. 

(e)  t)6tA|\  r\A  ttt6n.A  Duit>e—  "  Yellow  Bog  Road."     On  the 
boundary  of  this  townland  with  Toorala  the  O.M.  records  —  "  Battle 
Field."       it  almost  certainly  is  only  a  coincidence  that  the  "  Wars 
of  the  Gaedhil  with  the  Gall  "  (d)  chronicles  under  date  853  the 
overthrow  of  the  Deisi,  with  slaughter  of  all  their  chieftains,  at  Cluain 
Daimh.    The  editor,  Dr.  Todd,  acids  that  Cluain  Daimh  is  now 
unknown,  and  is  probably  in  Meath.      But  it  is  more  likely  in 
Munster,  for  the  next  recorded  incident  happened  in  Tipperary. 

COOLXABEASOOX,  Cul  n.A  t>p0Afun  -  -  tl  Corner  of  the 
Pheasants."  Area,  248  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6CAt\  "OeAps—  "  Red  Road." 

(6)  LAS  nA  SAT  Ati-AC  —  "  The  Saxons'  Hollow,"  where, 
according  to  a  local  tradition,  a  battle  was  fought  between  the 
Prendergasts  and  some  clansmen  of  the  O'Briens. 

CREGGANE,  An  C^e^s^n  —  "  The  Rocky  Place."  Area,  59  acres. 

CURRAHEEXVOHEK,  Cupf^icin  A  t)CtAif  —  "  Swamp  of  (by)  the 
Road."  Area,  411  acres. 

CURRAGHXAGREE,  Cupfv^c  n^  sCponie  —  "  The  Cattle  Swamp." 
Area,  172  acres. 

S.D.  ScjuMtAn  —  "  Stony  Hillside";  a  sub-division  containing 
one  farm. 

CURRAGHATESKIX,  Cup|\x\c  A  cSeifcm  —  "  Wet  Place  of  the 
Sedge."  Area,  489  acres. 

"  Curraghateskin  being  part  of  Castlereagh  "  (A.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  mom  A  Un—  "  The  Flax  Bog." 

(6)  mom  nA  CuAice—  "  Bog  of  the  Cuckoo." 

(c}  PA-O^P  CAOC—  "  Blind  Waterworn-Trench." 

(d)  CeAtjvAttiA  HA  n^e^-OnA  —  "  Geese  Quarter." 


(d)  Todd,  page    Ixx. 


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(e)  Cnoc  A  5oit> — "  Hill  of  (with)  the  Protruding  Mouth." 

(/)  t3ocAi|\in  Spile-Ac— "  Untidy  Little  Road." 

CURTISWOOD,  Coitl  A  C«i^ceifi$.  Idem.  "  Roger  McCragh 
of  Courtswood,  brother  of  Philip  McDaniel  McCragh/'  is  men- 
tioned in  the  will  of  the  Earl  of  Cork,  1642.  Area,  203  acres. 

"  Curteswood  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.).     "  Courteouswood  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Apt)  tiA  ReACCAipi-be — "  The  Dairymen's  Height." 

(6)  UotMijAin  ttlAOlrhuipe — "  Maolmurray's  Well." 

DEERPARK,  p^ipc  An  £iA"6Ai$.  Idem.  A  Colonel  Stanley 
enclosed  this  townland  with  a  wall.  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
358  acres. 

S.D.  t)uinin— "  Little  Fort  ";  name  of  a  field. 

DRUMGOREY,  "Opotn  5UA1Fe  —  <%  Guaire's  Ridge."  Area, 
263  acres. 

"  Drumgorry"  (D.S.M.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Tooreagh  Hill  (O.M.),  Cnoc  A  CUAI[\I.AI$  (Cu-Afx 
ftixM^c)— "  Hill  of  the  Grey  Cattle- Field." 

(6)  UobAp  HA  ScuAice — "Well  of  the  Pyramid-Shaped  Hill." 

(c)  An  Uumn  Curh|\A — "  Fragrant  Swamp." 

GLASHA,  ^^T6 — "  Stream."     Area,  350  acres. 

GLEBE,  Citl  Uon^m — "  Ronan's  Church."     Area,  13  acres. 

GRAIGNAGOWER,  5r^5  nA  n5^t»Ap — "  The  Goats'  Village." 
Here  lived  in  the  first  half  of  the  i8th  century  the  Irish  poet, 
James  Power  (Se^rnuf  r\A  Sp6nA).  Area,  983  acres. 

"  The  part  of  Castlereagh  called  Gragenagower  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  I.  Inland: — (a)  CnocAti  n<*  nJeAppcAC — "Hillock of 
the  Unfledged  Things  (Chickens  ?)" 

(6)  Tleit)  t)4n — "  White  Mountain  Plain  ";  a  sub-division. 

(c)  Cnoc^n  "Oub — "  Little  Black  Hill";  a  sub-division,  all 
mountain. 

(tl)  pott  A  CuAinin — "  Hole  of  the  Little  Haven";  a  w^ell  to 
the  north  of  village. 

(e)  Bennett's  Church  (O.M.),  Ue^mpuU,  TIA  TTlemeAt) 
(mtDeine^T)) — "Bennetts'  Church";  a  sub-division  on  which  is  a 
graveyard  still  occasionally  used  for  interments  and  within  which 


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the  foundations  of  a  church  are  faintly  traceable.  The  sub-division 
is  also  called  Ce^CfAttiA  An  Ue^mpuitl — "  The  Church  Quarter." 

(/)  ItlullAc  A  te^fA — "  Lios  Summit." 

(g)  ClocAipneAC — "  Stony  Place  ";  a  sub-division. 

(h)  CuppAC  nA  nt)ju\tAt\ — "The  Friars'  Swamp";  a  field, 
formerly  a  morass,  in  which  some  friars  are  said  to  have  been 
drowned. 

II.  In  the  River:— 

(i)  poll  Cam — "  Crooked  Hole." 

(j)  bnn  £XVOA— "  Long  Bay." 

(k)  Coirceim  A  ttlA-0^1-6  TluAit>— "  The  Fox's  Step." 

(/)  poll  A  "Opoici-o  t)<\CA — "  The  Wooden- Bridge  Hole." 

(in)  poll  A  Crimea — "  Crimea  Hole  ";  from  the  quantity  of 
salmon  slaughtered  there. 

(n)  poll  DA  CAHjiAige — "  Hole  of  the  Rock." 

(o)  At  MA  SAO|\— "  The  Carpenters'  Ford." 

(p)  poll  HA  hlnfe — "  River  Holm  Hole." 

KILCREGGANE,  Cill  CpeAgAin — "  Church  of  the  Rocky  Place." 
This  is  an  old  graveyard  still  occasionally  used,  but  there  is  no  trace 
of  a  church.  Area,  106  acres. 

KILGREANY,  Cill  5r®1tie — apparently  "  Greine's  Church." 
I  could  find  neither  trace  nor  tradition  of  the  eponymous  church. 
It  is  possible  that  this  and  the  neighbouring  Kilcreggane  formed  a 
single  original  townland,  and  that  the  ancient  church  is  represented 
by  the  graveyard  yet  remaining  on  the  latter.  Area,  256  acres. 

S.D.  At  A  £.A-oui-oe— "  Ford  of  the  Robber  " 

KILMANAHAN,  Cill  itl^mcin — "  Munchin's  Church."  Kil- 
manahan,  which  formed  portion  of  the  immense  Desmond  estate, 
was  forfeited  with  its  twenty  carucates  (e)  on  the  attainder  of  the 
Great  Earl — 26th  Eliz.  In  the  Record  Office  is  a  "  Survey  of  the 
Honors,  Lordships  &c.  forfeited";  this  enumerates: — "  Kilman- 
nahyn  lying  in  the  County  of  Cosherye  (Coif  tiUi-ope)  ";  it  also 
refers  in  detail  to  a  divers  parcels  of  land  to  the  said  manor 
belonging,"  scil  : — Russelstowne  (i  carucate),  Kylronan  (^), 

(e)  A  carucate  is  a  measure  of  land,  reputed  at  about  120  acres. 


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Bannfyne  (i),  Conoghe  (i)  (/),  Syllyhynn  (i),  Walshe's  Garden  (i), 
Ballevickarebre  (i),  Courtesvvood  (i),  Ballygoure  (i)  (g),  Bally- 
rowcha  (i)  (//),  Balleymache  (i|).  Area,  626  acres. 

"  Kilmanchin "  (Inq.  Jas.  L).  "  Kilmaneheene  "  (A.S.E.). 
"  Kilmanyn  "  (Council  Order  Book,  1560). 

S.DD.  (a)  TUt  Apt)— "  High  Rath  ";  a  sub-division. 

(6)  At  C-Afr^ige  A  cSe^ftA — "  Ford  of  Geoffrey's  (Fitz- 
Patrick's  ?)  Rock";  a  ford  in  the  river  between  two  islands. 

(c)  t)e.At  AC.A  itl^fgAit) — ''  Mouth  of  Market  Ford,"  close 
to  present  bridge  of  Kilmanahan. 

(6)  Boding  Stream  (O.M.),  tta&OAitui;  possibly  the  name  of  a 
kind  of  dark-flowered  waterflag  (Sparganiuni  Natans  ?). 

KNOCKACOOLA,  Cnoc  A  Cu^iUe — "  Hill  of  the  Pole."  C., 
ordinarily  fern.,  is  certainly  sometimes  masc.  in  Waterford.  Area, 
196  acres. 

S.D.  Cnoc  A  cS*M5X>iU|\A— "  The  Soldier's  Hill." 

KNOCKALISHEEN,  Cnoc  A  tipin — "  Hill  of  the  Little  Lios." 
Area,  564  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Coirc6itn— "  Stepping  Stone." 

(b)  Cloghanillar    (O.M.),    Ctoc    An    polAip— "  The    Eagle's 
Rock." 

(c)  poll   r\A  S^SAJAC — "  The  Priests'  Drowning  (or  Fishing) 
Hole." 

(ti)  UiMp  5Aft>— "  Rough  Cattle  Field." 

(e)  Uop  A  |Ducx.\ — "The  Pooka's  Bush";  applied  to  a  wood. 

KNOCKARAHA,  Cnoc  A  Tle^tA — "  The  Ram's  Hill."  (Cnoc  <\ 
1K.AtA — O'D.).  Area,  99  acres. 

KNOCKATRELLANE,  Cnoc  A  UpioU\m — "  Hill  of  the  Water-Cut 
Track."  Area,  174  acres. 

S.D.  Copper  Mines  (O.M.),  p^ipc  A  itliAnxMj — "  The  Mine 
Field." 

RUSSELSTOWN,  tDxMte  An  Ruif6^lAi$.  Idem.  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  2,613  acres. 

(/)  Castle  Coonagh,  the  present  Castlequarter. 
(g)  Graignangower. 
(h)  Ballyrohan. 


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"  Russellstowne  "    (D.S.M.)-       "  t)Aite    tliocoit  "    (MS.    of 
Ignatius  Denn  in  R.I.A.  collection),  (i) 
S.DD.  (a)  Barrack  Village  (O.M.). 

(b)  5Le*\nn  C^ol — "  Narrow  Glen  ";  a  sub-division. 

(c)  t)un  A  tXaite — "  Village  End  ";  another  sub-division. 
(</)  Le^t-t)Aite — "  Half  Village  ";  a  third  sub-division. 

(e)  1le.At<Mt>e  tleroe — a  Mountain- Plain  Straggler  ";  a  further 
sub-division. 

(/)  UotMp  A  t)iot<Mf\— "  The  Watercress  Well." 

(g)  t>ot*xft  t)ui-6e— "  Yellow  Road." 

(h)  t)6tv\p  FATM— "  Long  Road." 

(i)  €4^15111  ftuA-6 — "  Little  Red  Rock." 

(y)  Cnoc  A  UeAtnpuitt — "  The  Church  Hill";  overlooking  the 
ruined  church  of  Kilronan. 

SILLAHEENS,  S-Aittitin  — "  Willow  Growing  Place."  Area, 
394  acres. 

"Sillyheene"  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  pott  A  CuAtAc— "  Hole  of  the  Post  (or  Pile)." 

(b)  CtAif  (&  toe)  r\A  \.AtAn — t(  Trench  (and  Pond)  of  the 
Ducks." 

SMALL  QUARTER,  Ce^tf^tfiA  tJeAg.      Idem.      Area,  68  acres. 

TOORACURRA,  Uu^p  A  Cupf  Aij — "  Cattle  Field  of  the  Swamp." 
In  this  townland  is  a  very  large,  nearly  circular,  lios  which  has  traces 
of  a  square  building  in  its  centre.  Area,  206  acres. 

TOORALA,  Uu^p  A  \.A£A  —  "Cattle  Field  of  the  Hill." 
O'Donovan  conjectures  that  U5t§A  may  be  Germanic.  Compare 
Ballinlaw  &c.  Area,  194  acres. 

S.D.  Battle  Field  (O.M.),  5opc  A  t^ifi*— "  Field  of  the 
Defeat " ;  from  a  skirmish  here  between  Parliamentary  and  Royal 
forces  in  the  iyth  century.  Broken  swords  and  muskets  have  been 
unearthed  in  the  field. 

TOORREAGH,  U«Af\  TliAttAc — ''Grey  Cattle-Field";  from  the 
mixed  green  and  white  of  the  grass,  bushes,  &c.  Area,  251  acres. 

(;')  Scil : — In  a  poem  on  the  death  of  John  Power  of  Ballyriocal.  This  poem — 
attributed  there  to  Ignatius  O'Donncll — is  copied  into  a  vol.  of  Ordnance  Survey 
Extracts,  R.I.A.  Library. 


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WHITESFORT,  1npe  C^ol — "  Narrow  River  Holm."  The 
English  name  is  almost  certainly  derived  from  a  famous  family  of 
the  Whites,  which  gave  to  the  Church  in  the  i6th  and  iyth 
centuries  the  celebrated  Thomas  White,  S.J.,  founder  of  Irish 
Missionary  Colleges  in  Spain,  James  White,  Vicar-Apostolic  of 
Waterford  (_/)  and  their  still  more  celebrated  brother,  Stephen 
White,  S.J.  ("  Polyhistor  "),  one  of  the  three  or  four  most  learned 
men  that  Ireland  ever  produced.  Area,  322  acres. 

S.D.  IC.ACA  An  TtluttAig — "  Glen  Slope  of  the  Summit." 
WHITEHOUSE   QUARTER,    Ce.At|VAtfi<\    A   Ui$e   tXain.      Idem. 
Area,  69  acres. 

Kilsheelan  Parish. 

SEE  under  Barony  of  Iffa  and  Offa  East,  also  under  Upperthird. 
A  single  townland  of  the  parish  belongs  to  the  present  barony, 
scil: — KNOCKXAREE,  Cnoc  r\A  Hio$,  apparently — "The  Kings' 
Hill."  Area,  1,258  acres. 

"  Cnocknary  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  A  cSeit>eAin— "  Hill  of  the  Blowing." 

(6)  tTl6in  tli  f  AtAi$— "  O'Fahy's  Bog." 

(c)  HOT)  Dtn-oe — "Yellow  Road";    a  boggy  road  with  a  stiff 
yellow  clay  bottom. 

(d)  At   tiA  Tlio$ — "  Ford   of   the    Kings."     Perhaps   At-tiA- 
tVUit)f\e. 

<(  Achnyre"  (Inq.  at  Clonmel,  1279). 

Rathgormack   Parish. 

SEE  under  Barony  of  Upperthird. 

TOWNLANDS. 

GLENANORE,  5^e^nn  An  T^6SmA1r — "  Harvest  (or  Autumn) 
Glen"  Area,  1295  acres. 

S.D.  ScoltA  HA  SxM§-oiui|\i— "  The  Soldiers'  Rock  Post." 

(/)  See  Appendix  to  Kelly's  Canibrensis  Evcrsus,  Vol.  III.,  pt.  II. 


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KNOCKANAFFRIN,    Cnoc^n   An   Aspirin — "  Little  Glen  of  the 
Mass."    Height  of  most  elevated  point,  1,293  ft.    Area,  1,254  acres. 
"  Knockaneffrin  "  (D.S.R.). 


Seskenane  Parish. 

SEE  Barony  of  Decies  Without  Drum.     There  are  seven  townlands 
of  the  Parish  in  the  present  Barony. 


TOWNLANDS. 

COUMNAGAPPLE,  Com  ru  gCApAU — "  The  Horses'  Hollow.1' 
Area,  303  acres. 

KILKEANY,  Cill  Ci-AtiA— "  Cian's  Church."  The  site  of  the 
early  church  is  well  known  ;  it  is  still  marked  by  its  circular  fence 
of  earth.  The  identity  of  Cian  is  as  uncertain  as  that  of  our  early 
church  founders  generally,  (k)  Area  (in  two  divisions),  480  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PAI\\C  A  cSeipeil— "  Field  of  the  Chapel,"  in 
which  stood  a  church  of  the  Penal  Days. 

(6)  ps^c  A  punA— "  Pound  Field." 

(c)  PA^C  A  rhuillinn— "  Mill  Field." 

(d)  \)eApr\A  CiU  CIADA — "  Kilkeany  Gap." 

(<?)  tDxvpf  A  nA  tVUit>f\e — "  Nire  River  Summit" ;  a  sub-denomina- 
tion of  rather  elastic  and  indefinite  application. 

KNOCKAUNBRANDAUN,  Cnoc^ti  t)tvAnn-Ox\in — "  Brendan's  Little 
Hill."  Area,  694  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Aughnaree  (O.M.),  At  n^  Riog  (O'D.)— "  Ford  of 
the  Kings."  I  have  heard  it  however  called  At  DA  ritli'tipe — 
"  Ford  of  the  Dun  Cow." 

(b)  teim  An  Uirge— "  Waterfall." 

(c)  Cu^fiAC  nA  tTluc  piAt)Ain — "Marsh  of  the  Wild  Pigs." 
KNOCKAVANNIA,  Cnoc  A  t)Ainne — "  Hill  of  the  Milk."     Area, 

519  acres. 

(k)  Under  date  Nov.  igth  the  Martyrology  of  Gorman  commemorates  "  Cian, 
holy,  heavenly." 


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S.DD.  (a)  mom  HA  ttt<votvAit>e  (sic)— ''The  Dogs'  Bog." 
(6)  At  A  cS^iS-oiufVA— "  The  Soldier's  Ford." 

(c)  \)An  A  "OALUin— "  Field  of  the  Pillar  Stone  "  ;  the  field 
and  name  remain,  but  the  stone  has  disappeared. 

(d)  Cnotcin  Aoioinn — "  Pleasant  Little  Hill." 

(e)  An  Scf  Aicin— "  The  Streak." 

LYRE,  LAt^n — "  River  Fork."  Area,  in  three  divisions, 
2,068  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Eagle's  Rock  (O.M.). 

(b)  Couma Lough  (O.M.),  HA  CotnxxtocA— "  The  Lake  Hollows." 

(c)  Glenastuckaun  (O.M.),  ^t-eAnn  A  ScucAin — "  Glen  of  the 
Little  Cone-shaped  Rock." 

(d)  Coumfea  (O.M.),  Com  pAit>— "  Deer  Hollow." 

(e)  Lough  Coumstelloge  More  and  L.  C.  Beg  (O.M.).  Com 
Scioll65— "  Hollow  of  the  Cut-off  Halves." 

(/)  Spon  Com-piAVO — l<  Coumfea  Nose  "  ;  a  cliff  overhanging 
the  valley. 

(£)  Cnoc  t)An— "  White  Hill." 

(h)  Cnoc  A  $iwpxM-6— "  The  Hare's  Hill." 

(i)   Cnoc  A  Cpoc-Aipe — "  Hill  of  the  Hangman." 

(j)  Citt — Site  of  early  church  on  Galvan's  Farm,  Lyre  West. 

SHANBALLYANNE,  SexuiA  tXaile  AnnA — "  Ana's  Old  Village." 
This  Ana  is  locally  believed  (volksetymologie)  to  have  been  sister 
to  Cian  of  Kilkeany,  Brendan  of  Knockaunbrandaun,  and 
MacCairbre  of  Ballymacarbry.  At  any  rate  the  lady  here  com- 
memorated does  not  appear  to  be  identical  with  the  legendary 
Ame  of  early  Irish  story.  On  Wall's  farm  in  this  townland  there 
was  found,  some  40  years  since,  a  small  cross,  resembling  the 
pectoral  cross  of  a  Bishop.  Unfortunately,  the  Kerry  labourer, 
who  found  it,  disposed  of  it  to  a  dealer,  and  no  trace  of  it  is 
discoverable.  Wall  himself  found,  a  few  years  ago,  a  bronze 
spear  head,  which  he  gave  to  the  late  Rev.  D.  B.  Mulcahy,  P.P., 
M.R.I.A.  Area,  389  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  pott  C^f— "  Curling  (Whirling)  Hole." 
(b)  pott  HA  Sc^eAc^m — "  Hole  of  the  Moaning." 


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(c)  poll  tu\  SAgA^c—  "  The  Priests'  Pool."  Local  explana- 
tion of  the  name  is  to  the  effect  that  two  priests  were  drowned 
here  in  the  Penal  times. 


TOORIN,   UuAipin—  «  Little   Cattle    Field."      Area,    in    three 
divisions,  1,644  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cromlech  (O.M.). 

(6)  leACA  n.A  1Tl6inceAn  —  "  Glen  Slope  of  the  Little  Turf  Bogs." 

(c)  HA  CAWAi5imt>e—  «  The  Little  Rocks.» 

(d)  TTI6in  A  t)eil—  "  Bog  of  the  Mouth  (of  the  Gap)." 

(e)  Cnoicin  t)6isce—  "  Little  Burnt  Hill." 
(/)  Cnoc  -An  AiptAinn  —  "  The  Mass  Hill." 

(g)  An  SpUuinc  —  "  The    Ray-like   Projection,"   i.e.,  a   ridge 
emanating  like  a  ray  from  the  main  mass  of  mountain;  the  name  is 
applied  in  the  present  instance  to  a  considerable  sub-division. 
(k)  CorhjvAC  .An  SCACA  —  "  Junction  of  the  Mountain  Stack." 
(i)  HA  Sceicinit>e  —  "The  Little  Bushes  ";  a  sub-division. 
(j)  Cnoc  Hurtle—  "  Grey  Hill." 

(k)  &AWA  nA  SlAC  —  "  Summit  of  the  (Willow)  Rods." 
(/)  ScAipc  A  CotMip—  "  Thicket  of  the  Well." 
(in)  IT16in  A  puipc  —  "  Bog  of  the  Embankment." 
(»)  Y\A  \,eACAnnA  —  "  The  Glenslopes." 
(o)  PAIU  nA  n5At>x\t\—  The  Goats'  Cliff." 
(p)  Uob^p  ltl6pA  —  "  Mora's  (female  name)  Well." 


St.  Mary's   Parish. 

THIS  is  the  ancient  parish  of  Clonmel,  embracing  the  town  and 
suburbs  of  the  capital  of  Tipperary  on  the  north  side  of  the  Suir, 
and  a  considerable  area  of  unreclaimed  mountain  country  on  the 
south,  or  Waterford,  side.  The  ancient  parish  church  —  St.  Mary's 
—  still  stands  within  the  town,  its  cemetery  bounded  on  two  sides  by 
the  old  town  wall.  We  are  immediately  concerned  here  with  the 
Waterford  portion  of  the  parish  only  ;  this,  which  is  largely  Irish- 
speaking,  is  rich  in  mountain  names. 

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TOWNLANDS. 

CROAN,  CftiA-6-An  —  "  Hard  Land."  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
122  acres. 

GLEBE,  UeAtnpull  n^  pu\ije  —  "  Church  of  the  Plague"; 
from  the  old  church  and  graveyard  of  St.  Nicholas  which  was  used 
for  interment  of  victims  of  plague  in  I7th  and  preceding  centuries. 
Area,  3  acres. 

GLEXAGAD,  ^te^rm  TIA  n5<vo  —  "  Glen  of  the  Withes  (or  Tough 
Willow  Twigs)."  Area,  160  acres. 

GLENARY,  5l-eArin  AtvAit>e  —  "  Araidh's  Glen  "  (O'D.).  Com- 
pare Dal  Araidh.  More  likely,  however,  5-  Airhp6it>  —  "  Crooked 
Glen."  (/).  Area,  2,502  acres. 

"  Glennaure  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  teAt-A-6Af\c—  "  Half  Horn";  the  name  of  a  hill. 

(b)  t>xMle  t^U—  "  Village  at  the  Other  Side." 

(c)  Coitnine^f  —  "  Commons  "    of    Clonmel,    on,    or    within, 
which  occur  the  following:  — 

(d)  Cnoc  A  Comopcuif  —  "Hill  of  the  Emulation";  so  named 
because  of  its  imaginary  rivalry  in   height  with  a  neighbouring 
elevation. 

(e)  Com  nA  S^iUige  —  "  Willow  Tree  Hollow." 
(/)  tT16in  thAti—  "  White  Bog." 

(g)  "  Bishop's  Field  ";  a  level  patch  between  two  streams. 

(h)  At  A  DxMnne—  "  Ford  of  the  Milk." 

(/)  At  A  ScxMgfe  —  "  Ford  of  the  Stairs,"  from  its  position 
leading  to  a  mountain  road  called  Sc<M$t\e  (Stairs). 

GLENDALOUGH,  gleAnn  "O^  "Uc^n  —  "Two  Ducks'  Glen." 
One  might  be  inclined  to  doubt  the  accuracy  of  the  strange  Irish 
form;  as  a  matter  of  fact  the  name  has  been  written  5.  TM  toe, 
which  seems  to  be  the  original  of  the  Anglicised,  or  official,  name. 
That,  however,  the  name  is  derived  from  ducks,  not  lakes,  is 
proved  by  the  popular  local  twain  :  —  " 
5-An  b^fvoAit."  Area,  2,902  acres. 


(/)  Compare  Ulster  Journal  of  Archaeology,  Vol.  XII.,  p.  81. 


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S.DD.  (a)  Glenasup  (O.M.),  5tex\nn  HA  Sop— "  Glen  of  the 
Bog-Deal  Torch."  Salmon  poachers,  plying  their  calling  at  night, 
use  such  torches. 

(6)  Aughteedota,  &t  A  Ui$e  t)6i$ce — "  Ford  of  the  Burnt 
House." 

(c)  Lachtnafrankee,  ICACC  D.A  ttpf^nnc^c  — <l  Monument  of 
the  Rats,"  at  height  of  1,700  feet. 

(d)  1H6in  n,A  tu^cf  A — "  Bog  of  the  Rushes." 

(e)  tT16in  A  ScAf\fVAit) — "Bog  of  the  Separation  (of  Streams)." 
(/)  tA-6A|\  t)x\n— "  White  River  Fork." 

(g)  Com  r\A  ITlAoile — "  Hollow  of  the  Bareness." 

(h)  Com  f  AoUm — "  Faolan's  Hollow." 

(/)  Com  r\A  te^ic — "  Hollow  of  the  Stone  Monuments." 

(J)  An  Sc*\i$t\e  —  "The  Stairway";  a  roadway  over  the 
mountain. 

(k)  "  Stoney,"  a  rough  patch  of  mountain  side. 

KILGAIXY,  Citl  jx\me — "  Gaine's  Church."  The  traditional 
site  of  the  church  is  close  to  the  ancient  castle  ruins.  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  143  acres. 

"  Kilgaine  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Two-Glen  Water  (O.M.). 

(b)  "  Dudley's  Hole,"  in  river;  so  called  from  its  proximity  to 
Dudley's  Mill. 

KNOCKALISHEEN,  Cnoc  A  tipn — "  Hill  of  the  Little  Lios." 
Area,  1,251  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cross  Glen  (O.M.);  a  sub-division. 

(b)  UobAjA  rtA  Sc6i|voe— "  Well  of  the  Bleak  Place." 

(c)  5te^nn  Dpon— "  Handmill  Glen." 

(if)  poll  ^n  e^f-A— "  Hole  of  the  Waterfall." 

KXOCKLUCAS,  Cnoc  tuc^if — "  Lucas'  Hill."     Area,  103  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Tobernagreana  (O.M.),  UotXAf  n^  5f6me— "  Well 
of  the  Sun  ";  a  reputed  holy  well. 

(b)  Radcliffe's  Glen  (O.M.),  S|\ut  mofv— "  Great  Stream." 

KXOCKXAGRIFFIN,  Cnoc  n^  gCjAiomtAnn  —  "The  Griffins' 
(personal  name)  Hill."  Area,  49  acres. 


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LYRANEARLA,  IA-OA^  An  1A|\IA — "  The  Earl's  River  Fork." 
Area,  449  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Prison  Waterfall  (O.M.),  An  ppiofun— "The 
Prison." 

(b)  Aughnablahee  (O.M.),   At   nA  t)lAtAi$e— "  Ford  of  the 
Buttermilk";    so   called   because    the    dairy    utensils    from    the 
neighbouring  farmstead  were  rinsed  in  the  stream. 

(c)  CnocAti  nA  5iolcAi$e— "  Little  Hill  of  the  Broom." 

(d)  £l6Ann  t)orhnAill — "  Donal's  Glen." 

(e)  ClAif  nA  tnuc— "  The  Pigs'  Trench." 

(/)  1.6ACA  nA  LAit>f\e — "  Glen  Slope  of  the  River  Fork." 

(g)  UotJAji  nA  t)Aitif\io$nA — "  The  Queen's  Well." 

(//)  £l6Ann  rneAt>AnAc— "  Middle  Glen." 

MONACALEE,  TTltfin  nA  CAitli$e — "  The  Hag's  Bog."  Area, 
20  acres. 

S.D.  Whitening  Stream  (O.M.);  so  called  from  one  Antony 
Whitening. 

OLD  BRIDGE,  "OpoKieA-o  HA  n^AbAf — "  The  Goats'  Bridge." 
Area,  51  acres. 

S.DD.?  (a)  t)6tA|\  An  Uifse— "  Road  of  the  Water." 

(b)  poll  CfVAoUMg  (Uo»|\t)eAlt>Ai$) — "  Turlough's  Drowning 
Hole." 

(c)  "Turtle's  Hole"  and  "Goose  Island";  both  in  river. 
POULNAGUNOGE,  poll  nA  gCuinnedg — "  Hole  of  the  Churns  "; 

from  a  pool  near  Glen  Hackett  in  which  churns  &c.  were  plunged 

during   hot   summer   weather   to   prevent   them    falling    asunder 

through  contraction  of  the  wood.     Area,  670  acres. 
S.D.  CA|\t\Ai5in  Soluif— "  Little  Rock  of  Light." 
POULBOY,  poll  t)ur6e — "Yellow  Hole";    so  named  from  a 

pond  which  took  a  yellow  colour  from  flax  steeped  therein.     Area, 

123  acres. 

S.D.  poll  nA  gCAOtvAc— "  Washing  Hole  of  the  Sheep." 
RAHEEX,  An  UAI  tin— "The  Little  Rath  ";  named  from  a  small 

fort  which  occupied  present  site  of  Raheen  House.    Area,  37  acres. 
S.D.  Fairy  Hill  (O.M.);  the  place  now  more  commonly  known 

as  Merlin. 


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SCROTHEA,    Scf\*xt>c«\e  ;    most  probably   for 
"  Sward  Side."     Area  (in  two  divisions),  295  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Roaring  Spring  (O.M.). 

(6)  Parknaglough  (O.M.),  p^ipc  n^  gCloc— "  Field  of  the 
Stones." 

(c)  Waterfall  (O.M.),  D^ttA  <*n  UotMifv— "  Well  Summit." 

SPA.  No  Irish.  The  townland  gets  its  name  from  a  well  at 
which,  a  century  since,  an  annual  u  pattern  "  was  held.  Over  the 
well  a  covering  structure  or  portico  of  masonry  was  erected  as 
early  as  1593,  during  the  mayoralty  of  William  Stanley.  Area, 
66  acres. 

S.D.  Cnoc  A  cSiwt«Mt\e— "  The  Vagrant's  Hill." 


BARONY  OF  IFFA  AND  OFFA  EAST. 

JFFA  and  Offa  are  Anglicised  forms  of  the  ancient  tribe 
name  (Ui-Eathach)  of  southern  Tipperary.  (a)  The 
compound  name,  "  Iff  a  and  Offa,"  is  used  at  present 
to  designate  two  large  baronies  distinguished  re- 
spectively as  East  and  West,  and  containing  some 
of  the  most  fertile  land  in  Ireland — the  southerly 
continuation  of  the  far-famed  Golden  Vale.  Neither 
the  physical  character  of  the  region  nor  its  history 
has  been  favourable  to  the  preservation  of  its  ancient  names.  Its 
history,  since  the  invasion,  has  been  a  long  record  of  planting  and 
confiscations,  while — Naboth's  vineyard  like — its  smiling  plains 
have  attracted  the  covetous  stranger  and  brought  destruction  on  the 
ancient  proprietors.  It  is  only  in  the  5th  century  that,  on  the 
expulsion  of  the  Ossorians — its  original  occupiers,  TTI^g  JTeirmn 
became  portion  of  the  Decies;  thenceforth  we  find  it  called 
"  Northern  Decies"  as  distinguished  from  the  "  Southern  Decies" 
of  the  Co.  Waterford. 

Iff  a  and  Offa  East  occupies  the  south-east  angle  of  Tipperary 
Co.,  adjoining  Waterford  on  the  south  and  Kilkenny  on  the  east. 
It  is  drained  by  two  considerable  rivers — the  Anner  (root  A&A,  a 
river),  flowing  through  its  centre,  and  the  Lingaun  (derivation 
uncertain)  dividing  it  from  Ossory.  To  these  are  to  be  added  the 
Suir  into  which  fall  both  the  rivers  mentioned  and  a  few  small 
named  streams  which  will  be  noticed  as  we  proceed.  The  only 

(a)  The  Bollandists  give  Eatach  as  the  name  of  a  chieftain  of  the  Decies  in 
the  yth  century.     See  Vita  S.  Mocliociitoci,  March  I3th. 


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elevation  of  note  is  Slievenamon  (SliAt)  ru\  mt).An  |?eirhin — 
"  Mountain  of  the  Women  of  Feimhin  "),  a  mountain  cone 
remarkable  no  less  for  its  appearance  than  for  its  history  and  the 
legends  that  centre  round  it.  Slievenamon,  with  the  ridge  extending 
from  it  in  a  north  westerly  direction,  was  anciently  known  as 
Sliabh-Dile  through  which  communication  between  Decies  and 
Ossory  was  maintained  in  Celtic  times  by  three  "gaps"  or 
mountain  passes,  scil : — t)eA|\nA  Coill  A  t)e.AtAi$  ("  Wood- Roadway 
Gap  ")  on  the  west,  and  t)e^|\nA  Cille  C^if  ("  Kilcash  Gap  ")  and 
t)e*\pn,A  tl^t-Ct4it\ir  ("  Rathclarish  Gap  ")  on  the  east.  (6)  Irish  is 
practically  extinct  throughout  the  barony — hence  its  names 
are  rather  below  average  interest.  The  number  of  parishes  is 
fifteen,  with  small  portion  of  two  others.  Of  this  number  no  fewer 
than  six  embody  in  their  name  the  word  Cttl  and  four  additional 
incorporate  some  other  ecclesiastical  term,  v.g.  UeAmputl,  "OorhnAC 
&c. 

Cahir  Parish. 

SEE  under  Iffa  and  Offa  West.  Only  a  single  townland  of  the 
parish,  or  rather  portion  of  a  townland,  lies  in  the  present  barony, 
scil: — 

MOORTOWN,  t3«Mle  ruA  TTIonA — "  Homestead  of  (in)  the  Bog." 
Moor  in  the  Anglicised  form  is  not  a  personal  but  a  common  name 
=fen  or  bog.  Greater  portion  of  the  townland  lies  in  the 
adjoining  Par.  of  Inislounaght.  Area,  133  acres. 


Carrick-oivSuir   Parish. 

THIS  is,  comparatively  speaking,  a  small  parish — containing  only 
seven  townlands.  It  embraces  the  town  of  Carrick  with 
a  square  mile  or  thereabout  of  the  extreme  south-east  angle  of  the- 
County.  A  comparatively  modern  successor  occupies  the  site  of  the-- 
ancient  parish  church,  and  in  the  graveyard  attached  are  some 

(b)  "  Proceedings  of  Kilkenny  Archaeological  Society,"  Vol.  III.  (1854-5),  P-  16. 


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tombstones  and  inscriptions  of  interest.  Within  the  present  church 
are  monuments  to  the  memory  of  John  and  James  Power,  last 
Earls  of  Tyrone  in  the  direct  Power  line. 


TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINDERRY,  Deluxe  An  T)oif\e — "  Pass  of  the  Oak- Wood." 
Area,  293  acres. 

''  Ballyderry  and  Banenegeragh,"  (Book  of  Survey  and 
Distribution). 

BALLYLYXCH,  t)<Mle  Hi  Uomnpig — "  O'Lynch's  Homestead." 
Area,  314  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  mom  A  t)Ainne — "  Milk  Bog." 

(b)  "  The    Cunnawarras  " — a   group   of    fields   in   which   are 
situated  some  gravel  pits.     The  curious  name  seems  a  corruption 
of  Coney- Warrens. 

(c)  poll  t)e^5 — "  Little  Hole  ";  a  place  in  the  river. 

(d)  An  ScxMftteAC— "  The  Scour  (or  Rough  Gravelly  Ford)"; 
this  is  also  in  the  river. 

BALLYNAGRANA,  t)xxile   n^  sCp.An.Ac —  ''Homestead    of  the 
Sows."     This  townland  is  of  very  irregular  shape.     Area,  279  acres. 
S.DD.  (d)  "  The  Figgery  "  (presumably  for  "  Piggery  ");  a  field. 
(b)  CjvAnn  n.A  KlAtA— "  The  Rath  Tree." 

BALLYRICHARD,  t)Aile  Hiftei|vo — "  Richard's  Homestead." 
Area,  234  acres. 

"  Ballyrickard  coiter  voce  Lisnesonlemoy  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 
S.DD.  (a)  Wilmar  Mill  (O.M.). 

DEERPARK,  p^i^c  n<\  b^M-o — "  Field  of  the  Deer  (plural)," 
not  of  the  Deer  (singular),  as  in  other  places  called  "  Deerpark." 
Area,  in  two  divisions,  725  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Se^nA  t)xMle—<(  Old  Village,";  a  sub-division. 

(b)  botAipin  A  C^pAill— "The  Horse's  Road."  This  is 
properly  the  road  running  down  to  the  river  immediately  to  north 
of  "  Cottage,"  and  not  the  place  on  Townparks  now  sometimes 
so  named. 


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(c)  t)6t<Mpin  thii-oe — "Little  Yellow  Road";  forms  western 
boundary  of  the  townland. 

(ti)  COJVA  ^\  Cf\e*.\c«Mn — "  Weir  of  the  Booty  (?)  ";  in  the  river. 

(e)    Sc.Aif\t>e,AC  nA  p^ijice — "  The  Park  Shallow  ";  also  in  river. 

(/)  COJVA  tfldp — "  Great  Weir  ";    likewise  in  river. 

(g)  p<M|\c  A  Review—"  The  Review  Field." 

KNOCKXACONNERY,  Cnoc  n^  Con^ipe — "  Hill  of  the  Beaten 
Path."  Area,  163  acres. 

TIXVAXE,  Ui$  An  itle-A-o^m — "  House  of  the  Middle  Place." 
Area,  161  acres. 

TOWXPARKS,  C^pfA15  n<3k  Siuipe — "  Rock  of  (in)  the  Suir." 
The  name  comes  from  a  rock  in  mid-stream,  uncovered  only  at 
lowest  tides  in  a  dry  summer,  when  the  boatmen  celebrate  the 
occasion  by  a  bonfire  on  its  surface.  The  town  was,  half-a-century 
or  so  since,  the  seat  of  an  extensive  woollen  industry,  of  which 
hardly  a  trace  survives.  The  Castle  of  Carrick  is  one  of  the  finest 
specimens  of  feudal  architecture  in  Ireland.  Originally  erected  in 
the  I4th  century,  it  was  considerably  extended  in  the  i6th  century 
by  Black  Thomas  Butler,  loth  Earl  of  Ormond.  This  Tudor 
addition  is  still  in  a  fair  state  of  repair  and  habitable.  In  the 
banqueting  hall  are  medallions  in  fresco  of  Black  Thomas  and 
his  royal  mistress.  Anne  Boleyn  is  popularly  supposed  to  have 
been  born  in  this  castle.  The  present  townland  includes  two 
islands  in  the  Suir.  Carrick-on-Suir  was  founded  by  Griffin, 
brother  of  Raymond  le  Gros — hence  the  name  Carrick-mac-Griffin  (c) 
In  1242  Matthew  Fitzgriffin  obtained  a  grant  of  a  fair  in  his 
Manor  of  Karrec  (d).  Area,  222  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CUAipin — ''Little  Board";  named  from  a  rude 
wooden  bridge  which  spanned  the  stream. 

(6)  CoftA  nA  mt)tu\t,Af\ — "  The  Friars'  Weir." 

(c)  The  Rocks  (O.M.). 

(d)  5^NVAi'6e    TluA-6 — "  Red   Garden  "  ;    on   south    side    of 
present  New  Street. 

(c)  O'Clery's  Book  of  Pedigrees,  in  Journal  R. S.A.I.,  1879-82,  p.  423. 

(d)  "  Calendar  of    Documents    Relating   to   Ireland,"    Sweetman,    Vol.    I., 
No.  2,573. 


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(e)  "  Lough  Street,"  S^ro  A  IOCA— "  Street  of  the  Pond." 
(/)  An  y,Mtce— "  The  Fair  Green." 

(g)  "  The  Bull's  Lough "  ;  where  bull-baiting  was  formerly 
indulged  in — to  rear  of  Courthouse. 

(//)  "  Mulberry  Lane,"  now  Xew  Lane. 

Donaghmore    Parish. 

THIS  is  a  division  of  very  limited  extent  indeed;  it  contains 
in  all  only  three  townlands,  of  which  two  lie  in  the  adjacent 
barony  of  Middlethird.  The  parish  derives  its  name  from  the 
great  church  founded  here  at  a  very  early  date — possibly,  nay 
probably,  by  the  national  apostle  himself.  Foranan  of  Donogh- 
more  of  Magh  Feimhin  is  given  in  the  Donegal  Martyrology  under 
April  3oth.  His  life  is  given  by  Colgan  under  the  same  date,  and 
by  Mabillon  in  his  "  Saints  of  the  Benedictine  Order."  The 
Martyrology  quoted  also  commemorates,  under  May  27th, — "  Ethern, 
Bishop  of  Donaghmore." 

TOWNLAND. 

DONAGHMORE,  "Oorhn^c  1T16f\ — "Great  Church."  Only  the 
most  famous  churches — usually  indeed  only  churches  established 
by  St.  Patrick — were  styled  X)orhn*\c.  The  church  ruin  of  Donagh- 
more is  of  highest  antiquarian  interest.  Standing  on  an  elevated 
ridge  it  is,  with  its  high-pitched  gable,  a  striking  object  in  the 
landscape,  and  is  visible  for  miles  on  almost  every  side  ;  I  have 
been  able  to  distinguish  it  with  the  naked  eye  from  the  northern 
slopes  of  the  Comeragh  Mountains  in  Co.  Waterford,  as  well  as 
from  the  highlands  of  S.W.  Ossory.  The  church  consists  of  nave 
and  chancel  united  by  what  was  once  a  very  beautiful  Hiberno- 
Romanesque  arch  of  three  orders.  Above  the  chancel  is  an 
over-croft  similar  to  that  with  which  Cormac's  Chapel  is  furnished. 
The  doorway,  also  of  several  orders,  is  highly  ornate.  Both 
chancel  arch  and  doorway  are,  however,  much  defaced.  A 
barbarian  farmer  of  the  vicinity  carried  off  the  carved  stones  as 
material  for  building  a  piggery.  The  patrician  however  was  no 


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more  reverent  than  the  peasant  ;  at  any  rate,  a  nobleman  of  the 
neighbourhood  is  credited  with  the  abstraction  and  abduction  of 
the  curtously  carved  tympanum.  Fortunately  the  ruin,  now 
vested  in  the  Board  of  Works,  is  preserved  from  further  injury 
by  the  National  Monuments'  Act.  The  windows  are  all  beautifully 
and  characteristically  plain,  with  round  heads  and  a  very  wide 
inward  splay.  Taking  it  as  a  whole  the  church  is  perhaps,  after 
Cormac's  Chapel,  the  most  complete  specimen  of  later  Celtic  work 
remaining  (e).  Area  652  acres. 

"  Donaghmore  "  (Down  Survey). 


Garrangibbon  Parish. 

THIS  parish,  which  occupies  the  summit  and  side  of  a  plateau,  is  of 
moderate  extent.  Greater  portion  of  the  parish  lies  in  the  adjoining 
barony  of  Slieveardagh  (which  see).  Only  slight  remains  of  the 
ancient  church  survive;  these  will  be  found,  surrounded  by  a  few 
modern  tombstones,  within  the  grounds  of  South  Lodge.  The 
place  names  are  neither  numerous  nor  specially  interesting. 


TOWNLANDS. 

BREXORMORE,  tDjvAnAp  mop  —  "Great  Fallow."  Area,  1892 
acres. 

''  Brenermore  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Sheegouna  (O.M.),  Sit)  5At>nAi£e  —  "  Fairy  Mound 
of  the  Cow  (5lAf  5At>tiAC?)" 

(b)  Bawndunhill  (O.M.),  tK.\n  'OorhnAilt—  "  Donal's  Field";  a 
village  and  sub-division. 

TOLLOHEA,  UutAC  Aot)A  —  ''  Hugh's  Hill-Summit."  Area,  587 
acres. 

"Tullaghea"  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  UotMp  5exM—  "  White  Well." 


(e)  See  Colgan,  "  Acta  Sanctorum,"  p.  73,  Appendix  Vit.  S.  Itac  ;  also 
O'Hanlon,  n'  Lives  of  the  Irish  Saints,"  Vol.  IV.,  pp.  554,  &c.  and  Dunraven, 
"Notes  on  Irish  Architecture,"  Vol.  II.,  p.  195. 


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(b)  "Paw-re"  —  presumably  p^ipc,   "  a   field";    the  name  is 
applied  in  the  present  instance  to  a  spring. 

(c)  TUt  n.A  tteiti-oe—  "  Rath  of  the  Rams." 

GARRYDUFF,    ^TW1*6  ^ut>  —  "  Black  Garden."      On   it  are 
marked  no  fewer  than  four  lioses  (O.M.).     Area,  536  acres. 
S.D.  pott  CAtttiAn  —  "  Souterrain." 


Inishlounaght  Parish. 

THIS  parish  was  monastic  —  dependent  upon  the  famous  Cistercian 
Abbey,  "  De  Surio."  It  is  of  great  extent  and  includes  a  detached 
area  of  four  townlands.  Yet  another  portion,  which  is  cut  off  by 
the  river,  has  been  treated  of  under  Glenahiery  Barony.  See  under 
this  latter  for  derivation  &c.  Within  the  Tipperary  portion  of  the 
parish  there  is,  besides  the  abbey  site  at  Marlfield  (on  which, 
presumably,  was  the  parish  church),  a  ruin  at  Garryntemple  marked 
"  Old  Church  "  on  ordnance  sheet.  This  building,  which  is  a  plain 
oblong  of  considerable  height,  is  in  a  good  state  of  preservation  and 
looks  more  like  a  barn  than  a  church.  If  a  church  it  must  have 
been  a  chapel  of  ease  to  Inishlounaght.  There  is  likewise  a  small 
but  very  interesting  church  ruin  very  close  to  St.  Patrick's  Well  on 
the  townland  of  the  same  name.  Neither  this  however  nor  the 
Garrantemple  edifice  is  of  any  great  antiquity.  In  addition,  there  is 
within  the  parish  a  ruined  church  with  a  graveyard  on  Moorstown, 
as  well  as  (at  least)  two  other  early  church  sites,  scil:  —  Kilmolash 
and  Decoy.  The  Cistercian  Abbey  of  Inishlounaght  was  founded  in 
1187  by  King  Donald  O'Brien  and  Malachy  O'Faolan,  Prince  of 
Desii.  From  a  reference  in  Colgan  (/)  it  is  however  evident  that 
there  had  been  a  religious  house  at  Inishlounaght  in  the  7th  century. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINGARRANE,    tKMte   »\n   5AtW1n  —  "  Homestead    of    the 
Grove."     Area,  9  acres. 

"  Ballygarran  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

{/)  "Acta  Sanctorum"  —  Vita  S.  Moclwcinoci,  p.  595. 


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BARN,  1)^64565.  The  name  is  a  derivative  from  tty&dg — "  A 
Lie."  It  is  used  in  a  variety  of  senses — most  frequently  perhaps  to 
designate  an  eminence  crowned  by  a  pillar-stone  which  in  the 
distance  appears  a  human  figure  (compare  ^e^p  ttyeige  &c.),  but 
its  exact  force  in  place  names  is  not  always  easy  to  determine  (g). 

S.D.  An  cSe<Mi4  Stripper— " The  Old  Stripper";  a  field 
name  the  origin  of  which  is  forgotten.  A  "  stripper,"  it  may  be 
necessary  to  explain,  is  a  cow — not  in-calf — which  continues  to 
give  milk  during  the  winter. 

BLACKCASTLE,  CAifte^n  "Out*.  Idem.  A  castle,  no  remains  of 
which  are  now  visible,  formerly  stood  here.  On  the  townland  is 
also  a  ruined  church  of  little  architectural  but  much  historic  interest. 
In  the  graveyard,  now  known  simply  as  Kyle  (Cill),  are  several 
tombstones  all,  curiously  enough,  commemorating  persons  of  the 
name — Slattery.  Kyle  was  a  very  important  and  early  church, 
allusion  to  which  will  be  found  in  the  loth  century  life  of  St.  Declan 
at  present  in  preparation  for  publication.  Area,  53  acres. 

"  Castlemoell  als  Blackcastle  contin  decem  acre  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

CARRICKCOXEEN,  Cx.\f\ftAij;  Coinin — Rabbits'  Rock."  On  this 
townland  there  are  no  fewer  than  five  fine  lioses;  two  of  them  (the 
largest)  are  commandingly  situated  on  the  brow  of  a  high  ridge. 
Area,  338  acres. 

CLASHAVADDRA,  CUMf  ^\  ttlA-ojvA — "The  Dog's  (or  Wolfs) 
Trench."  This  townland  forms  portion  of  an  isolated  fragment  of 
Lismore  diocese,  surrounded  on  all  sides  by  Cashel.  Area,  42  acres. 

CLOXMORE,  CluAin  Tfl6fA — "  Great  Meadow."     Area,  95  acres. 

"Clonemore"  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

COOLE,  An  Cut — '*  The  Ridge-Back."     Area,  147  acres. 

CURREXSTOWX,  t)*.\ite  Ui  Cuifiin.     Idem.     Area,  211  acres. 

"  Currenstown  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

DECOY,'  CtAif  Cu\fu\m — "  Ciaran's  Trench."  The  official 
name — very  modern,  by  the  way, — owes  its  origin  to  a  contrivance 
for  entrapping  wild  duck  which  was  set  up  in  a  bog,  now 
drained.  The  bog  in  question  formerly  occupied  greater  part  of 


(g)  See  Joyce — Proceedings  of  Royal  Irish  Academy,  Vol.  X.  (1867)  p.  6. 


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the  townland.  The  "  trench  "  was  a  natural  depression,  opening 
into  a  well  and  pond.  In  a  field  adjacent  to  the  trench  is  a  cill, 
or  early  church  site,  known  as  Uex\mpult  ttlocuAnA — "  Mocuana's 
(or  My  Guana's)  Church."  The  circular  embankment  which 
protected  the  church  is  now  barely  traceable;  it  enclosed  a  space 
of  about  an  acre,  most  of  which  has  been  used  as  a  gravel  pit. 
Here  were  found  three  gold  pins,  which  were  sold  to  a  Clonmel 
silversmith  for  4/6,  also  a  "  stone  chalice  "  (h)  and  a  cross  inscribed 
plummet  or  bell-tongue  of  stone,  now  in  the  writer's  possession. 
Cuana  as  a  personal  name  was  not  uncommon  amongst  the  Nan- 
Desii  :  a  chieftain  of  the  name,  resident  somewhere  in  this 
neighbourhood,  is  referred  to  in  the  Irish  Life  of  Mochoemoc 
of  Liath.  (i)  Area,  90  acres. 

DEERPARK.     No  Irish  name.     Area,  54  acres. 

GARRYNTEMPLE,  5AW^1*e  ^n  CeAtnpuill — u  Garden  of  the 
Church."  On  this  townland  is  the  ruin  (church  or  barn)  referred 
to  above.  In  its  east  gable — too  high  up  to  be  of  any  use  to  light 
an  altar — is  a  plain  square-headed  window  of  domestic  type. 
There  is  no  cemetery  or  trace  of  internal  interments,  nor  indeed 
anything  but  the  name  to  suggest  a  church.  Area,  294  acres. 

S.D.  t>6txMpin  5tAf— "  Little  Green  "Road." 

GARRYSHAXE,  5APTUM'oe  Se^&Ain — "  John's  Garden."  Area, 
52  acres. 

"Garrysane"  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

GORTMORE,  5°PC  fft6p — "  Great  Garden."     Area,  43  acres. 

"Gortmore"  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

IXISHLOUNAGHT,  tTI-Ainifcifi — "Abbey."     Area,  348  acres. 

a  Abbyneslawnaghty  afs  Little  Abby  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  toe  t)uit>e— "  Yellow  Pool";  a  well-known  hollow 

in  the  Clonmel-Marlfield  Road. 

• 

(b)  CfVAnn  A  ltlio-A-6^ — "  Tree  of  the  Ill-Luck  ";  an  old  crab- 
tree  by  the  river  bank. 

(c)  polt  A  t)f\ATMin — "  Salmon  Hole  ";  a  pool  in  the  river. 


(It)  See  Watcrford  and  S.E.  Archfvological  Journal,  July,  1906. 
(/)  O'Hanlon,  "  Lives  of  the  Irish  Saints,"  Vol.  III.,  p.  355. 


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(d)  "  Petty  Bone  Field  "  (Old  Lease)=present  holding  of  Chas. 
Jackson ;  the  name  is  perhaps  a  corruption  of  "  Petty  Bawns." 

KILMOLASH,  Cill  TYloUMfe — "  Molaise's  Church."  This  is  the 
second  ancient  church  in  the  diocese  so  named.  See  Kilmolash, 
Barony  of  Decies  Without  Drum.  Site  of  the  early  church  was 
discovered  with  difficulty  on  Mr.  Kiely's  farm  and  some  few 
perches  to  north  of  a  now  disused  road.  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
352  acres. 

"  Knockan  afs  Kilmolashe  "  (Visitation  Book,  Eliz.). 

LOUGHTALLY,  5leAnn  t>Ati — "  White  Glen."  Origin  of  the 
official  name,  which  appears  to  be  modern,  is  uncertain.  My 
informant — an  aged  native — stated  he  heard  the  name  Loughtally 
for  the  first  time  only  about  fifty  years  ago.  Area,  536  acres. 

MARLFIELD,  ttlxMnifcip — "  Abbey."     Area,  436  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  tDotAipin  n^  hAtiAnn— "  Little  Road  of  (to)  the 
River." 

(b)  ClxMf  ru\  sCo|\n — "  Trench  of  the  Goblets." 

(c)  Se^n*  t^ite— "  Old  Village." 

(d)  5°fc  A  "OpotriA — "  Garden  of  the  Ridge." 

(e)  u  Malcolm's  Rock,"  on  the  river  bank.     This,  according  to 
the  late  Rev.  D.  B.  Mulcahy,   M.R.I. A.,  (_/')  was  known   to  Irish 
speakers  as  "Oun  Hi  £AOU\IH — "  O'Phelan's  Stronghold." 

MONKSGRANGE,  An  5fu\mre.Ac — "  The  Grange."  Area,  415 
acres. 

MONKSTOWN,  t)Aite  n«\  ITI^nAc.     Idem.     Area,  94  acres. 

MOORSTOWN,  t)Aile  n^  ITIdnA — "  Homestead  of  (in)  the  Bog." 
See  under  Cahir,  in  which  Par.  portion  of  the  townland  lies.  The 
castle  (with  bawn  and  courtyard)  is  a  fine  specimen  of  a  later 
feudal  stronghold.  Area,  507  acres. 

"  Moorestown  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

PATRICKSWELL,  Ce^mpull  p^T)|tAi5 — "  St.  Patrick's  Church." 
Beside  the  ruined  chapel  already  alluded  to  is  a  renowned  holy 
well,  a  deep  circular  basin  of  great  size,  ever  filled  with  bubbling 

(j)  In  series  of  papers  on  local  nomenclature  in  Clonmel  Nationalist  news- 
paper some  time  in,  or  about,  1886. 


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water  clear  as  crystal.  The  well  is  alluded  to  in  the  loth  century  Life 
of  St.  Declan  already  quoted.  There  is  also  (half  hidden  in  water 
and  water  weeds)  a  rude  Celtic  cross.  Within  the  ruined  church 
stands  an  elaborate  monument  (originally,  I  believe,  erected  in 
St.  Mary's  Church,  Clonmel,)  to  the  memory  of  Nicholas  White  of 
Clonmel.  Reformation  intolerance  caused  removal  of  the  cenotaph 
to  its  present  position.  The  inscription,  decipherable  with 
difficulty,  reads:  — 

"  Hie  Jacet  D.  Nicholaus  White 

Armiger,  vir  pietate,  constantia,  mansuetudine 

Et  integritate  moru  conspicuus  et  amabilis. 

Obijt  30  die  Augusti  Ao.  Dni.  1622,  ejus  corpu8 

Ex  antecessoru  capella  quae  borealem  sacelli 

hujus  partem  respicit  in  hoc  monumentu 

22  die  Decembris  A?D.  1623  translatu  est 

Cuius  animae  propitietur  Deus. 

Sacellu  hoc  S.  noi  Jesu  ejusq,  genetrici    B.  Mariae   Virgini 

dicatum  construxerunt  in  perpetuam  dicti  Nicolae  memoriam 

Barbara  White  uxor  ejus  vidua  et  Henricus  White  films  ejus 

et  Haeres." 
Area,  330  acres. 

SHANBALLYARD,  SOAHA  tXAile  <A|vo  —  "  Old  High  Homestead"; 
another  of  the  townlands  constituting  the  isolated  portion  of 
Lismore  diocese  already  referred  to.  Area,  322  acres. 

TOBERAHEENA,  CobAp  tiA  hAoine  —  "  Friday  Well";  a  holy 
well  at  which  "  rounds  "  were  made  on  Fridays.  Compare 
"  Sunday  Well."  Compare  also  CotMp  "OtA  nAoine,  Glendine, 
Dungarvan  Par.  Area,  115  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  l<  Moore's  Island  "  (O.M.)  ;  an  island  in  the  river 
bed  —  only  partly,  however,  in  this  tovvnland. 

(6)  "  Spital  (Hospital)  Field";  the  triangular  field  at  junction 
of  two  roads  on  north  side  of  the  townland,  and  on  Inishlounaght 
boundar. 


WOODROOF,    CoipleAf  —  "  Odd  Lios."      Area,   611  acres,  all 
demesne  land. 


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Kilcash  Parish. 

LIKE  most  parishes  of  the  present  barony  Kilcash  is  of  compara- 
tively small  extent.  It  contains  only  eight  townlands.  The  ancient 
church — on  the  tovvnland  from  which  the  parish  is  named — possesses 
much  archaeological  interest  as  one  of  the  few  Irish- Romanesque 
churches  surviving  in  the  Decies.  The  present  edifice  was  modified 
by  the  addition  of  a  chancel  &c.  in  or  about  the  i4th  century.  Beside 
the  ruin  is  the  vault  wherein  rest  the  mortal  remains  of  Lady  'Veagh, 
celebrated  in  southern  story  and  song.  In  the  same  tomb  reposes 
her  illustrious  kinsman  by  marriage — Archbishop  Butler  of  Cashel: — 
%<  'S  -AP  le**t>A|\  nA  mAf  D  t>o  te^c^p 

"  -dp  ne^rbog  'f  Lady  'Veagh." 

The  leaden  mitre  which  decorated  the  tomb  of  the  Bishop  was 
removed  to  be  converted  into  bullets  during  the  '48  or  the  Fenian 
period. 

TOWNLANDS. 

CARRIGALOE,  C-ApftAis  A  tuAit)e;   perhaps  C.  A  tuit  or  C.  A 
Meaning  uncertain.     Area,  297  acres. 
T\A  mt)-An  |Teirhin  (ponn) 
SliAt)  of  «\  ce^nn  cp£  teme, 
A  t,UAit>e  A5Uf  CUA[\  A  tXaitine." 

(Old  Rhyme). 
"  Carrigloe"  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  A|vo  t)uit>e— "  Yellow  Height." 
(b)  t)£Al  AtA  tin—"  Month  of  Flax  Ford." 
CLASHAXISKY,  CUMf  ^n  tlifge — "  The  Water  Trench."    Area, 
119  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  "The  Cooleens  "  (Cuitin — "Little  Ridge  Back"). 

(b)  "  The  Long  Acre";  a  field  name. 

(c)  "  The  Crooked  Acre  ";  another  field. 

KILCASH,  Cill  C^if— "  Caise's  Church  "  (k).    The  ruined  Castle 
of  Kilcash  is  a  prominent  object  in  the  landscape.      Here  Lord 

(k)  See  "  Martyrology  of  Donegal"  &c.  under  April  26th;  also  Shearman, 
"Loca  Patriciana,"  pp.  315-6.  "  A.D.  846 — Dairmaid  of  Cill  Caisi  died."  (Ann.  Four 
Masters,  at  date  quoted). 

U 


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Castlehaven  wrote  his  memoirs,  and  here,  according  to  the  1704  list 
of  registered  priests,  a  large  number  of  Waterford  and  Ossory 
secular  clergy  were  ordained  by  Bishops  Brennan  and  Phelan. 
The  historic  residence  was  dismantled  about  a  century  since.  Area, 
1,115  acres. 

"  Kilcaishe  "  (Inq.  Henry  VIII.). 

S.DD.  (a)  "  The  Paddock  ";  a  field,  commemorated  by  name 
in  the  "  Caoine  for  Kilcash." 

(b)  "  Lady  'Veagh's  Well." 

(c)  5°PC  "Of  om-AC  —  "  Ridged  Garden." 

(d)  An  tluAg.     Meaning  uncertain.     The  name  is  applied  to  a 
well  (/). 

KNOCKRATHKELLY,  Cnoc  H^ite  CeAltAi$j  —  "  Hill  of  Cellach's 
(Kelly's)  Rath."  Area,  90  acres. 

S.D.  Cut\|\Aicin—  "  Little  Marsh." 

KYLANOREASHY,  Coitt  ^n  poi|\6ip$  —  "  Forrest's  Wood." 
Area,  382  acres. 

"  Killenoreshye  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

LISBALTING,  tiof  t)eAtCAine  —  "  May  Lios,"  from  Mayday 
sports  held  beside,  or  within,  a  lios  now  partly  destroyed.  Area, 
144  acres. 

MAYLADSTOWN;  popularly  now  Moylerstown.  There  appears 
to  be  no  Irish  name  —  at  least  I  failed  to  find  it.  Considerable 
portion  of  the  townland  is  mountain.  Area,  576  acres. 

"  Maylordstown  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  AJVO  n-A  CuAille  —  "  Eminence  of  the  Pole." 

(b)  loc^n—  "  Little  Pond";  a  field. 

TOOR,  CUAJ\  —  "  Cattle  Field."  This  townland  occupies  almost 
the  whole  eastern  slope  of  Slievenamon.  Area,  1,026  acres. 

"  Tuor  Icurry  (?)  "  and  "  Twore  leghtragh  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Suroe  £irm—  "  Fionn's  Sitting  Place";  a  name 
common  to  a  rather  large  number  of  mountain  points. 

(b)  An  Cuj\fVAC  —  "The  Marshy  Place";  a  field  name. 

(c)  JteAnti  An  lutiAitA  —  "Glen  of  the  Yew  Tree." 


(/)  "  Tt«A5,  pursuit  or  incursion  "  (Dineen). 


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(it)  ITIuin  A  cSeAtt-Aic — "Bramble  of  the  Hawk";  a  sub- 
division. 

(e)  tDe-AjrnA  r\A  5^oite — "Gap  of  the  Wind";  a  name  of 
rather  frequent  application  to  exposed  breaks  in  mountain 
chains  &c. 

(/)  Ce^tivAfh-A  An  AcjvAinn — "  Quarter  of  the  Contention";  a 
sub-division. 

(g)  CeAtpAiriA  SiAf — "  Western  Quarter  ";  a  sub-division. 

(h)  t).Af\fVA  jle-AnnA — "  Top  of  the  Glen  " ;  another  sub-division. 

(i)  t)un  A  K6iT) — "Bottom  of  the  Road";  a  point  of  the 
mountain. 

(j)  t)uille  CtAit>irh — "  Sword  Stroke  ";  a  glen  or  ravine  down 
the  mountain  side  resembling  a  gigantic  sword  cut. 

(k)  Com  r\A  Seifce — "  Hollow  of  the  Coarse  Mountain  Grass  "; 
yet  another  sub-division. 

(/)  Se^n  AcAt) — "  Old  Field."  The  present,  strange  to  say, 
is  almost  the  only  instance  of  use  of  the  word  ^CAVO  in  a  place- 
name  within  the  Decies. 

(HI)  5le<\nn  .ATI  f\\t\M$— "  Glen  of  the  Wild  Vegetation." 

Kilgrant    Parish. 

As  the  parish  name  is  proper  to  no  townland  it  has  fallen  into 
desuetude  locally — with  the  consequence  that  its  Irish  form  is 
difficult  to  discover.  It  is,  I  think,  CHI  Cponn^cc^m — "  Cronnach- 
tan's  Church."  The  parish,  bounded  on  the  east  by  the  Anner,  and 
on  the  south  by  the  Suir,  is  large,  level,  and  very  fertile. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINVOHER,  tXAile  ^n  toot-Aip — "  Homestead  of  the  Road." 
Area,  208  acres. 

"  Ballynvoher"  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

BALLYVAUGHAN,  t)Aile  tJi  t)eAC*\m — "  O'Behan's  Homestead." 
"  The  Behans  are  beginning  to  Anglicise  their  name  to  Vaughan 
which  is  as  ugly  as  their  own  "  (O'Donovan — note  in  Field  Name 


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Book,  Mountjoy  Barracks).      Compare,  Ballyvaughan,  Co.  Clare. 
Area,  355  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  At  T)ub— "  Black  Ford." 

(6)  t)6tAf\  r\A  Ce<\fvoc<\n — "Road  of  the  Forge";  a  sub- 
division. 

(c)  tXAti  Sgeice  tiAipe.     Meaning  uncertain. 

CLONWALSH  (alias  Ballina),  De^l  AT\  AtA — "Mouth  of  the 
Ford."  I  also  got  CluAin  t)Ailir-e — "  Wallace's  (?)  Meadow."  Area, 
263  acres. 

CROANE  (popularly  also  Croane- Walsh),  Cpu<v6An — "  Hard 
Place."  Area,  190  acres. 

•'Croan"(Inq.  Chas.  II.). 

BOON,  "Otin  — "  Fort."  The  "  Dun  "  here  is  an  artificial  "  fort  " 
or  lios  which  crowns  the  summit  of  a  small  limestone  bluff.  The 
builders  found  a  natural  rath-shaped  mound  ready  to  their  hand, 
and  with  the  minimum  of  labour  they  transformed  it  into  a 
formal  Dun. 

FERRYHOUSE,  Ui$  An  CAIUM*.     Idem.     Area,  47  acres. 

GLENALEMY,  gLeAtin  r\A  t6ime — "  Glen  of  the  Leap."  t6im, 
in  toponomy,  may  signify  either  a  cataract  or  a  gorge,  glen  or  denle 
across  which  some  legendary  hero  of  antiquity  is  believed  to  have 
jumped.  Area,  48  acres. 

GORTNAFLEUR,  5°PC  nA  Fleur.  5OT*C  's  " a  garden "  but 
meaning  of  the  last  term  I  cannot  determine.  5°PC  nxN  t»pil6^t\ 
has  been  suggested  as  the  correct  form.  Area,  71  acres. 

HORSEPASTURE,  t)6txMf\in  tiA  p^ile — "  Little  Road  of  the 
Pavement."  This  place  acquired  an  unenviable  reputation,  half 
a  century  since,  on  the  score  of  bad  treatment  meted  to  agricultural 
labourers  employed  there.  A  spailpin  who  "  put  in "  a  week 
at  Horsepasture  was  considered  fit  to  stand  anything  anywhere. 
Area,  129  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5opc  nA  t>pot>4l — "Garden  of  the  Congregations 
(or  Gatherings)." 


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(6)  5<*ltie^™  ^  Tle-ACcxMf  e  —  u  The  Dairyman's  Sandpit." 


LAGANORE,  U\g  *\n  dp  —  ''  Hollow  of  the  Gold."   Area,  68  acres. 

MOAXGARIFF,  1T)6in  ^Apfc  —  "  Rough  Bog."  In  a  gravel  pit  on 
this  townland  a  labourer  recently  found  a  large  stone  hammer 
(neolithic),  now  in  possession  of  the  writer.  The  exact  locality  of 
this  remarkable  find  was  several  feet  beneath  the  surface  and  a 
quarter  of  a  mile  or  more  from  the  river  bank.  Area,  125  acres. 

MOAXMEHILL,  ttloin  itlicil  —  "  Michael's  Bog."     Area,  72  acres. 

MOORSTOWN,  tXAile  DA  1Tlonx\  —  "  Homestead  of  (in)  the  Bog." 
Compare  Moortown,  Inishlounaght  Par.,  &c.  The  place  is  some- 
times styled  popularly  —  Moortown-Walsh.  Area,  108  acres. 

"  Ballynemony,  als  Mooretown  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

MYLERSTOWN,  t)Aile  Ttliieip.  Idem.  On  this  townland  is  a 
ruined  castle  and,  close  to  the  latter,  the  insignificant  remains  of 
Kilgrant  Church.  The  church  ruin  stands  in  a  large  cemetery, 
wherein  are  some  monumental  inscriptions  of  interest.  Area, 
185  acres. 

POWERSTOWN,  t).Aile  An  p^OfVAig.  Idem.  There  are  some 
remains  of  an  old  castle  of  the  Powers.  Area,  133  acres. 

''  Powerstown  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

RATH  LOOSE,  flat  —  *'  Rath."     Area,  80  acres. 

REDMONDSTOWN,  t)Aite  ttlic  Uexvornoin  —  "  Mac  Raymond's 
Homestead."  Area,  403  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Slus-Aipe  —  "Swallow  Hole";  applied  to  a  field  in 
which  is  a  subterranean  cavern  wherein  a  stream  disappears. 

(b)  5^rrA1*e  SeCipre—  "  George's  Garden." 

TANNERSRATH,  Tl^t  A  CeAn6^|\A.  Idem.  In  a  sandpit 
hereon,  human  bodies,  to  the  number  of  perhaps  forty,  have 
recently  been  found.  These  are  supposed  to  have  been  soldiers 
slain  during  the  siege  of  Clonmel,  1649.  Area,  53  acres. 

Two-MiLE  BRIDGE.  No  Irish  name  obtainable.  Area, 
185  acres. 


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Killaloan  Parish. 

THE  present  parish  is  divided  into  two  nearly  equal  parts  by  the 
River  Suir.  It  contains  in  all  fifteen  townlands,  of  which  eight  are 
in  Waterford  (see  under  Barony  of  Upperthird).  The  church 
remains,  on  the  townland  from  which  the  parish  is  named,  are 
insignificant ;  they  consist  of  portion  of  the  side  walls  and  gables 
of  a  small  rectangular  building.  In  the  surrounding  cemetery  are 
many  old  tombstones,  but  there  is  no  inscription  of  very  special 
interest.  The  name — ecclesiastical  in  origin — seems  to  signify 
"  Church  of  Luan's  Ford,"  though  the  Field  Books  of  the  Ordnance 
Survey  render  it  "  O'Loan's  Church." 


TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYNAVIN,  t)Ail6  Hi  CnAirhin — "  O'Cnavin's  Homestead." 
Area, 

«  Ballenavin  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

FARRANJORDAN,  J?eAjvAnn  Siujvo.Ain — "  Jordan's  Land."  Area, 
52  acres. 

INCHNAMBRAHER,  1npe  r\A  mftpAtAp — ''The  Friars'  River 
Holm."  Area,  30  acres. 

KILHEFFERNAN,  Citt  UU^eAtAnAin — uO'Heffernan's  Church." 
O'Donovan,  however,  suggests  Cill  Gite^fnA  (u  Ehearan's  Church.") 
The  Martyr.  Donegal,  gives — "  Ethern,  Bishop  of  Donaghmore," 
under  May  27th.  Area,  209  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CotMp  A  Cu|\tvAi$— "  Well  of  the  Marsh." 

(6)  CotMp  An  1me— "  Well  of  the  Butter." 

(c)  UotMfv  CAiclin— <l  Kathleen's  Well." 

KILLALOAN,  Cat  Hi  tuAin — "  O'Loans'  Church "  (Survey 
Field  Books).  I  however  got  Cill  AtA  tu*.\in  ("  Church  of  Luain's 
Ford")  from  local  Irish  speakers.  Area,  282  acres. 

"  Killaloan  "  (Inq.  Henry  VIII.). 

NEWTOWN,  t)Aile  Y\UA.     Idem.     Area,  156  acres. 

"  Newtowne  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 


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PRIORSTOWN,  t)Aile  «\n  pp'P-     Idem.     Area,  217  acres. 
"  Priorestown"  (Inq.  Henry  VIII.). 

Kilmurray  Parish. 

LIKE  the  parish  last  treated  and,  like  the  next,  the  present  division 
is  extensive,  and  very  fertile.  It  embraces  all  level  country  lying 
along  the  north  bank  of  the  Suir.  The  ruined  church,  on  the  town- 
land  of  Ballyneill,  is  a  rather  large  plain  rectangular  building  with 
no  remaining  architectural  feature  of  special  interest.  Some  of  the 
tombs  within  the  church  and  in  the  surrounding  graveyard  are  of 
more  than  usual  interest.  Lying  flat  on  the  surface  within  the  ruin 
is  a  slab  marking  the  burial  place  of  the  O'Neills  (or  Neills  as 
they  preferred  to  sign  themselves)  of  Ballyneill.  It  bears  the 
following  inscription  in  large  raised  Roman  capitals,  which  run 
round  the  outer  edge  and  across  face  of  the  stone:  — 
"  Hie  Jacet  generosi  Coniu  — 

Stantinus  Neale  et  Honora  Purcel  de  Ballyneale.     Ille  obyt  12 
Mart  1629:  ilia  4  Mart  quoru 

nlius  et  haeres  D.  Johannes  Neale  ej  usque  uxor  Honora  Walsh 
pro  se  suisque  hereditario  jure  pro 

posteris  hoc 

monumentum  ex 

struxerunt  Apr.  9.  16  - 

Orate     pro     aetr. 

victoribus  ejus." 

Besides  the  ruined  parish  church  there  are  church  remains 
(apparently  Celtic)  at  Macreary,  and  a  small  fragment  of  a  church 
ruin  at  Curraghdobbin.  There  is  moreover  a  ruined  church  on 
Ballynoran;  this  is  now  called  "  Dovehill,"  a  literal  rendering  of 
the  old  name  —  Ardcolum,  under  which  it  is  listed  as  a  parish 
church  in  the  Visitation  Books.  The  parish  name  is  of  course 
ecclesiastical  —  Cilt  ttluipe  i.e.  '•  Mary's  Church."  There  is  now  no- 
townland  of  the  name,  though  there  formerly  appears  to  have  been. 
such  —  from  which,  as  the  church  stood  on  it,  the  parish  drew  its 
title.  The  place  names  of  the  parish  are  scarcely  up  to  the  average 
in  interest  or  importance. 


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TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINAMONA,  t>Aile  r\A  TT\6r\A  —  "  Homestead  of  (in)  the  Bog." 
Area,  555  acres. 

"  Ballinamoney  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Apt)  TIA  CuAitte  —  "  Height  of  the  Stake." 

(6)  Glebe  (O.M.). 

BALLYCURKEEN,  tXaile  VJi  Cui^cin  —  "  O'Curkeen's  Home- 
stead." Area,  310  acres. 

"  Ballyquirken  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.D.  t6c  teme—  "  (Washing)  Pond  of  the  Linen." 

BALLYDINE,  tXaile  Ui  "OiATtA  —  "  O'Dyne's  Homestead."  Since 
Irish  died  out  in  the  locality  the  latter  (qualifying)  part  of  the  name 
has  been  popularly  mistaken  for  £646114  —  "  Geese,"  and  its  appli- 
cation explained,  by  volkselymologie,  as  follows:  —  The  geese  of  the 
district  all  took  to  wing  one  day,  and  flying  away  were  never 
afterwards  heard  of;  hence  the  imprecation  —  "  Imte^cc  "S&n  CAfAt) 
coi-6ce  ofvc,  Af\  n6f  g^AtjnA  t)Aile  5^-A>onA-"  A  man  st^  living 
remembers  to  have  counted  in  the  bad  old  times  thirteen  public- 
houses  between  Carrick  and  Kilsheelan  along  the  main  public  road 
which  runs  through  this  townland.  He  also  remembers  to  have 
met  here  a  funeral  —  a  woman  carrying  on  her  back  a  three-gallon 
jar  of  whiskey  in  its  wake.  The  "  refreshment  "  was  intended  to 
drown  the  grief  of  the  mourners  when  the  graveyard  was  reached  ! 
Area,  445  acres. 

"  Ballideyne  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Gloragh  (O.M.),  5t6|\AC—  "  Noisy";  the  name  is 
attached  to  a  well,  and  to  the  stream  flowing  from  it  into  the  Suir. 

(6)  An  CAOI  —  "  The  Narrow  (Strip  of  Land)";  a  sub-division. 

(c)  5°rc  nA  t-t»Aite  —  "Garden  of  the  Ashes";  another  sub- 
division. 


(d)  5<>pt    n&    SceAfCAn  —  "Garden   of   the   Crablice  ";    yet 
another  sub-division. 


BALLYNACLOONA,    tXAile    TIA    CluAnA  —  "  Homestead  of  the 
Meadow."     Area,  400  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  A  ttluiUmn—  "  The  Mill  Hill." 


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(b)  Cob,\t\  A  cS^Mtxc— "  The  Priest's  Well." 

(c)  Glenbower  (O.M.),  5^eAnn   t)ot>Ap — "  Deafening  Glen"; 
in  allusion  to  the  noise  of  falling  water  therein. 

(d)  CtAif  5°Pm — "Blue-Black  Trench";  a  well  known  and 
important  sub-division,  probably  once  an  independent  townland. 

BALLYNEILL,  tXaile  tli  H6ill — "O'Neill's  Homestead";  so 
named  from  a  family  of  the  O'Neills  settled  here  before  the 
troubles  of  the  iyth  century.  See  account  of  Kilmurray  Church 
above.  The  last  holder  of  the  property  lived  a  fugitive  at  Rome, 
and  the  present  representatives  of  the  family  (O'Neills  of  Lisronagh) 
show  a  Rosary  beads  of  amber  and  silver  presented  to  him  by 
Pope  Innocent  X.  There  are  some  remains  (O.M.)  of  the  castle 
(residence  of  the  O'Neills  aforesaid),  and  in  a  field  by  the  roadside 
stands  a  fine  pillar  stone.  Area,  825  acres. 

"  Ballineale  and  Kilmurry  "  (B.S.  &  D.). 

BALLYXORAN,  tXaile  an  ^UAjvSin — "  Homestead  of  the  Cold 
Spring."  There  is  a  fine  ruined  castle  (presumably  of  the 
Mandevilles)  and  the  ruined  church  already  referred  to.  Area,  607 
acres. 

"  Ballinorane  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.D.  CtAif  ttle^jVA— "  Meara's  Trench." 

BRITTAS,  t)jtioc4f,  perhaps  "  Speckled  Land."  t)jtic  means 
speckled  and  the  suffix  Af  adds  little,  if  anything,  to  the  meaning  (in). 
More  probably  however  bfuoc^f  is  the  equivalent  oft  the  Norman- 
French  Bretsche,  a  stockaded  dwelling  of  the  invaders  («).  Area 
324  acres. 

BUTLERSTOWN,  t»Aite  mt)tnU;e\AfVAC — "The  Butlers'  Home- 
stead." Area,  409  acres. 

"  Butlerstown  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.D.  CUMf  A\\  Al|>]tnA— "  Trench  of  the  Alms  (?)" 

CURRAGHDOBBIN,  CU^AC  A  T)obAin — "  Dobbyn's  Morass." 
There  are  some  remains  of  an  old  church  (St.  Bride's)  standing  in  its 


(m)  Joyce — "  Irish  Names  of  Places,"  2nd  series,  pp.  13-14. 

(n)  Goddard  H.  Orpen,  in  "  English  Historical  Review,"  1906,  pp.  417  &c. 


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ancient  cemetery  but,  strangely  enough,  neither  church  nor  grave- 
yard is  marked  on  the  6  in.  ordnance  sheet.  At  one  time  I  thought 
this  might  be  the  unidentified  church  of  "  Tibragh,"  mentioned  in 
the  Visitation  Book  of  Elizabeth  (o).  Now,  however,  I  know  for 
certain  the  latter  was  Tybroughney,  which  at  one  period  belonged 
to  the  Diocese  of  Lismore  (/>).  Area,  682  acres. 

"  Curraghdobben  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.DD.  (a)  t)-Aite  KA  ^^^PS6 — <l  The  Foreign  Woman's 
Homestead  ";  a  sub-division  of  some  sixty  acres. 

(b)  Cuf\|VAC  A  TDubUMg — "  Dooley's  Swamp." 

(c)  Cof-dpos.     Meaning  unknown.      The  name  is  applied  to 
two  fields  separated  by  a  public  road. 

(</)  Ce^c  tlirge— "  Water  Hen";  a  field. 

(e)  UeAtnpuilUn — "  The  Little  Church";  the  church  ruin 
above  referred  to.  In  addition  to  this  there  is  on  the  townland 
another  early  church  site,  scil: — 

(/)  p,Aipcin  r\A  Cille — on  O'Donnell's  farm. 

(g)  UotMf\  riA  CxMlipe — "  The  Chalice  Well,"  beside  last. 

FIGLASH,  po-6  5U\ife — "  Wood  of  the  Stream."  Area,  763 
acres. 

"  Finglass  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.DD.  (a)  m  IOCA  t>uroe— "The  Yellow  Ponds";  a  com- 
monage of  perhaps  an  acre  in  extent. 

(b)  "  Manning's  Hole  ";  an  apparently  natural  well-like  cavity 
in  a  field.     Similar  pits,  but  less  deep  and  wide,  are  not  unfrequent 
locally  and  are  called  "  tubs."     Compare  TXAttAC,  T)-<Mt)Ce,  in  Gort- 
nadeihe  (Ringagoona  Par.)  &c. 

(c)  UottAp  An  Aoitvoe — u  Well  of  the  Elevation."      It  is  at  the 
base  of  a  hillock  beside  a  stream. 

(d)  SeAtiA  puitl — "  Old  Holes  ";  name  of  a  field. 

(e)  pxSincin  r\A  sCoc— "  Little  Field  of  the  (Hay)  Stacks." 
(/)  p^ipc  A  Coile^fVA— "  Field  of  the  Quarry." 
LISADOBBER,  bop  A  "OotxAip  (Cot)^ip) — "  Lios  of  the  Well." 

Area,  375  acres. 

(o)  MS.,  T.C.D.  E.  3,  14,  fol.  92. 

(/>)  MS.  Liber  Regalis  Visitationis,  (Reeve's  Collection)  T.C.D. 


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"Lissadober"  (B.S.D.). 

MACREAKY,  Ttt^t;  C|\Mtf\AC — "  Pit-Abounding  Plain."  Names 
derived  from  presence  of  pits  are  common  in  this  neighbourhood. 
Compare  "  Manning's  Hole"  and  ''  Se^n^  puill,"  above.  On  the 
townland  are  some  remains  (in  a  crumbling  condition)  of  a  church; 
the  masonry  was  fine  ashlar  and  looks  like  Celtic  work.  The 
Ordnance  Map  also  shows  a  graveyard  but  the  latter  is  not  now 
enclosed.  Area,  809  acres. 

"  Makrine  "  (B.S.'D.);    "  Both  Maikryras  "— (Vallancey's  Map). 

S.D.  CALAIS  A  Coillig— "  Rock  of  the  Woodcock." 

MULLAGH,  ITlullAC — "  Summit."  The  eminence  is  hardly 
noticeable  but,  in  place  names,  height,  size  &c.  are  to  be  understood 
relatively,  or  by  comparison  only. 

S.DD.  (a)  p-aipc  A  T)oipe— "  Field  of  the  Oak  Wood."  This 
was  originally  the  name  of  Deady's  farm  and  was  transferred,  in  its 
Anglicised  form — Derrypark,  to  the  neighbouring  cottage  and 
grounds  by  a  former  owner.  The  date  1747  appears  on  a  stone  set 
high  up  in  the  wall  of  Deady's  farm  house;  this  house,  by  the  way, 
was  the  residence  of  a  gentleman,  named  Shaw. 

(b)  T\A  t)uAC.Ailli-6e.      Literally,  "  The  Cowboys  "•;    the  name 
is  applied  to  a-  couple  of  fields. 

(c)  poll  IpeAl — "  Lower  Pond  ";  by  roadside. 
RATHCLARISH,  RA£  CtAtpir — "  Claras'  (Clare's?)  Rath."     Area, 

314  acres. 

"  Rathclaris  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.DD.  (a)  5te^nn  TIA  t)oite — ''Glen  of  the  Hut";  a  sub-division 
of  about  70  acres. 

(b)  tMn  A  t)ot^m— "  Field  of  the  Hut";  the  difference  in 
gender  between  the  diminutive  and  its  positive  is  exceedingly 
curious. 

Kilsheelan  Parish. 

THIS  is  a  division  of  considerable  extent,  embracing  seventeen 
townlands.  The  number  of  sub-denominations  is,  however,  com- 
paratively small.  The  parish  name — purely  ecclesiastical — is 


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derived  from  the  name  of  the  townland  on  which  the  ancient 
church  stood.  This  last,  or  rather  its  ruin,  is  highly  interesting. 
Its  north  doorway  is  Irish- Romanesque  in  style,  rather  ornate,  but 
the  ornament  is  much  defaced;  it  might  be  set  down  as  early  I2th 
century  work — contemporaneous  with  the  doorway  of  Kilcash. 
Kilsheelan  was  formerly  (i6th  century)  the  head  of  a  Deanery, 
and  was  no  doubt,  at  a  still  earlier  period,  the  seat  of  a  bishop. 
The  place  names  of  the  parish  possess  no  special  interest.  Within 
the  parish  is  a  second  ruined  church;  see  under  Ballinaraha, 
below.  An  Inquisition  (1279)  at  Clonmel  finds  that  the  following 
who  used  to  render  suit  at  the  Court  of  Kilsilan  have  been  with- 
drawn:— Balibothy  (Ballybo),  tenement  of  Achnyre  (see  under 
Knocknaree),  Istelkoran  (Ballyoran). 


TOWNLANDS. 

BALLIXAMORE  (popularly — Ballinaha),  \3eAl  An 
"  Mouth  (Gap)  of  the  Big  Ford  ";  the  ford  in  question  was  (and  is) 
the  unbridged  crossing  place  of  the  Anner  through  which  the  present 
public  road  runs.  Area,  312  acres. 

"  Ballyanaheymore  "  (B.S.D.). 

BALLYDIXE.  See  under  Kilmurray  Parish,  above.  Area, 
311  acres. 

"  The  towns  and  land  of  Ballydine "  (Inq.  Cromwell). 
"  Ballydreyne  "  (B.S.D). 

BALLYGLASHEEN,  tXAile  "Hi  ^l^ifin  —  "  O'Glassin's  Home- 
stead." There  is  a  fine  i6th  century  castle  in  a  good  state  of 
preservation.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  332  acres. 

"  Ballyglissinbeg  "  (Inq,  Chas.  I.). 

BALLYNARAHA,  tXAile  r\A  UlStA — "  Homestead  of  the  Rath." 
Area,  713  acres. 

"  Ballinarghy  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.DD.  (a)  "  Burntchurch,"  UeAmpult  t-oifgte.  Idem.  Here 
is  portion  of  a  church  ruin  standing  in  a  small  cemetery  still 
occasionally  used.  I  also  got  for  it  the  name  Cilt  peAt)Aip  ("  St. 
Peter's  Church ").  On  the  other  hand,  the  Ordnance  Survey 


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correspondence  (q)  gives  Ue^rnpuU,  DpigDe  ("  St.Brigid's  Church  "). 
This  is  almost  certainly  the  church  recorded  as  "  Tahinny  als 
Templehinny  "  in  the  Visitation  Books. 

(b)  CotXAp  tl^oirh  TtlA|\AnAin  (tTlo  £opAnrMin) — "  St.  Forannan's 
Well  ";  close  by  last.  This  was  doubtless  Forannan  of  Donoghmore 
Maighe  Feimhin.  (r) 

(<:)  Cappa  Bridge  (O.M.),  Ce^pAC— "  Tillage  Plot." 

CLOGHCARRIGEEN,  Cloc  C^ppAisin  — "  Stone  of  the  Little 
Rock."  Area  (including  two  acres  of  disjointed  fragment),  234  acres. 

"  Cloghargine  "  (Inq.  temp.  Cromwell). 

CURTISTOWX,  t)Aite  Cui|\ceifj$ — •'  Curtis's  Homestead."  Area, 
52  acres. 

"  Curtestowne  "  (B.S.D.). 

EUSTACELAND,  £e.Af\Ann  1ufc*\if.     Idem.     Area,  40  acres. 

"  Eustacelend  "  (B.S.D.). 

GAMBONSFIELD,  jjojxc  A  ^AmbwiMg — "  Gambon's  Garden." 
Area,  22  acres. 

"  Gortambone  "  (B.S.D.). 

GORTBRACK,  5°pt  t)peAC — "  Speckled  Garden."  Area,  46  acres. 

"  Gortbreage  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

GREENSLAND,  AJVO  5l^r — "  Green  Height."     Area,  37  acres. 

KILSHEELAN,  CiU,  cSiot^m — u  Sillan's  Church."  This  may 
have  been  Sillan,  Abbot  of  Bangor  (Feb.  28th)  (s),  but  more  prob- 
ably it  is  another  Sillan,  v.g.T  Sillan  of  Sept.  1 1.  The  Book  of  Leinster 
(p.  353)  refers  to  a  Silan — one  of  a  group  of  seven  bishops — whose 
church  is  on  the  Munster  Blackwater.  (/)  An  Inq.  of  1279  finds 
that  a  half  carucate  of  land  in  Kylsylan  afs  Kynsinan  belonged  to 
the  Priory  of  St.  John,  Waterford.  («)  Area,  92  acres. 

"  Kilshellan  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

MAUGHANSTOWN,  t)^ite  tilAsum  —  "  Magin's  Homestead." 
Area,  292  acres. 


(q)  Library,  Royal  Irish  Academy. 

(r)  Martyr.  Dungall,  p.  115;  Bollandists,  Apr.  ^oth;  Colgan  Act.  SS.,  p.  152; 
Mabillon  Act".  SS.  Ord.  S.  Bened.  torn.  VII.,  pp.  575  &c. 
(s)  Martyrology  of  Aenghus,  under  above  date. 
(t)  "  Silan  icath  na  cell  air  bru  aba  moid." 
(/<)  Sweetman's  Calendar. 


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"  Magonstowne  "  (B.S.D.). 

MINORSTOWN,  t)Aite  ttlionujvA — "  Minor's  (personal  name) 
Homestead."  Area,  235  acres. 

"  Mynerstowne  "  (B.S.D.). 

NEWTOWN  ANNER,  t)Aite  flu  A — "  New  Village."  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  227  acres. 

"  Bally noeannragh  als  Newtowannor  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

POULAKERRY,  poll  A  Coifve — "  Pool  of  the  Cauldron  (Whirl- 
pool) ";  from  a  deep  hole  in  the  river  underneath  the  castle.  The 
castle,  in  plan  and  structure,  closely  resembles  the  Castle  of 
Ballyglasheen  described  above.  Area,  291  acres. 

"  Poulekirrye  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

SESKIN,  Seifce^nn — "  Marsh."     Area,  975  acres. 

"  Seskine  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  UobAp  A  CulAi$— "  Well  of  the  Summit." 

(b)  PAIJ\C  A  Pttoir-— "  Field  of  the  Marl  (?)."     "  p^of"  was 
some  substance  quarried  or  dug  from  a  pit  for  manure. 

(c)  ClAif  DA  ScAile — "  Trench   of  the  Stallion."     Strangely 
enough  the  Irish  word  for  a  stud  horse,  as  above,  is  feminine. 

(d)  ClAif  A  OontiAi-6 — "  Trench  of  the  Firewood." 

(e)  LAJ  A  TTlASAit) — "  Hollow  of   the   Mocking  ";    probably 
so  called  from  an  echo. 

SKEHAXAGH,  SceACAtiAc — '•  Place  Abounding  in  Whitethorn." 
Area,  21  acres. 

"  Scehannagh  "  (B.S.D.). 


Kiltegan  Parish. 

THIS  contains  ten  small  townlands  adjacent  to  the  town  of  Clonmel. 
Owing  largely  to  the  propinquity  in  question  the  sub-names  were  diffi- 
cult to  recover,  and  are  few  in  number  as  recovered.  Some  slight 
remains  of  the  ancient  church  survive.  These  are  surrounded  by 
a  small  cemetery  still  occasionally  used  and  known  locally  as 
Se^nA  t)einn — "  Old  Steeple."  The  Irish  name  of  the  parish 
is  CiU,  C.A'os.Ain  ((<  Church  of  Tagan  "),  no  doubt  from  its  original 


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founder.  Shearman  (v)  endeavours  to  identify  the  founder  with 
Tagan  or  Tecce,  who  was  one  of  the  seven  companions  of  St.  Fiacc 
of  Sletty,  and  whom  the  "  Martyrology  of  Donegal  "  commemorates 
under  Sept.  Qth. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYGARRANE,  tXAiie  An  5Arr^1n — u  Homestead  of  the 
Grove."  Greater  portion  of  this  townland  lies  in  the  neighbouring 
parish  of  Inishlounaght.  Area,  216  acres. 

"  Ballygarrane  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Deer  Park  (O.M.). 

(b)  Uob^p  A  "Ouipnin— "  Well  of  the  Little  Handful." 

GARRYROE,  5^1^1*6  tluxvfj — "  Red  Garden."     Area,  61  acres. 

S.D.  p^ipc  A  cSuic— "  Field  of  the  Ploughshare,"  probably 
from  its  shape. 

GLENTCONNOR,  5LeArm  Ui  ConcADAip — "  O'Connor's  Glen." 
Area,  148  acres. 

KILTEGAN,  Cill  CAt>5Ain — "  Tagan's  Church."  Area,  1 16  acres. 

"Kiltiggan"  (Inq.  Eliz.).  "Kiltagan  afs  Garryroe"  (Inq. 
Chas.  I.). 

LAWLESSTOWN,  thMle  An  LAI$UMP$.  Idem.  Portion  of  this 
townland  lies  in  the  adjoining  (Rathronan)  parish.  I  also  got 
Ballinrilea  (t)^ile  An  TlAit>lit>)  as  an  alternative  name.  TiAi-olexvo 
I  was  informed  locally  is  the  name  of  a  species  of  wild  rye  (Lolium 
Temulentum]  (w).  Area,  226  acres. 

S.D.  toot^ifMn  56mn — ''Going's  (a  local  family  name)  Little 
Road." 

MOXKSTOWN,  tXaile  n^  ITlAnAc.     Area,  13  acres. 

"  Monkestowne  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

PARKNASCADDANE,  p^ipc  T\A  Sc^-o^n — '*  Field  of  the  Herrings  " ; 
perhaps  it  was  once  manured  with  fish  which  had  become 
unsaleable.  Area,  16  acres. 

RATHNASLIGEEN,  TlAt  n^  SUgin — "  Rath  of  the  Little  Slates  "; 
so  called  from  the  shaley  character  of  the  soil.  Prospectors  bored 

(v)  "  Loca  Patriciana,"  p.  227. 

(w)  Rev.  Dr.  Hogan  ("  tuit)VeAt»|tAn  ")  renders  the  word  "  Darnel  Grass." 


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here  for  coal  some  years  since.  "  Boolack  "  is  another  (popular) 
name  for  this  place;  sometimes  it  is  applied  to  the  district,  at  other 
times  and  more  properly  to  the  stream  which  flows  through  it. 
Boolack=t)e^l-teAC — "  Mouth  (Opening)  of  the  Flagstones,"  or 
(less  probably)=t3uilic  a  modification  of  t)uAite — "  Milking  Place." 

SUMMERHILL.    No  Irish;  a  modern  fancy  name.    Area,  64  acres. 

TOBERAHEENA,  UobAp  r\A  tiAome — "Friday  Well";  because 
devotional  visits  were  made  to  the  well  on  Fridays.  Compare 
Sunday's  Well,  &c.  The  present  townland  is  to  be  distinguished 
from  the  place  of  same  name  in  Inishlounaght  parish.  No  doubt 
the  present  townland  once  formed  portion  of  the  larger  and  neigh- 
bouring, though  not  adjoining,  Toberaheena.  Area,  83  acres. 

"  Tobberahaney  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 


Lisronagh  Parish. 

THIS  is  a  small  parish  of  but  little  importance  from  our  present 
point  of  view.  It  contains  only  seven  townlands  all  told,  and  there 
are  but  few  sub-denominations.  Some  remains  of  the  ancient 
church  stand  in  a  graveyard  beside  the  small,  square,  and  well- 
preserved  castle  ruin  of  Lisronagh. 


TOWNLANDS. 

CAHERCLOGH,  CAt^oip  Cloc  —  "  Stone  Chair."  So  called  from 
a  seat  of  stone  which  formerly  crowned  an  eminence  on  the  holding 
of  Michael  Purcell.  Intelligent  tradition  of  the  locality  connects 
the  monument  with  inauguration  of  the  local  chieftain.  Area, 
614  acres. 

"  Cahirclough  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.D.  "  Half-penny  Well"  ;  a  well-known  holy  well  formerly 
much  resorted  to  and  still  occasionally  visited  devotionally.  The 
name  is  due,  presumably,  to  the  number  of  halfpenny  votive 
offerings. 

CARRIGAWILLAN,  CA^IYAIS  A  tiluitlirm  —  "Rock  of  the  Mill." 
Area,  43  acres. 


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KILMORE,  CiU,  TTIdp — "  Great  Church."  The  early  church 
site  was  found,  after  a  long  search,  near  the  eastern  extremity 
of  the  townland  where  the  boundary  is  bisected  by  the  main 
Clonmel  to  Thorny  Bridge  road.  Area,  683  acres. 

"  Kilmore  O'Russine"  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

LISROXAGH,  tiof  tluAi-o-eAtiAig  (?) — "  Lios  of  the  Red  Morass." 
Liof  TCuAinneAC — "  Feathery  Lios"  has  also  been  suggested.  The 
name-giving  lios  lies  on  the  east  side  of  the  main  road.  "  Lisronagh  " 
is  however  more  probably  a  corruption  of  Lisroragh  which  appears 
in  Calendar  of  State  Papers  (1405)  and  is  no  doubt  identical  with 
the  Four  Masters'  "  Leas-Ruadhrach  (Rory's  Lios)  "  of  939.  The 
proper  Irish  name  is  therefore — l,iop  UuAiifAij  and  it  has  been 
pointed  out  to  me  by  a  distinguished  member  of  the  Clann  O'Phelan 
how  the  name  Ruadhraighe  figures  in  the  family  pedigree,  thus: — 
Mothla  O'Felan  (slain  at  Clontarf)  was  son  of  Domhnal,  son  of 
Felan,  son  of  Cormac,  son  of  Ruadhraighe.  Area,  537  acres. 

"  Lisronagh  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.D.  Glebe  (O.M.). 

MOAXROE,  triom  ttuxvo — "  Red  Bog."     Area,  191  acres. 

MULLEXARAXKY,  TTIuilleAn  A  Ruince — "Mill  of  the  Dancing"; 
named  from  a  tuck  mill  which  stood  here,  on  the  west  bank  of  the 
Anner.  Area,  438  acres. 

SHAXBALLY,  Se^n^  tXaile — "  Old  Homestead."  Area,  510 
acres. 

Newtown  Lennon  Parish. 

THE  present  name  is — as  itself  suggests — comparatively  modern; 
unfortunately  the  older  name  is  undiscoverable.  tD^ile  flu  A 
tuinge^n — from  the  Lingaun  stream  forming  the  eastern  boundary 
of  the  parish — is  the  full  modern  Irish  form.  The  parish  is  of  greater 
than  average  extent  and  some  of  its  townland  names  are  very 
unusual.  The  ruined  church,  standing  in  its  graveyard  and  in  a 
fair  state  of  preservation,  is  well  worth  study  as  it  illustrates  more 
than  one  phase  of  Irish  Church  Architecture.  The  masonry,  in 
part  at  least,  is  of  fine  sandstone  and  resembles  early  Irish  work. 
There  is,  in  the  parish,  a  second  and  still  more  interesting  church 

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ruin — Ahenna  (Kilklispeen).  In  the  graveyard  adjoining  this 
second  ruin  stand  two  early  Celtic  crosses  of  great  beauty ,  and  portion 
of  a  third  partly  buried  in  mould  and  coarse  vegetation.  The 
two  perfect  crosses  have  been  drawn  in  detail  and  lithographed  by 
Henry  O'Neill  (x).  Portion  of  the  parish,  it  ought  be  added,  lies 
within  the  adjoining  Barony  of  Slieveardagh — which  see. 

TOWNLANDS. 

AHENNY,  At  Ceine — "  Fire  Ford  (or  Kiln)."     Area,  655  acres. 

"  Agheeney  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Kilklispeen  Church  &c.  (O.M.),  CiU  Ctifpin — 
"  Clispin's  Church." 

(6)  Tinnakilly,  Ci$  rtA  CoiUe — "  House  of  the  Wood";  a 
considerable  sub-division. 

(c)  5°PC  A  piotXAin — "  Garden  of  the  Little  Pipe." 

(d)  5°pt  KA  t>pf\e.Ac4n — "  Garden  of  the  Crows." 

(e)  SceAC  A  CufXftAig — "  Whitethorn   Bush  of  (by,  Or  in,)  the 
Marsh  " ;  this  is  now  the  name  of  a  laneway  but  formerly  it  would 
appear  to  have  designated  a  sub-division  of  the  townland. 

(/)  "TheTobbers"  (UoibfeAc^)— u  The  Wells  ";  a  group  of 
three  or  four  wells  separated  from  one  another  by  width  of  a  field 
or  thereabout. 

(g)  ll  St.  Klispeen's  Well ";  I  found  no  Irish  equivalent,  whence 
I  should  conclude  against  the  antiquity  of  the  name. 

(h)  UorjAp  A  cSAttifVAvt) — ''Summer  Well";  because  it  does 
not  run  dry  in  summer. 

(i)  Oite-An  A  Cif\c — "  Island  of  the  Justice";  perhaps  because, 
at  one  time,  the  object  of  a  legal  decision. 

(»  Se^tiA  tXdile— "  Old  Village." 

(k)  Coodaloaka.  I  took  this  name  down  phonetically  from  a 
non- Irish  speaker;  as  pronounced  I  could  make  nothing  of  it. 

(/)  tDoifiti  A  Sc6cAi$— "  Little  Road  of  the  Pole."  Observe 
the  Ossory  pronunciation  of  slender  fv ,  which  =  p . 

(#)"The  Most  Interesting  of  the  Ancient  Crosses  of   Ireland,"    London: 
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(in)  pe^fn^n  —  "  Alder  Abounding  Place  ";  a  sub-division. 

(//)  "  Lingaun  River,"  VumgeAn.  Meaning  unknown.  The 
name  appears  in  the  form  LAinnen  in  the  curious  tract  on  the 
Expulsion  of  the  Dessi,  edited  by  Prof.  Kuno  Meyer.  The  Lingaun, 
for  the  last  few  miles  of  its  course,  forms  the  boundary  between 
Tipperary  and  Kilkenny.  Thither  the  victorious  men  of  Decies 
pursued  the  Ossorians  after  the  battle  which  lost  the  district  of 
Magh  Feimhin  to  the  latter. 

BALLINURRA,  t)Aile  *.\n  HO|\AI$  (?)  —  "  Morris'  Homestead." 

"  Ballinorry  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Carrigadoon  (O.M.),  CALAIS  A  T)uin—  "  Rock  of 
the  Fort";  a  monster  meeting  was  held  here  in  1848. 

(6)  Tobernascarta,  Cob^p  r\A  ScAitvoe  —  "  Well  of  the  Spurting." 

(c)  Cooan's  Well  (O.M.).  It  does  not  however  appear  to  be 
now  known  locally  by  this  name. 

(</)  poll  r\A  njA&Atv—  "  Goats'  Pool." 

(e)  tMile  Hi  CeApt^il  —  "  O'Carroll's  Homestead";  a  sub- 
division of  some  eighty  acres. 

BALLYNAGRANA,  t)xMle  m\  gCjuxnAC  —  "  Homestead  of  the 
Sows."  See  under  Carrick,  in  which  parish  portion  of  the  townland 
lies.  Area,  253  acres. 

"  Ballinagranagh  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.D.  t>6t,\ipin  A  rhuilUnn—  "  Little  Road  of  the  Mill." 

BALLYRICHARD.     See  under  Carrick.     Area,  222  acres. 

S.D.  CnoeAn  t)xMle  nifce^if-o—  "  Little  Hill  of  Ballyrichard  "; 
a  couple  of  fields  in  which  St.  Brigid's  Cow  (^l^f  ^-Atm^c  perhaps) 
depastured  once  on  a  time. 

"  Richardstowne  "  (B.S.D.). 

CLOGHAPISTOLE,  Cloc  ^  ptofcoil  —  "  Pistole's  Rock."  Dr. 
Reeves  (  v)  gives  pistil  here  as  a  British  adoption  of  the  Latin  fistula, 
a  pipe,  channel  or  stream.  Portions  of  the  Pistoles'  mansion  survived 
till  recently.  Area,  112  acres. 

"  Cloghastley  "  (B.S.D.). 

CREGG,  CfUMg  —  u  Rock."     Area,  707  acres. 


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"  Crig  als  Craige  "  (B.S.D). 

S.DD.  (a)  "Cromwell's  Road";  a  by-road  running  east  and 
west. 

(b)  t>Aile   MA   Suifci — "Town  of  the  Flails";  said  to  be  so 
called  from  a  battle  fought  here  in  which  the  combatants  on  one 
side  were  armed  only  with  the  agricultural  implements  named. 

(c)  got)  llAinne — "Spade   Beak";    a   sub-division,    so    called 
from  its  shape. 

(d)  Cnoc  ttuA-6 — "Red  Hill";  another  sub-division. 

(e)  Cnocx\n  tiA  CAillije — "  Little  Hill  of  the  Hag." 

(/)  CotMfi  HeAt>tn,Ain — "  Raymond's  (or  Redmond's)  Well." 

MAINSTOWN,  t)Aile  TflAitme — "  Mayne's  Homestead."  Area, 
297  acres. 

"  Maynestowne  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Tobberessay,  UotxAfv  1or*\— "  Jesus'  Well";  a  well- 
known  sub-division,  locally  regarded  as  a  separate  townland.  The 
name  is  derived  from  a  remarkable  well  of  great  size  and  volume, 
at  which  "  rounds  "  and  votive  offerings  were  formerly  made.  The 
offerings  here  took  the  peculiar  form  of  tufts  of  hair  cut  from  the 
pilgrims'  heads. 

(6)  t>6cAif\in  TIA  t>poll— "  Little  Road  of  the  Holes." 

NEWTOWN,  t)Aile  HUA.  Idem.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  657 
acres. 

"  Newtowne  Lennan  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Loughaniska  (O.M.),  Cloc  An  tlifse— "  Stone  of  the 
Water." 

(6)  V^itcin—"  Little  Hurling  (or  'Fair')  Green";  a  sub- 
division. Formerly  this  was  JTAitcin  r\A  t)Ain|\io§tiA  ("  The  Queen's 
Green.") 

(c)  CApfUMj;  *\n  poUMp — "The  Eagle's  Rock";  a  name  of 
frequent  application. 

OLDCASTLE,  Sex\n  CAifle^n.  Idem.  The  site  (no  remains)  of 
the  castle  is  still  pointed  out.  Area,  77  acres. 

POULMALEEN,  poll  ITloilin — "  Moling's  Pit."     Area,  380  acres. 

S.D.  (ft)  Cloc  A  ppeACAin— «  The  Crow's  Rock." 


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(b)  pioc^n.    Meaning  uncertain;  possibly  for  pioC^n  "Wheez- 
ing";   more  probably  however  for  t)uit>e.ACAn  something  yellow 
like  the  yolk  of  an  egg  or  a  primrose.     The  name  is  applied  to  a  marl 
pit,  now  a  large  pond  by  the  roadside;  possibly  this  is  the  pit  from 
which  the  townland  is  named.     Opposite  "  pioc*.\n  "  and  separated 
from  it  by  the  public  road  is  a  field  wherein  a  heap  of  stones  marks 
the  site  of  a  church. 

(c)  CtAifin    ,\n    Ain\mn — "Little  Trench  of  the  Mass";   a 
quarry-like  depression  within  which  Mass  was  celebrated  in  the 
penal  times. 

(it)  t)6t.M|\in  A  ttluiltinn— "  Little  Road  of  the  Mill." 
TIROE,  Ci$  TluA-6 — "  Red  House."     Area,  77  acres. 

Rathronan  Parish. 

THIS  is  a  frontier  parish  of  moderate  extent  containing  ten  town- 
lands  and  deriving  its  name  from  the  townland  on  which  its  ancient 
church  stood.  The  parish  is  completely  bisected  by  a  wedged-in 
portion  of  Newchapel  Parish  (Diocese  of  Cashel).  A  large  and 
picturesquely  situated  graveyard  with  a  Protestant  Church  indicates 
the  site  of  the  ancient  parish  church,  of  which  no  traces  remain. 
Mention  of  Rathronan  church  will  suggest  memory  of  the  famous 
Arbuthnot  abduction,  of  which  it  was  the  scene. 

TOWNLANDS. 

ARDGEEHA,  AJVO  5^oite — "  High  Place  of  the  Wind."  Area 
(in  two  divisions),  231  acres. 

S.D.  AJVO  Ci^fVAin — "  Kyran's  Height." 

BOHERDUFF,  t)6tAp  "Duo — "  Black  Road."     Area,  121  acres. 

"  Boerinduffe  "  (Inq.  temp.  Chas.  I.). 

CLASHAXISKA,  ClAif  An  thfje — "  Water  Trench."  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  240  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  poll  <MI  1me— "  Pit  of  the  Butter." 

(b)  poll  A  rh«tvoxM|\— "  The  Murder  Pit." 

CLEAR'S  LAND.  No  Irish  name;  apparently  a  rather  modern 
sub-denomination;  it  designates  an  area  of  twelve  acres  forming 


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as  it  were  an  island  of  very  peculiar  shape,  within  Clashaniska 
townland.     Clear  is,  of  course,  a  family  name. 

GIANT'S  GRAVE,  Ctoc  P.A-OA — l<Long  Stone";  from  a  re- 
markable pillar  stone  standing  on  a  hill-top  and  visible  in  every 
direction  for  miles.  Of  course  there  is  the  old  familiar  legend — 
that  it  was  flung  here  by  Fionn  McCumhail  from  the  summit  of 
Slievenamon.  A  curious  tradition  existed  some  eighty  years  since, 
teste  the  late  Felix  O'Neill  of  Lisronagh,  namely,  that  this  monument 
was  erected  to  mark  the  grave  of  some  Ulstermen  who  fell  in 
a  sortie  during  the  siege  of  Clonmel.  The  remarkable  monument 
however  appears  rather  to  be  early  Christian  in  character,  or, 
if  originally  pagan — consecrated  later  to  Christian  signification. 
Close  examination  of  the  pillar  will  show  that  it  is  cross-inscribed 
and  that  the  type  of  cross  is  early  Irish.  Area,  256  acres. 

S.D.  PAIU  tiA  pife — "  Cliff  of  the  Pease." 

JAMESTOWN,  tXaite  Se^muif.  Idem.  On  this  townland  is  a 
very  fine  lios  in  an  excellent  state  of  preservation.  Area,  310  acres. 

LAWLESSTOWN.     See  under  Kiltegan  Par.     Area,  179  acres. 

S.D.  "The  Mile  Tree,"  C^nn  .A  Tflile.  Idem.  A  well-known 
land  mark  on  the  old  mail  coach  road  to  Cashel.  Compare  "  Mile 
Post  "  near  Waterford,  "  Mile  End,"  &c. 

PARKVILLE,  CtAif  ^n  tlifge — "Water  Trench";  formerly  a 
sub-division  of  Clashaniska  townland.  Area,  70  acres. 

RATHDUFF,  U<\t  "Ouo — "  Black  Rath."  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
72  acres. 

RATHKEEVAN,  Tl<.\t  Coeirhgm — "Kevin's  Rath";  also  Tl^t 
C^ifcin,  according  to  Ordnance  Survey  (z).  Area,  481  acres. 

"  Rathcaskeen  alias  Rathkeevan  "  (B.S.D.). 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6t<Mpin  5tAf— "  Little  Green  Road." 

(6)  tiAS-dri — "  Pillar  Stone  ";  the  name  is  applied  to  the  field 
in  which  the  pillar  stands. 

RATHRONAN,  TUt  UotiAin — "  Ronan's  Rath."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  651  acres. 

"  Rathronane  "  (Inq.  temp.  Eliz.). 

(z)  Survey  Field  Books,  Ordnance  Office,  Mountjoy  Barracks. 


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S.DD.  (<7)  &t  A  t>AtvoAin  (l)|uyo<Mn)—  "  Ford  of  the  Salmon." 
(6)  Cui|\c  tK\n  —  "White  Mansion";  this,  according  to  Felix 
O'Neill,  already  quoted,  was  the  Irish  name  for  Rathronan  demesne. 
(c)  Sle^nn  Scexxc  A  CAIC  —  "  Glen  of  the  Cat's  Bushes." 


St.  Mary's  (or  Clonmel)  Parish. 

ST.  Mary's  the  most  important  parish  of  the  barony,  extends,  as  we 
have  already  seen  (mi),  into  the  adjoining  Co.  of  Waterford.  The 
present  portion,  lying  mainly  within  the  Municipality  of  Clonmel, 
has  not  preserved  many  of  its  Irish  sub-denominations.  At  the 
same  time  nearly  all  the  small  townlands  immediately  around 
Clonmel  bear  purely  Irish  names.  In  fact,  except  Burgery-Lands 
and  Hay  wood  (of  which  the  original  Irish  forms  also  survive), 
the  official  names  of  all  are  Irish.  Although  the  derivation  appears 
fanciful,  Clonmel  (CluxMn  ITIe-AlA)  probably  signifies  —  "  Meadow  of 
Honey."  The  name  appears  frequently  in  the  Four  Masters, 
in  the  formula  —  UpiAti  CIUATIA  Ule-Al-A  (bb).  Clonmel  stood  two 
sieges;  one  in  1516,  at  the  hands  of  the  Earl  of  Kildare,  the  second 
in  1650  when  it  was  defended  with  distinguished  bravery  against 
Cromwell.  In  the  first  assault  during  the  latter  siege  two  thousand 
of  the  attackers  were  slain.  The  town  was  at  a  later  period,  for  a 
time  a  great  centre  of  Irish  woollen  manufacture;  the  Duke 
of  Ormond  in  1665  introduced  from  Canterbury  500  families  of 
Walloons  to  initiate  the  industry.  The  ancient  parish  church, 
which  is  of  much  interest  architecturally,  is  still  in  use  as  the 
Protestant  church  of  Clonmel.  Ballyadam  Castle  was  demised  to 
this  church  as  a  charity  endowment  by  Lady  Elena  Butler.  In  the 
Co.  Tipperary  portion  of  the  parish  there  was,  besides  the  parish 
church  and  the  friaries  (cc)  a  chapel  of  ease  the  walls  of  which  still 
stand  in  its  ancient  cemetery.  This  last  was  outside  the  town  walls 
to  the  west,  and  was  dedicated  to  St.  Stephen.  Another  similar 
chapel  (St.  Nicholas'),  on  the  south  side,  served  the  Co.  Waterford 

(aa)  Barony  of  Glenaheiry,  antea. 

(bb)  A.F.M.,  A.D.  1559,  1566,  1581,  1582,  1596,  1598  and  1599. 

(cc)  Dominican  (1269)  and  Franciscan  (1269)  —  Archdall. 


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suburbs,  as  we  have  already  seen  (dd).  Portion  (some  perches)  of 
the  town  walls  and  two  or  three  small  towers  stand  along  the  north 
side  of  St.  Mary's  cemetery. 

TOWNLANDS. 

ARDGEEHA.  See  under  Kiltegan  Par.,  within  which  greater 
part  of  the  townland  lies.  Area,  78  acres. 

BORHEENDUFF.     See  also  under  Kiltegan  Par.      Area,  17  acres. 

BURGERY-LAND,  CUurn  IHe^tA — "  Meadow  of  Honey  (or  Mil's 
Meadow  ?)."  Most  of  the  street  &c.  names  seem  to  have  had  no 
Irish  equivalents  or  designations.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  855  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Gallows  Hill  (O.M.),  Cnoc  trA  Choice.  Idem;  the 
place  of  public  execution  in  former  times.  The  name  is  now 
applied  to  a  sub-division,  or  district. 

(b)  "  Johnson  Street,"  Sp^iT)  ttlic  Se^JAin.     Idem. 

(c)  u  Kerry  Road,"  t)6tx\f  HA  gCiAfifVxM'oe.AC.     "  Road  of  the 
Kerrymen";    named  from  the   number  of  Kerry  labourers  who 
settled  down  here  in  the  old  potato-digging  days. 

(d)  'OfvoiceAT)  r\A  n^^tt^p — "  Bridge  of  the  Goats."      It  was 
over  this  that  Hugh  Duff  and  his  Ulster  men  retreated  during  the 
siege  of  Clonmel. 

(e)  Moore's  Island  (O.M.);  partly  in  Inishlounaght  Parish. 

(/)  Castle  (O.M.)  =  "  The  West  Gate  ";  one  (the  only  survivor) 
of  the  four  old  town  gates. 

(g)  "  Main  Guard." 

(h)  "  Silver  Spring." 

(0  t)6tAi|\in  CAOC— "  Blind  (Dark)  Little  Road";  called  also 
t).  t)«t>  ("  Black  Little  Road  "). 

(;')  p^ipc  114  JTotA— "  Field  of  the  Blood."  This  and  the  last 
are  close  to  the  extreme  south-east  boundary  of  the  townland. 

CARRIGEEN,  CApfVAigin  nA  tip^C  —  "  Little  Rock  of  the 
Ravens."  Area,  44  acres. 

COOLEENS,  CuiUn — "  Little  Corner."     Area,  69  acres. 

S.D.  Elmville  (O.M.),  IAJ  ^n  1ut>Aip— "  Hollow  of  the  Yew 
Tree." 

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GORTMALOGE,  ^opc  TT),.\l,6i5 — "  Mallock's  Garden."  Area, 
67  acres. 

HAYVVOOD,  t)uilic  (modification  of  t)u<.\ile) — "  Dairy  Place  "; 
from  bo,  a  cow.  \)£&l  Lice  ("  Mouth  of  the  Flagstones  ")  is,  how- 
ever, more  likely.  Portion  of  this  townland  is  in  Rathronan  Parish. 
Area,  68  acres. 

S.D.  CoD.\|\  -At^in— "  Well  of  the  Little  Ford." 

KNOCKAUXCOURT,  Cnoc^xn  ru\  Cuipce — a  Little  Hill  of  the 
Mansion."  The  name  is  not  in  general  local  use.  Area,  26  acres. 

POWERSTOWN.  See  under  Kilgrant  Parish,  within  which  the 
townland  chiefly  lies.  Area,  141  acres. 


Templetney  Parish. 

THIS  parish  is  of  perhaps  slightly  over  medium  size  and  its 
sub-denominations  of  about  average  interest.  Its  own  name 
("  Eithne's  Church  ")  is  ecclesiastical  in  origin — derived  immediately 
from  designation  of  the  townland  on  which  the  ancient  church 
stood.  The  Martyrology  of  Donegal  enumerates  three  Eithnes. 
Besides  the  Ue^mpult  there  were  two  other  ancient  churches  in 
the  parish — one  at  Killurney,  where  portion  of  the  ruin  may  be 
seen  close  to  the  residence  of  Mr.  St.  John,  and  the  second  at 
Ballypatrick.  The  physical  character  of  the  parish  is  somewhat 
peculiar;  from  rich  alluvial  gravel  flats  rise  a  series  of  small  dome- 
shaped  and  mound-like  hills  many  of  them  crowned  with  ancient 
earthworks  and  lioses. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYBO,  t)-Aile  Ui  tDu^it)  —  "  O'Boy's  Homestead."  Dr. 
Reeves,  however,  derives  (ee)  the  name  from  bAilebo,  an  old  Irish 
land  division,  approximately  equal  to  a  ploughland;  he  points  out 
moreover  that,  though  there  are  twelve  places  so  named  in  Ulster, 
there  is  but  one  (the  present)  in  the  remainder  of  Ireland.  Area,  615 
acres. 

(ee)  Townland  Distribution  of  Ireland,  supra  cit. 


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BALLYKNOCKANE,  t).Aile  Cnocxxm — "  Homestead  of  the  Littte 
Hill."  Area,  1562  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5leAnn  DuU^in — "Glen  of  the  Bullock  (or,  of  the 
Round- Hollowed  Stone)." 

(6)  Cnoc  C-A^A — "  Easter  Hill  ";  portion  of  hill  side. 

BALLYNEVIN,  t>Aile  Ui  CnAitfiin — "  O'Nevin's  Homestead." 
Area,  230  acres. 

BALLYPATRICK.  tDxMte  p<vofVAi5  — "  Patrick's  Homestead." 
Area,  825  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  pxiipc  tiA  Cille— "  Field  of  the  Early  Church  Site  "; 
this  church  was  situated  by  the  west  side  of  a  little  stream,  on 
the  holding  of  a  farmer  named  Denny  and  was,  according  to  local 
tradition,  sacred  to  a  St.  Bearachan  (Berchan).  On  the  site  of  the 
primitive  ecclesiastical  buildings  some  quern  stones  were  unearthed 
also  portion  of  a  stone  cross  and  an  object  of  stone,  in  shape 
resembling  a  chalice,  and  long  venerated  locally  as  such.  The 
"  chalice  "  may  now  be  seen  in  the  Waterford  Museum. 

(6)  Sput  t)eApc*Ain — "  Bearchan's  Stream." 

COOLORAX,  Cuit  Ot>fv\in — "  Odran's  (or  Oran's)  Corner."  I  also 
heard  Cuil  VlAinin — "  Little  Verdant  Corner."  Area,  148  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5leAtin  nA  n-1utt^p — "  Glen  of  the  Yew  Trees." 

(6)  pe^f  t)pe.A5.AC — "Simulating  a  Man";  a  pillar  stone  on 
the  mountain  ridge. 

(c)  UotM|\  5exM— "  Clear  Well." 

KILLURNEY,  Cat  UpnAige  --  "  Church  of  the  Praying 
(i.e.  Oratory)."  This  townland  includes  a  considerable  area  of 
mountain.  Area,  1262  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)t)xMlenx\T)Uu|\CxiC — "Turks'  Town";  a  sub-division 
well  known  under  this  name  half  a  century  since. 

(6)  5leAnn  ^Aiole — "  River  Fork  Glen." 

(c)  Ctoi-oeac.       Meaning  unknown;  a  stream  flowing  through 
last.     Compare — Clodagh  River,  Barony  of  Upperthird. 

(d)  t)e^n  Uu-At) — "  Red  Woman  ";  a  point  near  the  summit  of 
Slievenamon. 

(e)  Cotll  t)e^5 — "  Little  Wood  ";  a  sub-division. 


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(/)  A  small  Cromlech,  not  recorded  on  Ordnance  Map;  it  will 
be  found  a  few  perches  to  east  of  the  ruined  church. 

(g)  Slu\t>  m\  mtX\n — "Mountain  of  the  Women";  portion 
of  the  mountain  specially  so  named  and  so  recorded  by  Ordnance 
authorities.  On  the  summit  is  a  cairn  80  yards  in  circumference, 
erected  as  a  sepulchral  monument  to  one  of  the  sons  of  Ugony  the 
Great  (ff). 

(h)  C^tWS'"  "«*  DJ:MC— "  Little  Rock  of  the  Ravens." 

(0  m<3mpe«.\t\  Suit>e  ]?mn — "  Meado  w  of  Fionn's  Sitting  Place"; 
a  level  space  near  the  summit,  on  which  turf  was  formerly  cut. 

KNOCKXACLASH,  CnocAti  V\A  CUipe  — "  Little  Hill  of  the 
Trench."  Area,  354  acres. 

LISNATUBRID,  bof  n^  DUiobp^T)— "  Lios  of  the  Wells."  The 
lios  from  which  the  place  gets  its  name  can  be  traced  on  the  south 
side  of  the  bothairin  which  runs  north  and  south  through  the  town- 
land.  Area,  540  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CotMp  n^\  TUtA— "  Wall  of  the  Rath  ";  this  name 
is  frequently  used  by  Irish  speakers  to  designate  the  whole 
townland.  I  suppose  it  is,  more  strictly,  the  name  of  a  sub- 
division. 

(6)  Anner  River  (O.M.)  ;  probably  AtUmn  pu^fv — "Cold- 
water  River."  The  name  appears  Annuip  in  Keating's  Poems  (gg), 
and  Antjobup  in  the  ancient  tract  on  the  "  Expulsion  of  the  DessL!' 
published  by  Professor  Kuno  Meyer. 

(c)  Oile4n  nA  rnt)<MicA — "  Island  of  the  Fields  ";  now  a  ford  in 
the  Anner  River. 

(d)  An  TUitin— "  The  Little  Lios." 

(e)  Uob^p  5eAt\<3it>  an<^  -^n  ^-inn — "  Gerald's  Well  "  and  "The 
Pool  "  respectively;   these  are  two  wells  close  by  the   lios  from 
which  the  townland  gets  its  name. 

(/)  C*\pfA15?n  tr<\typu\c — "Little  Rock  of  the  Ravens";  this 
stands  on  the  mountain  portion  of  the  townland. 

(g)  CApfVAisin  x\  CAOptAinn — "  Little  Rock  of  the  Quicken 
Tree." 

(ff)  Ordnance  Correspondence,  Library,  K.I.A. 

(gg)  "  "OATICA  &c.,  SeACfiuin  Ceicinn,"  Rev.  J.  MacErlean,  S.J.,  p.  64. 


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(A)  t^s  A  cSe^tiA  t)6tAif— ''  The  Old  Road  Hollow." 

(i)  tDjvuife.  Meaning  somewhat  uncertain  ;  the  name  is 
applied  to  a  stream  which  forms  the  western  boundary  of  the 
townland.  Probably  the  name  is  a  form  of  bj\tnf ,  the  debris  of 
underwood,  rushes  &c.  left  on  a  river-bank  after  floods. 

SHANBALLY,  Se^n^  t)Aile — "  Old  Homestead."  Area,  510 
acres. 

S.D.  Sui-oe  firm — "  Sitting  Place  of  Fionn";  a  cairn. 

TEMPLETNEY,  Ce-AinpuU  eicinne — "  Eithne's  Church."  There 
are  some  slight  remains  of  the  church  standing  in  a  cemetery  still 
occasionally  used.  The  "  pattern  "  was  held  about  September  25th 
and  the  particular  day  on  which  it  fell  was  observed  as  a  holiday; 
unfortunately  the  exact  date  is  forgotten. 


BARONY  OF  IFFA  AND  OFFA  WEST. 


[HE  Barony  of  West  Iffa  and  Offa,  which  is  the 
immediate  subject  of  the  present  section,  is  practically 
the  only  corner  of  Tipperary  in  which  Irish  is  still 
spoken.  It  contains,  in  all,  fifteen  parishes  and  it 
is  very  remarkable  that,  of  these,  not  one  embodies  in 
its  name  the  word  cill,  of  such  frequent  occurrence  in 
parish  names  elsewhere.  This  latter  fact  points 
perhaps  to  a  comparatively  late  redistribution  or 
formation  of  parishes.  The  planters  found  the  land  fitted  for 
grazing  and  fattening;  hence  they  eschewed  tillage — a  policy  which 
resulted  in  driving  the  poor,  Celtic,  labouring,  landless  element  of 
the  population  back  to  the  mountain  slopes,  north  and  south. 
The  American  War  of  Independence  however  and  the  consequent 
high  price  of  wheat  brought  the  land  again  under  cultivation 
and  drew  portion  of  the  ancient  Celtic  stock  down  from  the 
hillsides  to  hew  and  carry,  reap  and  sow  for  the  sons  and 
grandsons  of  those  whom  they  regarded  their  fathers'  despoilers. 


Ardfinnan  Parish. 

THE  name  Apo  j?iotu\in  ("  Finnian's  Height")  recalls  St.  Finnian 
the  Leper  who,  it  is  claimed,  founded  the  church  of  Ardfinnan 
about  the  middle  of  the  seventh  century.  No  traces  of  the  ancient 
Celtic  church  survive  but  a  series  of  grass-grown  mounds  on 
the  hill  top  mark  the  site  of  a  once  considerable  ecclesiastical 
establishment.  The  parish — of  small  extent — is  bisected  by  the 
Suir;  the  townlands  are  mostly  of  small  extent  and  hence  very 


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many  sub-denominations  are  not  to  be  expected.  Archdall  gives 
Drumabhradh  as  an  ancient  name  of  Ardrinnan .  The  free  tenants 
of  the  towne  of  Ardnnane  paid  yearly  to  the  Bishop  68  besides 
other  services  ;  in  addition,  the  Manor  of  Ardnnane  (80  acres 
with  a  mill)  belonged  to  the  Bishopric  of  Waterford.  (a) 


TOWNLANDS. 

ARDFINXAN.  See  above.  The  castle,  built  here  (1185)  by 
King  John,  survives,  and  is  still  used  as  a  residence.  An  Earl 
of  Desmond  (John,  son  of  Garrett,)  was  drowned  in  the  ford  of  the 
Suir  beneath  the  castle,  1399  (A.F.M.).  Area,  267  acres. 

BALLINDONEY,  t)x\ite  -AD  T)on^  (cSotntArd) — "  Homestead  of 
the  Stockade."  The  name  is  reminiscent  of  the  time  (probably 
1 3th  century)  when  isolated  settlers  protected  their  newly  formed 
bailies  and  bawns  by  a  stout  palisading  of  sharp  pointed  stakes. 
Most  of  the  townland  is  in  Derrygrath  Parish.  Area,  130  acres. 

BALLYXEETY,  tXMle  An  £AOICIJ — "White's  Homestead." 
Greater  portion  of  the  townland  lies  within  Neddan's  Parish. 
Area,  63  acres. 

CASTLEKEALE,  CxMfle<Xn  C^ol — "  Narrow  Castle."  Area,  75 
acres. 

CLOCHARDEEX,  Cloc  Aijvoin — "  Rock  of  the  Little  Height." 
Area,  31  acres. 

CLOCNACODY,  CtoC  r\A  C6i*oe — "  Rock  of  the  Brushwood." 
Area,  281  acres. 

COMMONS,  p\itce — "  Hurling  (or  '  Fair ')  Green."  Area,  17 
acres. 

FARRANESKAGH,  £eAp Ann  nA  Sce-ac — "  Land  of  the  White- 
thorn Trees."  Area,  48  acres. 

FEEMORE,  J?iot)  tY16p — "  Great  Wood."     Area,  63  acres. 

S.D.  ttiAn  t)6  £<VotvAi5— "  Track  of  St.  Patrick's  Cow,"  which 
lies  along  west  boundary  of  the  townland  (6). 


(<i)  Inquis.  Exchequer,  April,  I4th,  1569. 

(b)  See  Journal  R.S.A.I.,  Vol.  XXXV.  pp.  110—129. 


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GLENACLOHALEA,  gleann  n«\  Cloice  teite — "Glen  of  the 
Grey  Rock."  Area,  62  acres. 

GORTNALOWER,  ^opc  tv\  tot>Af\ — "  The  Lepers'  Garden." 
Area,  12  acres. 

KILMALOGE,  CiU  tHo  tu^jg— "  Moluag's  (or  My  Lua's)  Church." 
The  bulk  of  this  townland,  including  the  early  church  site,  is  in 
Derrygrath  parish.  Another  considerable  portion  is  in  yet  another 
parish — Rochestown.  Area,  16  acres. 

KXOCKASKEHAROE,  Cnoc  TVA  Sceite  UuxMt>e — "  Hill  of  the 
Red  Thorn- Bush."  Area,  33  acres. 

MAGHERAROAGH,  Itl^cAipe  Ri^ttAc — "  Grey  Plain."  This 
townland  includes  a  small  island  in  the  Suir  at  Ardfinnan 
village  (O.M.).  Area,  54  acres. 

"  tT1.AC.Mpe  Ri.At>.Ac  m\  gcloc. 
"  tli  jvAitt  piAffi  5-An  fcoc." 

(Old  Saying). 

S.D.  CotMp  moim  6oin— "  St.  John's  Well." 

MARLHILL.  No  Irish  name;  the  official  name  is  probably  a 
corruption  of  Marlow  Hill.  Area,  304  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CUMf  A  Ttliccipe— "  The  Wolf's  Trench  ";  a  sub- 
division. 

S.D.  t)otAipin  ^n  lAfg^ipe — "  The  Fisherman's  Little  Lane." 

RAHEENBALLIXDOXEY,  RcMtin  t)^ile  An  "Oor\A — "  Ballydoney 
Little  Fort."  See  Ballydoney,  above.  Area,  154  acres. 

S.D.  UotMf\  Hi  t)oit\mne— "  O'Dorney's  Well."  There  is  a 
townland  of  the  name,  but  strangely  enough  the  well  from  which  it 
is  called  is  without  its  boundary — and  on  Raheenballindoney. 

SHORT  CASTLE,  CAifle^n  5<MiiiT).     Idem.     Area,  65  acres. 

SPITAL  LAND,  TlAt  Atvo — "  High  Rath."  This  magnificent 
Rath  crowns  the  hill  overlooking  Ardfinnan  from  the  east.  The 
place  is  also  called  J?eAfu\nn  Uotn^if — "  Thomas'  Farm."  Area, 
15  acres. 

TOULOURE,  UoU  Ot)x\p — "  Dun-Coloured  Pond."  Area,  no 
acres. 

S.D.  Ui^n  t)6  p^-ofAis— (<  Track  of  (St.)  Patrick's  Cow";  it 
corresponds  roughly  with  present  old  road  (N.  &  S.)  through  centre 
of  the  townland.  See  under  Feemore,  above. 


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Ballybacon  Parish. 

THE  parish,  which  is  of  somewhat  more  than  average  extent, 
includes  a  considerable  area  of  mountain.  One  of  its  tdwnlands — 
Kildanoge — yields  no  fewer  than  forty-two  sub-denominations, 
most  of  them  mountain  names  and  some  of  them  highly  interesting. 
The  Irish  form  of  the  parish  name  is  t)Aite  Hi  JDeACAin  ("  O'Peakin's 
Homestead");  this  is  neither  borrowed  from  nor  shared  with 
a  townland.  With  the  exception  of  the  Kildanoge  names  alluded 
to  the  sub-denominations  are  of  only  average  interest. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYHIST,  t)Aile  tlir-c — "  Hesty's  Homestead."  Hesty  (or 
Hosty)  is  a  Welsh  family  name.  Area,  124  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6tAf\  A  ttlAT>pA  1luAit> — "The  Fox's  Road"; 
forming  portion  of  the  east  boundary  of  the  townland. 

(6)  t)eAf\nA  r\A  •oUfii  SAgApc — "  Gap  of  the  Three  Priests." 

S.D.  tlA  ClAit\init)e — "The  Little  Planks";  this  is  a  lane, 
probably  so-called  from  some  boards  which  formerly  served  as 
footsticks  across  a  stream. 

BALLY VERA,  t)Aite  Ui  TfleApA — "  O'Meara's  Homestead." 
Area,  149  acres. 

CARROW,  An  CeAtpAtfiA — "  The  Quarter  ";  "  quarter"  was  an 
ancient  Irish  measure  of  land;  see  Introduction.  Area,  84  acres. 

CROUGHTA,  CpoccA — "Croft."     Area,  114  acres. 

CURRAGH,  CupfVAc — "  Wettish  Place  " ;  mostly  mountain.  Area, 
1684  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Site  of  Curragh  Castle  (O.M.). 

(b)  Cf  UACAn — "  Little  Pile  " ;  the  highest  point  of  the  mountain. 

(c)  Uumn  An  tllCAij; — "  The  Ulsterman's  (or  Fortune  Teller's) 
Swamp  " ;  on  west  face  of  last. 

(d)  tTlAOl   t)eA5    and    tTlAOl    1tt6p — "Little"    and    "Great 
Hilltop,"  respectively. 

(e)  peAT>An    DA   teAtAige — "  Streamlet   of   the   Two    Equal 
Parts." 


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(/)  t)e<\t\™  An  t)*Mnt>— "  Gap  of  the  Little  Pig." 

CURRAGHEEN,  Cuf\|VAicin — "  Little  Wet  Place."  Area,  46 
acres. 

FREEHANS,  II A  FfuxocAin — "(Place  of)  the  Whortle -Berries." 
S.D.  Site  of  Castle  (O.M). 

GARRYDUFF,  5At\t\Ai-6e  T)uo — "  Black  Garden."  Area,  231 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  "  The  Lisburn  "  (An  1_iort>oifvn).  Meaning  unknown; 
it  is  applied  primarily  to  a  untilled  patch  in  corner  of  a  field,  and, 
secondarily,  to  the  field  itself. 

(b)  teacc    A    cSAi$T)iuju\ — "The   Soldier's   Monument";    a 
cross  roads. 

(c)  tmn  An  fod{\lAi$ — "  Pool  of  the  Sedgy  Border." 
GARRYROE,  5^rr^1"°e  Hu^t) — "  Red  Garden."  Area,  455  acres. 
GORMANSTOWX,  t).Aile  Ui  §otun.Ain.     Idem.     Area,  334  acres. 
S.DD.  (a)  "  Fair  Field  "—wherein  was  held  (August  5th)  the 

fair  known  as  Aon^c  A  ttl^s^it)  ("Fair  of  the  Joking").  The 
field  was  leased  for  farming  some  fifty  years  since  when  the  fair 
ceased  to  be  held. 

(b)  poll  An  AlpsiT) — "  Hole  of  the  Silver";  a  pond. 

GORTACULLIN,  5°PC  A  C*MVUtwi — "  Garden  of  the  Holly." 
Area,  1551  acres. 

S.DD:  (a)  CAOp-^leAnn— "  Berry  Glen." 

(b)  TfuApAn— "  Cold  Spring  Well." 

(c)  Cnoc  SAm — "  Sam's  Hill."     Sam  was  Samuel  Clutterbrook, 
a  former  proprietor. 

(ci)  Cnoc  UAmfAi — "  Ramsay's  Hill." 
(e)  Com  n^  gCon — "  Hollow  of  the  Hounds." 
(/)  t)6tAipin  n^  5AtJnAi$e — "  Little  Road  of  the  Cow." 
(g)  5leAnn  nA  'mAVAn — "Glen  of  the  Fools." 
(h)  poll  A  \\}A-opA  tluAi-6— "  The  Fox's  Hole." 
(i)  LoC — "  Lake  ";  on  mountain  side. 

(j)  1161-oin  T)eAfV5 — "  Little  Red  Road";  also  on  mountain 
side,  as  are  two  following. 

(k)  Cl^if  A  teArhnACCA — "  Trench  of  the  New  Milk. 

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(/)  t)6.At  t)eA5 — "  Little  Pass  ";  a  sub-division. 

(m)  Cnoc  nA  tt"f  Mnn — "  Hill  of  the  Fenians." 

(«)  Knockshane  (O.M.). 

GRAIGUE,  An  5^15 — "  The  Village."     Area,  445  acres: 

S.D.  The  Tar  River,  At>«*  A  cSe.ApjtAi$,  apparently — "The 
Colt's  River";  it  forms  north  boundary  of  the  townland. 

KILLAIDAMEE,  CiU,  Aijvoe  tTli-oe  — "  Church  of  Midhe's 
Height."  The  site  of  the  church  was  discovered  with  much 
difficulty  immediately  to  west  of  main  road,  at,  or  close  to,  a  place 
now  occupied  by  a  couple  of  farmhouses.  Area,  156  acres. 

KILBALLYGORMAN,  Citl  t)xMle  5°rrn^1n  —  "  Gormanstown 
Church";  the  site  is  marked  on  O.M.,  but  no  remains,  beyond  a 
holy-water  stoup,  survive.  Area,  354  acres. 

KILDANOGE,  Cilt  "Oorhndig  —  "  St.  Domnoc's  Church."  (c) 
Area,  2676  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Tobernacalley  (O.M.),  Uotv\t\  HA  CAiltije— "  The 
Hag's  (or  Nun's)  Well."  According  to  local  belief  a  cross  is 
sometimes  seen  to  shine  in  the  water. 

(6)  Castle  (O.M.);  some  insignificant  remains  survive. 

(c)  Glengowley  (O.M.),  ^le^nn  Spittle — "  Forked  Glen." 

(d)  Cnoc  r\A  gCn^m — "  Hill  of  the  Bones";  this  is  the  highest 
point  of  the  mountain  on  the  county  boundary. 

(e)  Scpioc — "  Streak";  a  ridge  extending  west  from  last. 

(/)  Se-AtiA  Cuit — "  Old  Corner";   extreme  west  point  of  last. 

(g)  UotMp  ttlo  CUD  A — "  St.  Carthage's  Well ";  on  west  face  of 
the  glen  half  a  mile  from  summit  of  the  mountain  and  at  a  height 
of  1500  feet. 

(h)  \)A$ f A  r\A  ^umnfeoige — "  Summit  of  the  Ash  Tree." 

(t)  CAFJVAIS  A  t)uit)eit — "  Bottle  Rock,"  from  its  shape;  this 
is  on  the  county  boundary  line,  close  to  the  point  of  intersection  of 
latter  by  Tli^n  t)6  pA-OftAig. 

(j)  tli-an  t>6  p^T)fxM5 — "  Track  of  St.  Patrick's  Cow";  an 
ancient  track  which  runs  through  the  townland  from  north  to 
south  (d). 

(c)  "  Domhnog,  son  of  Saran,  of  Tiprat  Fachtna  in  the  west  of  Osraighe. 
He  is  of  the  race  of  Eoghan_son  of  Niall."     Martyr.  Dungal.,  at  May  i8th. 

(d)  See  Journal  R.S.A.I.  Vol.  XV.  (Fifth  Series)  p.  no. 


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(k)  Sle^nn  t)t\i£-oe  —  "Bride's  Glen";  this  is  the  easterly 
glen  which  joins  Glen  Govvley  half  a  mile  from  north  termination 
of  latter. 

(/)  Com  m\  t)e«.\|Atu\—  "  Hollow  of  the  Gap." 

0/0  Uifge  Sotuir—  '"  Water  of  Light  (Brightness)  ";  a  stream 
flowing  into  last  from  west. 

00  pe^T)4n  Ufv\i$ce  —  "  Drained  Streamlet  ";  within  JJle^nn 
topijroe,  in  which  are  likewise  the  three  following. 

(o)  Uo|\—  "  Bush." 

(/>)  mumnin—  "  Little  Thicket." 

(q)  Coin  An  f  e*vo,.\in  —  "  Hollow  of  the  Streamlet." 

(r)  TfeA-OAn  A  U<Ml—  "  Streamlet  of  the  Milking." 

(s)  Cut  ttiuvfc—  "  Red  Ridge-back." 

(/)  le^c^n—  "  Glen  Slope." 

(//)  UotMfA  SAili$e—  "  Willow  Well." 

(v)  Com  n.A  ttp^nn  —  "  Hollow  of  the  Fenians." 

(w)  TT16in  tTleAnn^in  —  "Bog  of  the  Kid(?)";  perhaps 
tne«\nn4.\n  here  =  mt)e«\nn*\n  (e).  TTIeAnn^n  may  possibly  mean 
the  jack-snipe;  at  any  rate  I  have  grave  doubt  as  to  the  rendering 
"  Kid." 

(.r)  lUvnti  «xn  "Ouine  —  "  The  Man's  Cave." 

(y)  Roche's  Hill  (O.M.),  Cnoc  A  TlCircij.     Idem. 

(2)  C,\t\fv\i5  n,\  muc—  "  The  Pigs'  Rock." 

(aa)  C^j\f  Aig  <\n  fiolAit\  —  "  The  Eagle's  Rock." 

(66)  ClocA  "OuftA  —  "  Black  Rocks  ";  cliffs  at  junction  of  (m) 
above  with  (/). 

(cc)  An  e.Af5  —  "The  Sedgy  Bog";   on  west  side  of 


(dd)  ICACA  Cuile^nn^ij  —  u  Glen  Slope  of  the  Holly-  Abounding 
Place." 

(ee)  An  Slinnse-A^c  —  "  The  Slate-Abounding  Spot." 

(ff)  t)6tAif\in  A  t)eAUi5  gxMpi-o  —  "  Little  Road  of  the  Short 
Pass." 

(gg)  Poll  <\n  1^x.\mn  —  "  Hole  of  the  Iron." 


(e)  See  under  Faithlegg  (Par.  of  same  name). 


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(kk)  CfUA&ln— "  Little  Mountain  Pile." 

(it)  teACAn  tX\ju\i$e— "  Glen  Slope  of  the  Oak  Grove." 

(ff)  r»)6in  Uip— "  Middle  Bog 

(kk)  Sint>e  ,\n  T>i\eoiUn  — a  The  Wren's  Sitting-Place'*;  a 
slight  rocky  protuberance  on  county-boundary  line. 

(//)  5°Tc'n — "  Little  Garden  ";  a  well-known  sub-division. 

(mm)  S£ipe\\l  *\n  UlCAis —  "The  Ulsterman's  Chapel";  a 
small  oblong  enclosure  of  dry  stone  (/),  within  a  mile  of  the 
mountain  summit. 

(nn)  l)UUt-£!«M|MT> — "Short  Smooth-Surfaced  Place";  a  slope 
of  Cnoc  tu\  gCtKVrh  which  springs  from  the  glen  forks. 

(ix>)  £«Mtc!n — ki  Little  Hurling  Green";  between  last  and 
Se«\tu\  COl. 

(/>/>)  CtU  l)ju$T>e  —  "Bride's  Church";  between  last  and 
bottom  of  the  glen. 

KILGROGY,  Cill  5PlUM5e — u  Gruaige's  Church."  Neither  trace 
nor  tradition  of  church  site  could  be  found.  A  solitary  aged 
whitethorn  bush  on  summit  of  a  gentle  height  is  regarded  with 
so  much  veneration  that  no  one  will  interfere  with  it.  This  may 
possibly  mark  the  church  site,  but  it  more  probably  indicates  the 
former  scene  of  an  execution.  Area  (in  two  divisions — Tllojx  and 
t)eA$;  respectively),  208  acres. 

S.D.  Cfuvnn  «.\n  lu&Aip — "  The  Yew  Tree  (Site)." 

KILMAXEEX,  Cill  tTKxmcIn  (or  tTlo  £m£in) — "  Mainin's  (My 
Finghiu's)  Church."  Area,  119  acres. 

u  Kilmyng  "  (Inq.  Apr.,  1569). 

S.D.  p.lifc  n,\  mt>|\oc— "  The  Badgers'  Field." 

KXOCKBALUXIRY,  Cnoc  t)^ile  An  Oi$|\e — "  Hill  of  the  Heir's 
Homestead."  Area,  741  acres, 

LACKANABRICKANE,  te^CA  tuv  opt\^AC^n — "  Glen  Slope  of  the 
Crows."  This  appears  to  have  been  originally  a  sub-division  of 
Garryduff,  to  which  its  present  name  was  given — derisively.  Area. 
$a  acres. 

(/)  S*«  Journal  R.S.A.I.,  Vol.  XV.  (Fifth  Series),  p.  117. 


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LADY'S  ABBEY,  1tlAinifci|t  ifluijte — "  Abbey  of  Mary."  On 
this  diminutive  townland  stands  the  ruin  of  a  small  Carmelite  Monas- 
tery. The  remains  consist  of  little  more  than  nave  and  choir  of  the 
conventual  church,  in  a  fair  state  of  preservation.  There  is  also  a 
tower  springing,  in  the  usual  way,  from  junction  of  nave  and  choir, 
and  a  highly  ornate  east  window  (later  Gothic).  Neither  Archdall 

Stephens  makes  reference  to  this  house,  which  is  evidently  a 
comparatively  late  foundation.  Area,  16  acres. 

LISHEEXANOUL,  tifff!  nA  nU&All — "  Little  Lios  of  the  Apples." 
Area,  185  acres. 

LISHEEXPOWEK,  tifin  A  pAO$Ai£ — "  Power's  Little  Lios.'' 
Area,  142  acres. 

LODGE,  Citt  nA  D|T|VAoc4n — "  Ancient  Church  of  Freehans  "; 
this  is  presumably  a  former  sub-division  of  Freehan's  townland, 
from  which  it  was  nominally  cut  off  on  erection  of  the  house  from 
which  it  derives  its  present  name.  The  house  in  question,  which 
is  still  occupied,  was  the  residence  of  Buck  Sheehy,  who  was 
hanged  in  Clogheen,  1766.  Some  distance  to  south-west  of  the 
house  is  a  holy  well  and  the  citl  (early  church  site)  from  which 
comes  the  Irish  name.  Area,  155  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  tior  "A  gCeAttc— "  Lios  of  the  (Heath)  Hens"; 
also  t)6t.Aijtin  teAp-A  HA  gCe^c. 

(b)  pott  A  PUCA — "  The  Pookha's  Hole";  a  rock  cavern. 

MONROE,  tttoin  HuAtf — "  Red  Bog."  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
299  acres. 

POULATAR,  pott  A  cSeAjtftAi£ — "  Hole  of  the  Colt ":  so  called 
a  deep  circular  well  of  the  same  name  on  the  adjoining  town- 
id  of  Tallow.  Area,  162  acres. 

S.DD.  (a}  pott  A  tx»oi$— "  Hole  of  the  Calf  ";  another  well, 
ic  name  here  may  possibly  refer  to  the  calf  of  St.  Patrick's 

(g)- 

(b)  Old  Deer  Park  (O.M.). 

TULLOW,  UutAijg — '•  Hill  Summit."     Area,  328  acres. 
S.D.  pott  A  cSeAptvAi£— "  Hole  of  the  Colt  ";  a  well.     See 
ider  Poulatar  supra. 

(g)  See  legend  of  the   "  ttiAn  t>6  PA-O^AI^  " — ^Journal  R.S.A.I.,  Vol.  XV. 
th  Series),  p.  no. 


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Caher  Parish. 

THE  parish,  which  is  of  large  extent,  takes  its  name  from  a  stone 
fort  (C^tAi|\)  which  occupied  the  site  of  the  present  castle — on  an 
island  in  the  Suir.  This  place  is  constantly  referred  to  in  the  Annals 
as  CAtxMf\-t)uin-lAf5  (h).  Caher  castle,  now  carefully  preserved, 
has,  ever  since  its  erection,  been  bound  up  with  the  history 
and  fortunes  of  the  Butler  family.  It  was  besieged  in  turn  and 
captured  by  Essex,  Inchiquin  and  Cromwell.  Col.  Thos.  Pigott 
writing  in  1647  to  Sir  Philip  Percival  describes  it  as  "  the  strongest 
castle  I  know  of  in  the  kingdom."  (?)  Within  the  parish  are  the 
town  of  Caher,  a  ruined  abbey  of  the  Augustinians,  the  ancient 
parish  church — also  in  ruins,  as  well  as  the  remains  of  three  other 
churches.  In  addition  the  writer  has  verified  five  early  church 
sites.  Owing  to  the  non-use  of  Irish  the  parish  is  not  rich  in  place 
names,  nor  in  traditions  to  illustrate  the  names  surviving.  A  few  of 
the  last  are  however  of  exceptional  interest. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINGEARY,  tXAite  An  j^0!^1*  (?) — "  Homestead  of  the 
Wooded  Glen.''  Ballingeary  West,  which  is  over  a  mile  in  length, 
is  only  about  one  twenty-fourth  part  of  a  mile  wide.  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  679  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Poulmucky  (O.M.),  poll  muice— "  Pig's  Hole." 

(b)  CobA|\  A  ScxMgft e— "  Well  of  the  Steps  (Stairs)." 

(c)  CtAif  An  Ain\mr\ — "  Mass  Trench." 

(d)  ClAif  A  PUOA— "  The  Pooka's  Trench." 
BALLYALLAVOE,  ^le^nn  AltAbo — "  Holloway's  Glen."     Area, 

86  acres. 

"  Ballyalovoe  alias  Barnora"  (A.S.E.). 

BALLYBRADDA,  t)x\ite  t)f\<vuAi$ — "  Thief's  Homestead."  Area, 
341  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Site  of  Church  (O.M.).  I  think  the  Ordnance  Map  is 
incorrect  here.  There  was  no  church;  the  graveyard  adjoining 

(h)  Vid.  "Book  of  Lecain,"  fol.  237,  p.  b.  col.  a;  also  A.F.M.  1559,  &c. 
(i)  Egmont  MSS.  Vol.  II.  p.  469. 


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alleged  site  is  a  comparatively  modern  burial  ground  of  the  Society 
of  Friends. 

(6)  t).\n  A  IOCA— "  Field  of  the  Pond." 

(c)  DoCAipfn  A  rilA-opA— "  Little  Road  of  the  Wolf  (or  Dog)." 

(tl)  5<.\i\fu\it>e  nA  te<vt>t) — "  Garden  of  the  Rags  (or  Pieces)." 

(f)   Suit  t)4n— "  White  Eye";  a  hole  in  the  river. 

BALLYHENEBERY,  tKMle  tlenebpe — "  Henebery's  Homestead." 
Area,  157  acres. 

"  Ballyhenebery  alias  Barnora  "  (A.S.E.). 

BALLYLEGAN,  t)«Mle  ti^g^m  — "  Homestead  of  the  Pillar 
Stone.  There  is  the  site  and  some  remains  of  a  church.  Area, 
262  acres. 

"  Ballylegan  alias  Barnora  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  Knockfeagh  Hill  (O.M.),  Cnoc  £iAit>— "  Stag  Hill." 

BALLYMACADAM,  t)Aibe  Ttlic  AiMim — "MacAdam's  Home- 
stead." Here  are  the  ruins  of  a  plain  rectangular  church  of 
considerable  size — formerly  a  dependency  of  the  Abbey  of  Caher. 
In  the  Acts  of  Settlement  &c.  Ballymacadam  appears  as  the 
equivalent  of  five  present  day  independent  townlands.  Area  (in 
three  divisions),  514  acres. 

S.D.  puill  t)Ati.A — "White  Holes";  pits  from  which  pipe 
clay  was  procured;  the  clay  was  used  in  the  military  barracks 
at  Caher  till  recently. 

BALLYNAMONA,  t)Afte  r\A  n-tlAi£ne — a  Homestead  of  the  Green 
Places  (or  of  the  Greenes)."  The  Ordnance  Map  is  certainly 
wrong  in  its  Anglicisation  and  spelling  of  this  name.  Area,  206 
acres. 

"  Ballynanoonach  "  (Mid.  i8th  Cent.  Baptismal  Reg.  of  Caher). 

S.DD.  (a)  CoiU  A  Ctuig— "  Wood  of  the  Bell." 

(6)  "  Riasge  Road  "  (TliAfC,  a  marsh)  forms  the  boundary  with 
Clonmore." 

(c)  Jte^nn  n^  "pionnCg — "Glen  of  the  Scald  Crow  ";  a  well- 
known  sub-division — formerly  an  independent  townland." 

BARXORA,  tDe^pnxx  puA|\t)x\ — "  Cooling  Gap."  Like  Ballymac- 
adam (above)  this  townland  was  formerly  much  larger.  According 


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to  the  Acts  of  Settlement  &c.  five  of  the  present  townlands  of  the 
parish  are  merely  aliases  for  portions  of  the  original  Barnora. 
Area,  264  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  ClAif  T)ut>— "  Black  Trench  ";  a  sort  of  Glen. 

(6)  UotMfv  n^  gCuigm — "Well  of  the  Churns";  water  for 
domestic  use  was  drawn  hence  in  the  vessels  mentioned. 

CAHER  ABBEY,  C^tAip — "  Stone  Fort."  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
1055  acres. 

S.DD  (a)  Lady's  Well  (O.M.). 

(6)  "  Holy  Well  "  (O.M.).  This  is  always  known  as  Uot»A|\  1of  A 
— "  Jesus'  Well."  Sixty  five  years  since  the  well  was  surrounded 
by  a  patch  of  swamp  now  drained.  "  Rounds  "  had  nevertheless 
been  made  here  from  time  immemorial.  The  masonry  covering 
the  well  is  modern,  though  some  of  the  carved  stones  inserted  are  of 
unknown  antiquity.  One  of  the  latter,  with  a  small  inscribed  cross 
in  a  circle,  was  found  many  years  ago  together  with  the  smaller 
rude  cross,  in  a  bog  close  to  the  Bansha  road,  a  full  half  mile  from 
the  well.  This  information  I  had  from  the  actual  finder,  Roger 
Sheehy,  aged  eighty  years  at  date  of  my  interview.  The  rudely 
inscribed  stone  by  the  gate  was  cut  and  placed  there  by  Sheehy 
himself.  A  description  of  the  well  with  an  illustration,  is  given  in 
Journal  R.S.A.I.  Vol.  IX.  (Fifth  Series)  p.  258. 

(c)  Sceac  A  te^ccA — "  Bush  of  the  Monumental  Pile." 

(d)  An  te^CA  toe-AjA^t^ — "The  Shorn  Glen  Slope";  a  large 
sub-division. 

(e)  Us  SAIAC—  "  Dirty  Hollow." 

(/)An  ScxMf\t>eAC.  This  seems  to  signify  a  rough  shrub- 
overgrown  place.  The  place  so  named  though  now  wild  mountain, 
was  populated  a  century  ago. 

(g)  Us  tTI6f\— "Great  Hollow." 

(h)  CoiU,  tDe^s— "  Little  Wood." 

CLONMOKE,  CliMin  ttldp — "  Great  Meadow."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  1,011  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CHI  £obnAic— "  Gobinet's  Church."  This  is  a 
little  known,  early  church  site  on  the  farm  of  Pat  Mullany.  Inserted 
in  the  fence  close  by  is  a  round,  dressed  block  of  conglomerate  four 


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feet  in  diameter  by  about  a  foot  in  thickness;  it  is  either  a  millstone 
or  (more  probably)  the  plinth  of  an  ancient  cross.  One  face  of  the 
stone  is  smooth  the  other  rough  and  in  the  centre  is  a  hole  4^"  in 
diameter  and  carried  right  through,  while  close  to  the  edge  on  the 
smooth  face  are  two  bullan  like  depressions  of  the  usual  character. 

(b)  tT)6in  RuAt) — "  Red  Bog  ";  a  sub-division. 

(c)  CUxif  <\  tXAmne — "  Milk  Trench  ";  a  small  sub-division. 

(d)  An  tliAfCAc— "  The  Moory  Place." 

COOLACLAMPER,  Cul  A  CtAtnp«Mf\ — u  Corner  of  the  Contention." 
Disputed  land  is  often  styled — cU\tnp.Af\.  Area,  171  acres. 

EDENMORE,  6^T>-An  tT16f — "  Great  Brow."  The  name  is 
perhaps  derived  in  the  present  instance  from  a  large  lios  with  high 
ramparts.  Area,  78  acres. 

"  Adammore  alias  Loughloh  "  (A.S.E.). 

FARRAXLAHASSERY,  JTe-Atvann  teifc-Seifpige — "  Farm  of  the 
Half  Plow-Land."  Compare  place  of  similar  name,  Kilbarrymaiden 
Parish,  also  Ballynalaheasary,  Dungarvan  Parish.  Area,  105  acres. 

"  Farnlahasey  alias  Barnora  "  (A.S.E.). 

FARRANNAGARK,  JTe^funn  n-A  gCe-apc — a  Land  of  the  (Heath) 
Hens."  Area,  57  acres." 

"  Farnagark  alias  Ballymacadam  "  (A.S.E  ). 

GARXAVILLA,  54^^  A  t)ile — "  Grove  of  the  Old  Tree." 
Here  lived  "  Lovely  Kate  "  immortalised  by  Lysaght.  There  is  a 
small  portion  of  the  townland  in  Derrygrath  Parish.  Area,  849 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  An  £u*mAij; — "  Hill  of  the  Plundering  (or 
Carrying-off  by  Force)."  The  plunderer  in  the  present  instance 
appears  to  be  the  wind,  sweeping  away  corn  &c.  from  an  exposed 
ridge. 

(b)  SeAtiA  tXAile — "  The  Old  Village";    applied  to  an  area 
of  a  couple  of  fields. 

(c)  "  The  Kylogs  ";  "  0^0165  "  is  a  little  narrow  thing.      The 
name  is  here  applied  to  a  couple  of  fields. 

(d)  Cnoc  A  U\i|vin— "  Hill  of  the  Little  Mare." 

(e)  Cnoc  lUrhAp— "  Thick  (Stumpy)  Hill." 


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GARRYCLOHER,  5ATW°e  CLutrh^p —  "  Sheltered  Garden." 
Area,  238  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)eAnn  t<Mf\ — "  Middle  Peak";  the  name  is  applied 
to  a  field. 

(b)  \)AT\  A  CnocAip — ''  Field  of  the  Collection  of  Hills." 

(c)  5°PC  nA  5AOlte — "  Garden  of  the  Wind." 

(d)  toe    A    Cecil — "Pond   of   the    Music";    from    sound    of 
a  subterranean  (or  subaqueous)  fiddle  often  heard  here. 

(e)  ^le^nnc^n  A  Cloigmn — "  Little  Glen  of  the  Skull." 

GRAXGEBEG,  5f^inre«*c  ^e^5 — "  Little  Monastic  Out-Farm  "; 
belonging,  in  the  present  instance,  presumably,  to  Cahir  Abbey. 
Area,  61  acres. 

"  Grangebeg  alias  Ballymacadam  "  (A.S.E.). 

GRAXGEMORE,  5t^infeAC  ttl6f\ — "  Great  Grange."  Area,  105 
acres. 

"  Grangemore  alias  Ballymacadam  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.D.  "St.  Patrick's  Stone";  a  roadside  boulder  of  limestone 
locally  regarded  with  veneration  and  believed  to  have  been  used  as 
a  cushion  by  the  National  Apostle,  marks  of  whose  knees  local 
credulity  sees  in  a  couple  of  circular  indentations  on  the  face  of 
the  stone. 

HUSSEYSTOWX,  t)Aile  Ui  eot>^r*\.     Idem.     Area,  1 88  acres. 

KEYLOXG,  CAOtog — "  Narrow  Strip";  this  is  a  townland  of 
extraordinary  shape ;  about  four  miles  in  length  it  is  at  no  point 
wider  than  thirteen  perches!  In  the  neighbourhood  of  Dungarvan 
it  would,  I  imagine,  be  called  a  "  Staing."  Area,  84  acres. 

S.D.  toe  St^^Sin— ''  P°nd  of  the  Little  Turf  Rick." 

KILCOMMOX,  Citt  Cotru\in — "  Cummian's  Church."  The  site 
of  the  early  church  is  within  the  Glengall  demesne  and  quite  close 
to  the  Swiss  cottage.  On  the  erection  of  the  latter  and  the  laying 
out  of  the  ornamental  grounds  which  surround  it  the  ancient 
graveyard  was  disturbed  and  the  bones  of  the  dead,  in  many 
cases,  removed.  Area  (in  three  divisions),  1,514  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)v\ptVA  r\A  tiAi-ole,  apparently — "  Summit  of  the 
Adze  ";  a  sub-division.  From  the  repeated  occurrence  however 


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of  the  word  «Mt>le  in  such  connections  I  am  strongly  inclined  to 
doubt  the  rendering — adze. 

(b)  tMn  A  {.OCA — "  Field  of  the  Pond";  a  small  sub-division 
of  about  40  acres. 

(c)  toe  r\A  t)6 — "  Pond  of  the  Cow  "  also  CpopAipe  tocA  I\A  t)6 
("  Cross- Roads  of  the  Cow  Pond  "),  a  very  well  known  name. 

(d)  5le<xnn  UIAOAC— "  Grey  Glen." 
(«)  toe  eilif— "  Elizabeth's  Pond." 

(/)  CLoc  A  Scringe — "  Rock  of  the  Staing."  A  sluing  is  a 
measure  of  land  (a  perch),  but  it  is  applied  in  the  neighbourhood 
of  Dungarvan  to  peculiarly  long  and  very  narrow  fields  or  strips  of 
land;  see  Keylong,  above.  This  present  sub-division,  on  which 
are  now  the  military  barracks,  appears  also  to  have  been  called 
Clashdooney  (probably  ClAip  "Ounxv). 

(g)  lUt  A  tWin—"  Rath  of  the  Plain." 

KILLEENBUTLER,  CilUn  t)uilc6i|\ — "  Butler's  Little  Church." 
The  site  of  the  early  church  is  close  to  the  Railway  on  east  side  of 
latter.  Area,  249  acres. 

KILLEIGH,  Cilt  tiAt — "  Grey  Church."  There  are  within  the 
Decies  at  least  four  ancient  church  sites  so  named.  Area,  150  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PA^C  KA  dlte— "  Field  of  the  Early  Church  ";  on 
north  side  of  old  Clonmel-Cahir  road. 

(6)  te-ACC  JJeAt — "  White  Monumental  Cairn  ";  applied  to  a 
slight  elevation  on  the  road  just  alluded  to. 

KILLEMLY,  Cill  etmlig  (or  Imitlig) — "  Church  of  the  Lough 
Brink."  The  site  was  discovered,  with  difficulty,  by  east  side(i)  of 
the  Cahir-Cashel  road.  Area,  206  acres. 

"  Kilmelach  "  (Close  Rolls,  8.  Hen.  III.). 

KNOCKAGH,  Cnocx\c — u  Hilly  Place."  This  is  alluded  to  in 
the  Leabhar-Gabhala  as  Ard-Feirchis  i.e.  height  of  Feirchis,  the 
poet.  The  large  lios  on  east  of  the  direct  north-and-south  road 
was  probably  the  poet's  residence.  Feirchis  it  was  who  killed 

(/")  "  The  Prior  of  Kather  to  have  seisin  of  the  lands  of  Rathmor.  Geoffrey 
de  Camville  bought  this  land  of  Thomas  FitzMaurice  and  conferred  _  it  on  the 
Prior,  as  it  extended  from  the  ford  of  Kihneloch  to  Gleinelech  als  Glime- 
cloch."  Close  Roll,  8.  Hen.  III. 


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Lughaidh  MacConn,  King  of  Ireland,  as  the  latter  was  distributing 
gifts  of  gold  and  silver  to  the  poets  of  Ireland  near  Derrygrath,  in 
this  neighbourhood  (_/).  A  house  stood,  till  recently,  within  the 
lios.  Area,  3 1 1. acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  UotMp  A  ScAigpe — "  Well  of  the  Stairs  (Steps)." 
(6)  p<M|\c  A  Ui$eAfn^ — "  The  Lord's  (Landlord's  ?)  Field." 

(c)  pxMfic  A  Leit-Cit.    Meaning  uncertain.    Possibly  the  com- 
pound should  be  teit-fil— "  Of  the  Thin  Seeding  (Half-Crop)." 

(d)  PA^C  An  Oip — "  Field  of  the  Gold." 

KXOCKMORRIS,  Cnoc  ttluipif  —  ''Maurice's  Hill."  Area, 
147  acres. 

LISSAKYLE,  Liof  A  CiU,e.    Meaning  doubtful.    Area,  70  acres. 

"  Lisakei  alias  Ballymacadam  "  (A.S.E.).  ''  Lisacoil  "  (Bapt. 
Reg.,  Cahir— Mid.  i8th  cent.). 

LISSAYA,  Uof  A  fl\eA-&A — "  Lios  of  the  Mead  (Metheglin)." 
Dineen,  however,  makes  TTle^t)  a  fern.  noun.  Area,  808  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Site  of  Castle  (O.M.),  C^ifleAti  DA  tTlAinifc^e-AC — 
"  The  Abbey  Castle." 

(b)  £e»\f\    tDpeige  —  "  Man-Simulating    Pillar    Stone  "  ;     on 
mountain  summit. 

(c)  C-AifleAn  Aoit) — ''Hugh's  (or  Hayes1)  Castle";  a  pile  of 
stones. 

(d)  t)mn  5°r-     Meaning  uncertain. 

LOUGHAUX,  1oCv\n — "  Little  Pond."  Some  authorities  gave 
l_oc  t).An.  Area,  42  acres. 

LOUGHLOHERY,  Loc  Lu<\c|\Ai — "  Pond  of  the  Rushes."  There 
is  a  ruined  church  with  graveyard,  also  two  ruined  castles — 
"  Keating's  Castle  "  and  '•  Coolbane  (Cut  t3.\n— '  White  Corner  ') 
Castle  "  respectively.  Area,  904  acres. 

"  Loghloghry  Keating  "  (D.S.).  "  Loghloghry  Magan " 
(Vallancey's  Map). 

S.DD.  (a)  Tli^n  136  pAT)p-\i5— "  Track  of  St.  Patrick's  Cow," 
which  passed  through  the  townland  close  to  its  eastern  boundary, 
and  in  a  north-and-south  direction.  When  writing  the  account  of 

(j)  "Annals  of  Four  Masters,"  A.D.  225  cScc. 


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the  Ku\n,  which  appears  in  the  Journal  of  the  R.S.A.  (Ireland)  for 
June.  1905,  I  had  not  identified  this  portion  of  the  route  from  living 
tradition  of  the  locality.  The  memory  and  local  knowledge  of 
Mr.  John  Heffernan  of  Cuckoo  Hill  has,  however,  enabled  me  to 
identify  it  since. 

(6)  PAIJAC  n.A  bpotval — "  Field  of  the  Assemblages." 

(c)  Monespink  Lough  (O.M.),  tNom  A  Spuinnc — "  Bog  of  the 
Coltsfoot  (Herb)." 

(</)  UobApACA— "  Wells." 

MOXADERREEX,  TT16in  A  "Ooipin — ''  Bog  of  the  Little  Oak- 
Wood."  Area,  652  acres. 

S.D.  Slieveanard  (O.M.),  SliAb  An  Ai[vo — "  Mountain  of  the 
Height  (Elevated  Point),"  1,437  feet- 

MOXARAHA,  TTlom  A  TUtA — "  Bog  of  the  Rath."  Area, 
187  acres. 

NEWTOWN  ADAM,  t)«Mle  Y\uAt> — "  New  Village."  Area, 
327  acres. 

.  "  Newtown  Adam  alias  Ballymacadam  "  (A.S.E.). 

RAHEEN,  tlAitin — "  Little  Rath."     Area,  563  acres. 

S  DD.  (a)  ScAipGeAC— "  Rough  Place." 

(b)  Ti>Afc  An  fi.Ai-6 — "  Rath  of  the  Deer";  a  sub-division. 

RATHMORE,  tl^t  TH6|\ — "  Great  Rath."  The  name-giving 
Rath  is  not  that  noted  on  the  Ordnance  Map  and  still  surviving,  but 
another,  the  site  of  which  is  traceable  by  north  side  of  main 
road  (k).  Area,  120  acres. 

SUTTOXSRATH,  t)eA|\ru\  £uAtv6.A  —  "  Cooling  Gap."  Area, 
204  acres. 

"  Suttonrath  alias  Baronora  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.D.  "LocAnnA — "Ponds";  a  sub-division. 

TOWXPARKS,  CACAIIA — "Stone  Fort";  this  townland  includes 
practically  the  whole  town  of  Cahir,  including  the  castle,  ruined 
parish  church  and  cemetery,  &c.  Area,  358  acres. 


(*)  See  Close  Roll  8.  Hen.  III. 


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Derrygrath  Parish. 

ETMOLOGICALLY  Derrygrath  has  nothing  to  do  with  oaks  or  woods 
as  its  sound  and  spelling  would  suggest;  it  is  simply  the  irregular 
Anglicisation  of  "Oe^juj-TlAt — "  Red  Rath."  The  parish  is  of  rather 
less  than  average  extent  and  is  non- Irish  speaking.  Its  ruined 
church,  crowning  a  gentle  eminence  beside  the  great  triple-walled 
rath  from  which  townland  and  parish  are  named,  has  a  beautiful 
chancel  arch  of  transitional  style.  All  dressings  &c.  are  of  fine 
grained  mountain  sandstone.  Unfortunately  only  the  nave  of  the 
venerable  edifice  survives.  Within  the  demolished  chancel  is  the 
burial  place  of  the  Keatings  of  the  historian's  line.  There  are 
at  least  three  other  early  church  sites  within  the  parish. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYDONEY,  D«Mle  AT\  T)onAi$  (cSonn<M$) — "  Homestead  of 
the  Stockade."     There  is  a  fine  ruined  castle  and  close  by  it  a  large 
circular  cilt  or  early  church  site  which,  bearing  unfortunately  no 
special  name,  is  not  marked  at  all  on  the  Ordnance  Maps. 
"  Siotc«.\m,  fiotCAin,  A^A  WAD^A  t)»Mle  p&ACA\n, 
"  Co5«vo,  C05«v6,  A^A  truvop.A  tXvile  ATI  Don<M$." 

(Old  Rann). 

S.D.  Markhamtown  (O.M.),  t)Aile  Ttl^ifciiTi.     Idem. 

CARRIGAUN,  CAHHA^D — "Little  Rock."     Area,  114  acres. 

COMMONS  ENTIRE,  CAptvAS^ri-  As  last.  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
83  acres. 

CLOGHXACODY,  Cloc^n  TVA  Cdme — ''  Stepping  Stones  of  (by) 
the  Brush- Wood."  COID  is  akin  to  the  Latin  Salicettim.  Compare 
Welsh  "  Coid  "  as  in  Betys-y-C6id.  Area,  84  acres. 

CRUTTA,  Cpoc<\c — ''  Hump  (Hillock)-Abounding."  Area  (in 
two  divisions),  70  acres. 

CUCKOO  HILL,  Cnoc  n^  CAiUi$e — "  The  Hag's  Hill."  The 
Anglicisation  of  this  name  here  suggests  the  idea  that  perhaps  the 
ubiquitous  "  hag  "  of  place  names  is  the  cuckoo.  Area,  140  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Glebe  (O.M.),  £eApAnn  n^  ne^stAire — "  Land  of 
the  Church."  If  tradition  is  to  be  credited  the  present  is  not  the 


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original  glebe.  The  latter,  on  which  Mr.  Heffernan's  homestead 
now  stands,  got  lost.  At  any  rate  the  Church  was  unable  to  recover 
it,  but  got  other  land  (the  present  "  Glebe  ")  of  equivalent  value 
instead. 

(6)  toe  J?e«.\tv\mn  n«.\  nG»\5U\tfe;   a 'pond  on  last. 

(c)  p»\if\c  tu\  Grove  (or,  ru\  5Cj\6) — "  Field  of  the  Grove,  (or 
'  of  the  Sheep  Pens  ')." 

DERRYGRATH,  'Oe^s-n.Nt;— "  Red  Rath."  On  the  townland 
are  the  ruins  of  an  interesting  church  of,  probably,  early  i3th 
century  erection  and  close  by  it  the  great  three  ringed  lios  from 
which  comes  name  of  parish  and  townland.  Not  many  yards  from 
the  outer  rampart  of  the  lios  stood  (till  a  dozen  years  since),  near 
north-east  corner  of  the  Held,  a  tall  and  slender  pillar  stone  which 
O' Donovan  (note  to  Four  Masters)  identities  as  the  pillar  against 
which  Lughaidh,  Chief  King  of  Ireland,  stood  when  he  was 
treacherously  slain  by  Feirchis  (see  Knockagh — Cahir  Par.  above, 
see  also  Keating,  under  date  A.D.  182).  A  depression  in  the  soil, 
due  to  falling  in  of  a  small  subterranean  limestone  cave,  marks  at 
present  the  spot  where  the  pillar  stood.  The  latter  has  been  broken 
up  for  fence  repairing  material.  O'D.  states  that  the  place  of  the 
occurrence  was  called  5°PC  An  ^1P  a*  date  °f  *ne  Survey.  The 
name,  if  it  existed  half  a  century  since,  is  now  unknown.  There  is 
however  a  p^ipc  An  dp  on  the  neighbouring  townland  of  Knockagh 
as  well  as  a  ClAif  An  Aipsm  on  the  present  townland.  An  old 
road  ran  from  the  church  due  west  to  make  junction  with  the 
present  road,  via  Loughloghery,  to  Caher.  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
617  acres. 

"  Thackerath  "  (Sweetman's  Calendar,  1283). 

S.DD.  (a)  ClxMf  An  -AinsiT)— "  Trench  of  the  Silver."  Through, 
or  beside,  this  ran — from  direction  of  the  ford  of  Ardfmnan — another 
ancient  road  which  effected  a  junction,  close  to  Derrygrath  church, 
with  the  old  east-and-west  road  to  Cahir  and  continued  thence 
northwards  towards  Kyle  (Woodroofe). 

(6)  ClAif  An  OfCA— "  Trench  of  the  Hospitality." 

(c)  lUt  t>UD— "  Black  Rath." 

(</)  poll  Dui-oe— "  Yellow  Hole." 


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(e)  CtAif  A  cSU>5*Mt\e — "  Swallow-Hole  Trench." 

(/)  PAI^C  nA  Yeomen — u  The  Yeomens'  Field." 

(g)  CUMf  5-Ainriie— "  Sand  Pit." 

(h)  Cloc  HA  gCexum — "  Stone  of  the  Heads,''  i.e.  for  execution 
by  beheading;  this  is  a  big  block  set  in  a  fence  by  the  roadside. 

GARNAVILLA.     See  under  Cahir  Par.  above. 

GARRYROE,  ^AUfVAi-oe  ttuxvo — "  Red  Garden."  Area,  112  acres. 

KILMALOGE,  Cill  Tttol6i5  --  "  Mologe's  Church."  The 
Ordnance  Maps  do  not  indicate  the  church  site.  Indeed  the  latter, 
which  is  about  40  perches  to  east  of  Kilmaloge  pond,  was  recovered 
only  with  much  difficulty;  it  is  close  to  the  railway  (north  side),  and 
bounded  on  the  north  by  the  road  running  east  towards  Nicholstown 
Castle.  Portion  of  this  townland  lies  in  Ardfinnan  Par.  and  portion 
in  Rochestown.  Area,  559  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Lough  Ryan  (O.M.),  toe  UiAin.     Idem. 

(6)  Cnoc  .An  £U<VO<M$ — "  Hill  of  the  Blowing  About  (of 
Stacks  &c.  by  Wind),"  a  well  known  sub-division,  Anglicised 
"  Knockaneddy."  See  under  Garnavilla,  above. 

(c)  t)6t<Mpin  Cinn  "Ouine— "  Little  Road  of  Man's  Head."  This 
led  in  an    easterly    direction    from    neighbourhood  of  Garnavilla 
National  School.     On  the  hill  was  a  cill  in  which  human  skulls 
were  found,  hence  the  name. 

(d)  Cnoc  tUile  Ui  1cit>e— "  Ballyhickey  Hill";    though  on 
this,  and  not  on  Ballyhickey,  townland. 

KILMURRY,  Cill  Ttluipe — "  Mary's  Church."  The  name  seems 
to  be  new,  as  a  designation  of  the  townland.  The  latter  is  generally 
and  locally  regarded  as  a  sub-division  of  Derrygrath.  As  in  the 
case  of  Kilmaloge,  there  was  considerable  difficulty  in  identifying  the 
church  site.  It  is  in  a  small  field  adjoining  the  main  Cahir-Clonmel 
road,  on  south  side  of  the  latter  and  on  the  farm  of  a  man  named 
Dahill.  The  foundations  of  the  church  were  unearthed  during 
farming  operations,  a  few  years  since.  Area,  93  acres. 

S.D.  5o|\c  Sceite  tin—"  Garden  of  the  Flax  (Whitethorn) 
Bush  ";  a  large  field  in  which  was  a  hole  for  steeping  flax. 

KNOCKINRICHARD,  Cnoicin  tlir-ce^tro — "  Richard's  Little  Hill." 
Area,  27  acres. 


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LISNAMUCK,  tiof  tu\  tttuice — •'  Lios  of  the  Pig";  probably 
from  some  legendary  or  historic  pig.  On  this  townland  there  are 
no  fewer  than  six  Hoses — three  of  them  small  and  circular,  two 
(a  larger  and  a  smaller)  irregular  in  shape,  and  one  partially 
destroyed.  I  have  not  been  able  to  discover  which  of  the  six 
gives  name  to  the  townland.  Area,  367  acres. 

NICHOLASTOWN,  t)<Mle  Tliocoil— "  Nichol's  Homestead."  The 
ruined  castle  of  the  Keatings  on  this  townland  is  a  very  prominent 
object  in  the  landscape. 

S.D.  "  The  Croughtas  "—i.e.  The  Crofts— some  small  fields. 

THOMASTOWX,  t)Aile  UomAif.     Idem.     Area,  174  acres. 

Molough  Parish. 

THE  Parish  derives  its  name  (TTlA$  toc<\,  Castrum  Stagni,  or 
"  Plain  of  the  Pool ")  from  the  townland  on  which  the  primitive 
church  and  nunnery  stood.  Some  remains  of  the  ancient  buildings 
survive,  but  they  are  neither  interesting  nor  extensive.  Though 
the  church  is  an  extremely  early  foundation,  its  parish  is  of  but 
very  limited  extent.  In  the  Irish  Life  of  St.  Declan  the  nunnery 
of  Molough  is  alluded  to  as  existing  in  the  5th  century.  A  noted 
ford  in  the  Suir,  close  to  the  ancient  religious  foundation,  gave 
some  importance  to  the  place  in  early  and  medi;eval  times. 


TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYNAMONA,  tXaite  HA  TT16n^ — "  Homestead  of  the  Bog." 
There  is  no  trace  of  a  turf-bog  now;  on  the  contrary,  the  land  is  of 
first-class  fattening  quality.  Area,  156  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cx\f\tvAi5  A  ScArhAfUMt)e  (pr.  stauray).  Meaning 
unknown. 

(6)  t)-App,A  tlinne — "  Headland  Summit." 

(c)  "  St.  Bridget's  (sic)  Well  "  (O.M.),  Cob^f  bnig-oe— 
"  Brigid's  Well." 

BURGESSLAXD,  peAfVAnn  A  t)f\ui5eAfA  (t)uj\5eAfA).  Idem. 
Area,  214  acres. 

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S.DD.  (a)  PA^C  A  tUif— "  The  Race  Field." 

(6)  tU  riAitini-oe — "The  Little  Raths";  two  small  circular 
lioses. 

(c)  p^i|\c  nA  SjvAise— "  Field  of  the  Village." 

FLEMINGSTOWN,  t)Aile  An  pleirmon.     Idem.     Area,  95  acres. 

GARRANCASEY,  g^T1^"  Ui  C^tAf-Aig — "  O'Casey's  Grove." 
The  present  does  not  appear  to  have  been  the  original  name ;  the  latter 
is  locally  believed  to  have  been  Cut  ftu<v6 — "  Red  Corner."  Area, 
118  acres. 

GREEXMOUXT,  CALAIS  A  ^A^A\^ — "  Rock  of  the  Goat."  An 
island  in  the  Suir,  adjoining  Greenmount,  is  half  in  this  townland 
and  half  in  Co.  Waterford  (Bar.  Glenahiery).  A  ford  joined  the 
present  townland  with  Suirmount,  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  river. 
Area,  268  acres. 

S.D.  UMCA  An  CobAip— "  Glen  Slope  of  the  Well." 

MOLOUGH  ABBEY,  tTlAinifcif  t)|ti£oe — "  St.  Brigid's  Nunnery" 
(also,  Commonly,  TTJotACA  t)pi$T>e).  The  crossing  of  the  river  here 
by  the  Co.  Waterford  boundary  line  argues  a  change  in  the  course 
of  the  Suir.  A  ford  (in  use  half  a  century  ago)  connected  Molough 
Abbey  with  Ballymakee,  on  the  Waterford  side.  The  fair  and 
pattern  of  Molough  were  held  on  February  ist  (St.  Brigid's  Day). 
Area,  292  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CALAIS  A  CAiUifijtA — ''The  Tailor's  Rock";  in 
river. 

(6)  pott  tlunAin — "  Noonan's  Drowning  Hole." 

(c)  pott  tiA  sCxvoiAAC— "  Pool  of  the  Sheep." 

(d)  Scotta;  name  applied  to  a  rock  in  the  river. 

(e)  UeAtxA  An  cSAj-Aific — "The  Priest's  Bed";  a  rock. 

MOLOUGH  NEWTOWN,  tXaile  Hu<v6 — "  New  Town."  At  the 
east  side  of  this  townland  was  the  remarkable  ford  of  the  Suir, 
across  which  was  carried  the  ancient  main  road  to  Ardmore  (/). 
Area,  272  acres. 

(/)  Vid.  "  Vita  S.  Dcclani,"  ut  supra. 


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RATHKELLY,  TUt  0  ?;CeAUAi£— "  O'Kellys'  Rath."  Area, 
207  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  A  CuiUmn— "  The  Holly  Hill." 

(6)  An  teAt-Cnoc— "  The  Half  Hill." 

(c)  An  te^t^n^cc— "  The  Widening  (of  a  Lane)." 

Mortlestown  Parish. 

MORTLESTOWN,  a  parish  of  less  than  average  size,  derives  its  name 
from  the  townland  on  which  its  ancient  church  stood.  The  church 
ruin  which  survived  till  a  f  ew  years  since,  was  vandalically  demolished 
by  a  late  parish  priest  of  Cahir.  From  our  present  particular  point 
of  view  the  parish  possesses  comparatively  little  interest;  sub- 
denominations  are  few  and  the  townland  names  are  of  no  special 
importance. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BANXAMORE,  t)e»\nn<\  itlop — u  Great  Peak."     Area,  46  acres. 

"  Bannamore  alias  Castlecoyne  "  (A.S.E.). 

CASTLECOYNE,  CAipte^n  CxyoAin — "  Coyne's  Castle."  There 
is  a  small  square  (later  residential)  castle,  from  which  the  place  is 
called.  On  the  townland  is  also  a  remarkable  rath  of  great  size, 
surrounded  by  a  double  rampart.  Area,  77  acres. 

KEDRAGH,  Ce.A-otu\c^.  Meaning  uncertain.  Locally  the  name 
is  believed  to  be  C£AT)  SjvotA— "  Hundred  Streams,"  a  derivation 
to  which  physical  features  lend  considerable  veri-similitude.  An 
obvious  objection  is  however  suggested  by  the  fact  that  cexvo  takes 
its  noun  in  the  singular.  Area;  751  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  UotMf  CAiUige— "  Hag's  Well." 

(6)  DotAipin  A  cSpot^— "  Little  Road  of  the  Stream." 

(c)  CuCRu\t)AC — "  Grey  Corner  ";  a  sub-division  in  which  no 
fewer  than  forty  families  were  formerly  resident. 

(tt)  Stearin  <*n  p6i|\— "  Glen  of  the  Hay  ";  a  well  known 
sub-division. 

KXOCKXABOHA,  Cnoc  nA  t)otA— "  Hill  of  the  Boothy."  Area, 
258  acres. 


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S.D.  Lough  Grogeen  (O.M.),  toe  ^fUxMgin — "  Pond  of  (the) 
Little  Turf  Rick." 

KNOCKSKAGH,  Cnoc  r\A  Sceac — "  Hill  of  the  Whitethorns." 
Area,  150  acres. 

MORTLESTOWX,  DxMle  fhoi|AceAl<M$ — "  Mortel's  Homestead." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  380  acres. 

RATHARD,  TUt  &po — "  High  Rath."     Area,  114  acres. 

SHORTCASTLE.  No  Irish  name.  There  are  remains  of  a  small 
square  castle  similar  to  that  in  Castlecoyne.  Area,  58  acres. 

Neddins  Parish. 

THE  present  parish,  though  somewhat  more  extensive  than  either 
of  the  two  preceding,  is  still  slightly  under  average  area.  It  lies 
mainly  along  east  bank  of  the  Suir.  Three  of  its  townlands 
however — Laken,  Knockroe  and  Knockadempsey — are  on  the  west 
side,  whence  they  communicated  with  the  main  area  of  the  parish 
by  a  ford,  still  occasionally  used,  near  south  boundary  of  Lacken. 
Knockadempsey  also  communicated  directly  with  Clocully  by 
another  ford  reached  by  a  laneway  at  both  ends.  A  third  ford 
joined  Rathokelly  to  Kilmaneen.  Little  remains  of  the  ancient 
parish  church;  in  fact,  with  the  exception  of  a  flat  arched  single 
doorway,  scarcely  any  architectural  feature  survives.  The  parish  is 
by  no  means  rich  in  place  names;  those  surviving  are  of  no  more 
than  average  interest. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYNEETY.     See  Ardfinnan  Par.     Area,  331  acres. 

CLOCARDEEX,  Cloc  Aijvoin — "  Rock  of  the  Little  Height." 
Area,  257  acres. 

S.D.  An  loc^n  t)«it>e— "  The  Little  Yellow  Pond." 

CLOCULLY,  Ctoc  A  CtAit>e — "  Rock  of  the  Earthen  Fence." 

S.D.  Castle  (O.M.);  no  remains  survive.     Area,  282  acres. 

CURRABELLA,  CopfVA  t)eile — "  Round  Hill  of  the  Old  Tree." 
Area,  125  acres. 

KEAL,  C^ol — "  Narrow  Place."     Area,  52  acres. 


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KXOCKADEMPSEY,     C^pp*\5^n    (or    Cnoc)    Ui   JOiomufAi$- 
"  O'Dempsey's  Little  Rock  (or  Hill).'1     Area,  75  acres. 

S.D.  moc^ACnoicin—  "  Mote  of  the  Little  Hill";  on  west 
boundary. 

KXOCKXAKILLARDY,  Cnoc  n,\  CilU\ipt)e  —  "  Hill  of  the  Church 
Eminence."  Modern  corruption  is  making  it  CiU,  Aipne.  Area, 
119  acres. 

"  Killardanny  viz.:  —  Ponsisland  "  (Inq.  April,  1569). 
KNOCKROE,  Cnoc  Hu,vo  —  "  Red  Hill."     Area,  32  acres. 
LACKEX,  Le^cAin  —  "  Glen  Slope."     Area,  109  acres. 
MOAXCREA,  mom  Cf\i*vb  —  "  Clayey  Bog."     Area,  328  acres. 

XEDDINS,  HA  JTe<vo«\in  —  "  The  Streamlets  ";  formerly  j?eA|VAnn 
ru\  fi^e-ATKui  —  "  Land  of  the  Streamlets."  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
635  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Glebe  (O.M.)  ;  a  strip  of  land  over  £  mile  long 
by  about  ^V  m^e  wide. 

(b)  t>6tAf\  A  C^mpA—  "  The  Camp  Road." 

(c)  p<\if\c  n.A  tTlotc  —  "  Field  of  the  Wethers  ";  a  less  known 
sub-division. 

RATHOKELLY.     See  under  Molough  Par.     Area,  35  acres. 

Newcastle  Parish. 

A  CASTLE  (now  in  ruins)  of  the  Prendergasts  gave  its  name  to  this 
parish,  which  is  of  great  extent  and  embraces  a  wide  tract  of 
mountain.  Irish  is  still  a  living  tongue  throughout  the  whole  area; 
hence  the  names  surviving  are  of  uncommon  interest  and  number. 
Through  the  parish  ran  one  of  the  ancient  lines  of  communication 
between  the  Northern  and  Southern  Decies.  The  remains  of  the 
ancient  church  show  the  latter  to  have  been  more  than  ordinarily 
commodious.  Popular  tradition  persists  in  attributing  the  destruc- 
tion of  the  church  to  a  Prendergast,  who  set  it  on  fire.  Close  by 
the  ruined  church  stands  the  still  more  ruinous  castle. 


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TOWNLANDS. 

AUGHAYAXLOMAX,  At  A  t)eAtinlom«Ain.  Meaning  somewhat 
uncertain.  t)eAnntom<\n  is  probably  some  species  of  plant. 
O'Donovan  explains  it — t)e^nn  totriAn — "  Bare  Peak,"  but  against 
this  is  the  objection  that  be^nn,  a  peak,  is  fern.,  whereas  the  word 
in  the  place-name  is  clearly  masc.  Father  Maurus  O'Phelan,  Ord. 
Cist.,  suggests  that  t).  is  a  kind  of  dandelion  (Serratula  tincioria). 
Area, 1 827  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Coiltinit>e — "Little  Woods";  a  well-known  sub- 
division. 

(6)  CAOIATI — "  Little  Narrow  Place." 

(c)  UotxAipin  A  ComAptA — "  Little  Well  of  the  Mark." 

(d)  p.<y6t>.Ait\  A  "Oumne — "  Trench  of  the  Torrent." 
BOOLAHALLAGH,  thiAile  S^tAC — "  Dirty  Milking  Place."  Some 

local  authorities  however  consider  latter  element  of  the  name  =  a  form 
of  the  surname — Hally.     Area,  1,014  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Machana  Garracolley  (old  sub-division,  according  to 
lease  of  1739),  tll-ACA  n<x  n^e^pp-CxMlrOe — "  The  Girls'  Milking 
Yard." 

(b)  An   1liu\t>.An — "The   Moor";    a  large,    well-known    sub- 
division. 

(c)  tMn  A  Coifxin — "  Field  of  the  Little  Twist  (or  Shoulder)  "; 
a  sub-division. 

(d)  t)Aj\tvA  KA  gCiopos — "  Gap  of  the  Little  Sticks  ";    a  sub- 
division. 

(e)  At  An  5^P*> — ''  Rough  Little  Ford  ";  a  sub-division. 
(/)  t)4n  Apt) — "  High  Field  ";  a  sub-division. 

(g)  Com  A  UotMip — "  Hollow  of  the  Well  ";  a  sub-division. 
(//)  Cu^xp  tu\  1^1-6^6 — ':  Cattle  Field  of  the  River   Fork";   a 
sub-division. 

(0  Cnoc  TtAifiAti— "  Thick  Hill." 

(j)  Cloc  \,\At — ''  Grey  Rock  ";  a  pillar-stone  or  boulder  (lime- 
stone) which  formerly  stood  on  last;  it  was  broken  up  for  road 
metal,  of  which  material  it  yielded  several  loads. 


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(k)  "  The  Font  Field  ";  a  field  belonging  to  Mrs.  Murphy,  in 
which  is  a  sandstone  font,  roughly  circular  in  shape  and  about  two 
feet  in  diameter,  with  cup  about  six  inches  deep.  Rev.  James 
Prendergast,  of  the  Newcastle  family,  while  P.P.  of  Newcastle, 
built  in  1793  a  chapel  at  the  place  now  called  Pastorville.  This 
continued  in  use  till  the  building  of  a  more  convenient  church  at 
Newcastle. 

(/)  JTotAcc  p«vt> — "  Prehistoric  Cooking  Place  ";  name  of  yet 
another  field. 

(in)  flloin  tu\  mtHiinnedfi — "  Bog  of  the  Saplings." 

CLASHAVOUGHA,  CtAif  A  ttUcA — "  Trench  of  the  Milking 
Place."  Area,  238  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  |.\Mtcin— "  The  Little  Hurling  Green." 

(6)  t36tvM|\in  n^  BfAttttapAC — "  Little  Road  of  the  Natural 
Water- Worn  Trenches." 

(c)  t),\n  tiA  tTUinir-cpeAc— "  The  Abbey  Field."  This  is  a 
boggy  field  in  which  are  some  pieces  of  ancient  masonry,  popularly 
believed  to  be  remains  of  a  monastic  building. 

CLASHGANNY,  CUMf  5-Ainirhe — "  Sand  Trench."  A  field  called 
the  "  Quarry  Field "  has  a  pit  from  which  was  procured  the 
cpoc^p,  or  sandy  marl,  which  gave  its  name  to  the  townland.  On 
the  townland,  close  by  the  ancient  roadway  which  led  Ardmore- 
wards,  is  a  citt,  or  early  church  site,  indicated  by  a  mound  and  a 
small  monumental  pillar-stone.  Area,  1,281  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Barranacullia  (O.M.),  t)A[\|tA  tiA  CoiUe— "  Summit 
of  the  Wood." 

(6)  Se^n-A  "D^ile — "  Old  Village";  a  sub-division. 

(c)  Cop  nA  mt>6— "  Cattle  Bush." 

(d)  Cnoicin  An  Aip^u™ — "  Little  Hill  of  the  Mass." 

(e)  puill  tD^itce — "  Drowning  Holes." 

(/)  C^pf  Aisin  A  $u^il — "  Little  Rock  of  the  Charcoal." 
(g)  Cuinn  r\A  p<\ileAc — "  Swamp  of  the  Paling." 
(//)  PUHA  ClocA — "  Stony  Cattle  Pound  ";  now  a  small  circular 
wall  of  dry  stones. 


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CROHAX,  CpuA-o^n — "  Hard  Land  ";  highest  point  of  town- 
land,  i, 846  feet.  Area,  i, 860  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CiU  ti-At — "Grey  Church";  a  well-known  sub- 
division. The  site  of  the  ancient  church  is  now  occupied  by  a 
farm  house.  Close  by  it,  in  a  direction  S.S.E.,  ran  an  early  road- 
way from  the  ford  of  the  Tar  at  Goaten  Bridge  to  Ardmore  (in). 
Compare  Killeigh,  Cahir  Par. 

(b)  CobAp  TIA  Ctoice  tteirhpe— "Well  of  the  Stout  (Round) 
Rock." 

(c)  tTUol  map— "Great  Mountain  Peak." 

(d)  tDpifle^c  "Oe-Aps — '  Red  Breach  ";  on  side  of  last. 

(e)  t>e£pnA  An  t)Amt» — "  Gap  of  the  Sucking-Pig." 

(/)  tricot  t)ex\5 — "  Little  Mountain  Peak."  A  tricot  seems  to 
be  a  rounded,  in  contra-distinction  to  an  angular,  peak  (beAnn). 

(g)  t)e^tAC  nA  Seifce — "Gap  of  the  Coarse  Grass";  this  is 
on  last. 

(h)  Cnoc  CopjvAC — "  Rugged  Hill  ";  a  sub-division. 

(i)  Knpckroe  (O.M.),  Cnoc  Tlu«y6— "  Red  Hill  ";  another  sub- 
division. 

(j)  CobAp  A  CAt>Aifin — "  Well  of  the  Little  Causeway." 

(k)  Ctll  n^  sCloigeAnn — "  Church  of  the  Skulls";  another 
early  church  site — in  the  lowland  portion  of  the  to\vnland. 

(I)  CUiipin— "  Little  Board  Bridge." 

(in)  CA|\|\Ai5  A  TluAtMin — "  Rock  of  the  Boggy  Place." 

(«)  1nfe  CoiUe — "  Wood  Inch." 

(o)  An  CorhpA — "  The  Coffin  ";  a  semi-reclaimed  patch  on  the 
mountain  side  so  named  from  a  fancied  resemblance  in  shape  to  the 
emblem  of  death. 

(p)  Cpom-t;ie.Ann— "  Crooked  Glen." 

(q)  CpUACAn— "  Little  Pile." 

(r)  tDutUSn  Cipe — "  Level  Space  of  the  Coarse  Mountain  Grass." 

(s)  jToUuic  p.A-6— "  Prehistoric  Cooking  Place." 

(/)  Ui$  A  CAO^t^m — "  House  of  the  Quicken  Tree  ";  present 
site  of  gamekeeper's  lodge. 

(m)  See  Journal  R.S.A.,  Vol.  XV.  (Fifth  Series),  pp.  lio  &c. 


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(//)  5te«.\nn  tDuroe— "  Yellow  Glen." 

(v)  Colx\t\  n,*  Ciimne  mdipe  (?)— "  The  Great  Corner  Well." 

(ic)  Sonnet-  Special  meaning  unknown.  The  word  signifies 
bold  or  impudent. 

(.r)  Uotxvp  A  cSur<\m— "  Well  of  the  Little  Blanket." 

CURRACLOXEY,  Cuj\|VAc  Clu«MiA — "  Meadow  Marsh."  On  this 
townhmcl  are  the  remains  of  a  small,  though  strong,  castle  of  the 
Prendergasts.  Area,  316  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CeAtpAtfuv  A  C^ir-le-Am — "  Castle  Quarter." 

(b)  An  Sc<\i|\cin— "  The  Little  Thicket." 

GARRYDUFF,  5-AFP«v1'oe  ^uG  —  "  Black  Garden."  Area, 
999  acres. 

S.DD.   (ti)  Knockperry  (O.M.);  a  modern  name. 

(b)  Cnoc  A  "OAlUin— "  Hill  of  the  Pillar  Stone." 

KILLXACARRIGA,  Coill  n«.\  C-Ap|\<M5e — "  Wood  of  the  Rock." 
Area,  1,204  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Skehatooreen  (O.M.),  Sce^c  A  Uu^ipin — "  Bush  of 
the  Cattle  Field." 

(b)  Glenboy  (O.M.),  ^leAtin  t)ui*e— "  Yellow  Glen." 

(c)  Kyledarrig  (O.M.),  Coitl  "D^^e— "  Oakwood." 

(d)  CALAIS    n^    sCAC  —  u  The   Cats'    Rock";    in   cliff   by 
Glenboy  Stream. 

(e)  poll  n^   mtD-AppAili  —  "Hole   of   the    Barrels";    in   the 
stream  aforesaid. 

(/)  poll  n^  CAW<M5e— "  The  Rock  Pool." 

(g)  CobAp  r\A  CAptvAige — "  Well  of  the  Rock." 

(//)  LBACA  Af\T) — "  High  Glenside." 

(i)  p-Aipc  A  CtvAinn — "  Field  of  the  Old  Tree  " ;  it  is  frequented 
by  a  baidhb. 

(j)  AJVO  A  Sceittigin.  Meaning  unknown;  this  is  an  elevation 
on  the  road  between  bridge  over  the  Tar  and  village  of  Newcastle. 

(k)  Cill  "LiAt — ."Grey  Church";  an  early  church  site  now 
occupied  by  O'Donnell's  farmhouse. 

(/)  5^e^nt1  n^  "OunA  1T16i|\e — *'  Glen  of  the  Great  (Natural) 
Dun." 


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(w)  T)un  nx.\  5^oite — u  Dun  of  the  Wind." 

MIDDLEQUARTER,  CeAtjVAtfu\  L»Mfv     Idem.     Area,  2,270  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Knockardbounce  (O.M.),  Cnoc  A|vo  t)onnfA(i — 
"  High  Wattle-Abounding  Hill  ";  a  prominent  peak  close  to  the 
County  boundary. 

(b)  Knocknascolloge  (O.M.),   Cnoc  TIA  Scioloige.     I  am  not 
quite  sure  of  the  force  of  the  qualifying  term  here.       It  is  used 
ordinarily  to  signify  a  small  cut-away  piece,  and  this  seems  to  be 
the  purpose  in  the  present  instance. 

(c)  Newcastle  (O.M.),  C^Mple^ti  I1tu\.    Idem;  the  village  which 
gives  name  to  the  parish,  but  not  to  a  townland. 

(d)  Knocknagearach  (O.M.),  Cnoc  tu\  sC^ojvAc — l<  Hill  of  the 
Sheep  ";  a  sub-division. 

(e)  t)6tAf\  n^   n^All — "  Road   of  the   Foreigners";    a   well- 
known  sub-division. 

(/)  x3ftv\n  5AF& — "  Rough  Little  Ford";  a  sub-division  also 
well  known. 

(g)  t)eite**f\n.AC — "  Birch-Abounding  ";  another  well-known 
sub-division. 

(h)  SeAtu\  6eipe»\l  —  "Old  Chapel";  also  a  sub-division — 
within  last. 

(/)  -An  Cloice.AfVAn — "  The  Stony  Place  ";  a  pile  of  stones. 

(j)  Coill  ttlop — "Great  Wood";  a  sub-division. 

(k)  t)e*a  toe^s— "  Little  Mouth  (Gap)  ";  a  sub-division. 

(/)  Se^nA  ClAi-Oe — "  Old  (Earthen)  Fence." 

(m)  Tlloin  ^  t)tv\c,.\ — "  Bog  of  the  Wattle  Hut  ";  a  sub-division 
located  on  the  mountain  top,  close  to  the  County  boundary. 

(//)  Uob^p  potATTMin.     Meaning  unknown. 

(o)  ]-\\OC.A  T)ut>.     Meaning  unknown. 

(p)  5tex\nn  A  CAC.\— "  Glen  of  the  Ordure." 

PRIESTOWX,  t3<\iLe  nA  Sv\5^|\c — "  Town  of  the  Priests." 
Area,  457  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t36tA|\  UM|\— "  Middle  Road." 


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(b)  p«*i|tc  A  tXMU\m—  "  Field  of  the  Pillar  Stone."  The  pillar 
in  question  is  a  very  large  boulder  —  tall  and  thick,  and  bears  an 
ogham  inscription,  the  only  ogham  discovered  in  Tipperary 
so  far  (//). 

ROSSMOKE,  Hop  TTlop—  "  Great  Shrubbery."     Area,  383  acres. 

S.D.  CUif  tilop—  "Great  Trench." 


Rochestown  Parish. 

THIS  is  a  very  small  parish,  containing  three  townlands  only  and 
portion  of  a  fourth.  It  is  evident  from  the  Royal  Visitation  Books 
(MS.  T.CD.,  E,  3,  14)  that  anciently  it  was  much  larger,  and  that, 
being  cut  in  two  by  the  Stiir,  two  churches  —  one  on  either  side  of 
the  river  —  came  in  course  of  time  to  be  erected.  Later  on  the 
eastern  portion  became  a  separate  parish  under  the  name  of 
Rochestown,  and  the  other  part  was  eventually  swallowed  up  in 
the  ancient  PaVish  of  Tubrid  at  the  west.  But  scant  remains  of 
the  ancient  church  survive;  they  stand  within  the  old  cemetery, 
wood-overgrown,  but  still  occasionally  used.  The  local  names  are 
singularly  uninteresting. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYHICKEY,  tXAile  Hi  1cit>e  —  "  O'Hickey's  Homestead." 
The  old  direct  road  to  Ardtinnan  running  along  west  boundary  of 
this  townland  represents  the  ancient  highway  to  the  South  Decies 
from  the  Minister  Capital  (o). 

KILMALOGE.  See  under  Ardfinnan  and  Derrygrath.  Area, 
127  acres. 

REECHESTOWX,  tXMle  An  Uifce  —  "  Reeche's  Homestead." 
Area,  198  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  ClxMf  A  ^Ainrhe  —  "  Sand  Trench." 

(b)  Cx\|\t\xM5in  A  Cpe.AOAit\  —  "  Little  Rock  of  the  Woodcock." 
The  "woodcock"  is  locally  believed  to  have  been  the  name  of  one 
of  Cromwell's  cannon  planted  here. 

(H)  See  Watcrford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  VI.,  p.  97  ;  also  Macalister  — 
"  Studies  in  Irish  Epigraphy,"  Part  III.,  p.  169. 
(o)  See  Journal  R.  S.A.I.,  Aug.,  1905. 


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ROCHESTOVVN,  t)xMte  An  Tldifcij  —  "  Roche's  Homestead." 
There  are  the  remains  of  an  ancient  castle  under  which  is  a  good 
ford  in  the  Suir.  By  this  pass  the  Cromwellian  army  crossed. 
There  was  likewise  a  ford  at  Reechestown  half  a  mile  to  the  south; 
this  latter  was  reached  by  the  present  lane  running  down  to 
the  river  from  the  east.  At  Garnavilla  was  yet  another  ford, 
but  the  best  known  and  the  most  generally  used  was  doubtless  the 
Rochestown  ford.  The  castle  of  Rochestown  ("  Roche's  Castle  ") 
was  stormed  in  1647  by  Inchiquin  who  put  its  fifty  warders  to  the 
sword  and  burned  "  much  corn  and  divers  towns  thereabouts  "  (/>). 
Area,  633  acres. 

Ballin  Roche  (Visit.  Book  of  Eliz.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Glebe  (O.M.). 

(b)  t)6fcAif\in  x\n  -Aspirin  —  "  Little  Road  of  the  Mass." 

(c)  H&t  A  t)Alt>^m  —  "  Rath  of  the  Mute." 

Shanrahan  Parish. 

SHANRAHAN  is  a  parish  of  great  extent  —  stretching  from  the  Co. 
Waterford  boundary  line  on  the  south  to  the  ridge  of  the  Galtees 
on  the  north.  Through  it  run  (east  and  west)  two  mountain  ranges 
—  the  Galtee  (Slieve  Grot)  and  Knockmaeldovvn  (Slieve  Gua)  chains. 
\t  is  traversed  in  the  same  general  direction  by  a  couple  of 
small  rivers  —  the  Dvvag  (1)110^15)  and  the  Tar  (An  cSe.Apt^M$)  (<?)> 
tributaries  of  the  Suir.  Shanrahan  is  a  place  of  ~some  his- 
torical importance  as  the  possible  original  see  of  St.  Cataldus, 
afterwards  Bishop  of  Tarentum  in  Italy.  The  ruined  church, 
dating  from  a  period  centuries  subsequent  to  the  time  of 
Cataldus  but  occupying  doubtless  the  site  of  the  original  founda- 
tion, consists  of  nave  and  chancel  joined  by  a  semi-circular 
arch.  At  the  west  end  rises  a  tower  of  more  modern  date,  and  by 
the  south  side  wall,  on  the  outside,  is  the  grave  and  monument  of 
Rev.  Nicholas  Sheehy,  P.P.,  who  was  hanged  and  quartered  in 
Clonmel  (1766)  to  the  everlasting  disgrace  of  the  Cromwellian 

(p)  Egmont  M.SS.  (Hist.  MSS.  Commission),  Vol.  II.  p.  471. 
(q)  "  Gaelic  Journal,"  Vol.  II.  p.  163. 


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gentry  of  South  Tipperary.  Shanrahan  is,  or  was  till  recently,  an 
Irish-speaking  parish;  hence  the  names  are  many  and  interesting. 
There  is  a  second  ruined  church  (Ballysheehan)  within  the  parish 
and  the  sites  beside  of  some  two  or  three  primitive  oratories. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYHURROW,  t)Aile  tli  Hut) A — "  O'Roy's  Homestead."  Area, 
1118  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  Scficin— "  The  Little  Streak." 

(6)  Cnoc  ponn— "  White  Hill." 

(0  Com  A  "Oume  ttlAipt* — "  The  Dead  Man's  Hollow." 

(ti)  Com — "  Hollow  ";  the  name  now  applied  to  a  peak  on  the 
north  boundary. 

BALLYXATOXA,  t)Aile  nA  U6nA — "  Bottom  Homestead."  Area, 
395  acres. 

"  Ballynetonie  "  (Letters  Pat.  15,  Chas.  I.,  to  Richd.  Everard, 
Baronet). 

Knockanard  (O.M.),  CnocAn  Apt)— "  High  Little  Hill." 

BALLYSHEEHAX,  t)Atle  "Ui  SiotcAin  —  "  O'Sheehan's  Home- 
stead." The  Fair  of  Ballysheehan  was  held  on  August  I5th. 
Area,  244  acres. 

"  Ballysighane  et  un  molendin  aquatic  en  Ballyseghane"(  Letters 
Pat.  15,  Chas.  I.). 

S.D.  poll  t)ecci — "  Betty's  Drowning  Hole";  named  from 
one  Betty  O'Byrne  who  was  drowned  here. 

BOOLAKENXEDY,  t)uAile  Ui  CmneiT)e — "  O'Kennedy's  Moun- 
tain Milking  Place."  Area,  1047  acres. 

S.DD.  («)  5lexxnn  mop—"  Great  Glen." 

(6)  poll  AH  GAPA— (<  Hole  of  the  Waterfall." 

(c)  Cnoc  nA  tAit)|ie — "  Hill  of  the  River  Fork." 

(d)  m6m  A  $UA1I— "  Bog  of  the  Charcoal." 

(e)  Cnoicin  Uocoige.  Meaning  unknown.  Perhaps  C.  UuACOige 
— "  The  Rustic's  Little  Hill." 

BURXCOURT,  Cuipc  "Ooijce.  Idem.  The  townland  owes  its 
name  to  the  (late  Tudor)  castle  of  the  Everards  which  was  destroyed 


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by  lire  within  a  few  years  of  its  erection,  though  the  limestone 
walls  still  stand  in  an  excellent  state  of  preservation.  Sir  Richard 
Everard,  the  builder  of  the  castle  and  last  holder  of  the  barony, 
played  many  parts — some  of  them  important  and  some  not  too 
creditable — in  the  stirring  times  wherein  his  lot  was  cast.  A 
patent,  15,  Chas.  I.  recites  the  names  of  lands  and  manors  passed 
to  him  that  year.  The  document  recites  the  names  of  over  160 
plowlands  of  which  only  about  twenty-eight  are  now  capable  of 
identification!  Area,  301  acres. 

"  Cloghine  als  Everards  Castle  "  (Pat.  15,  Chas.  I.). 

S.D.  ITIullAC  nA  Cille— "  Summit  of  the  Ancient  Church." 
The  site  of  this  early  religious  establishment  will  be  found  due 
north — at  distance  of  two  fields — from  the  present  church.  In 
process  of  quarrying  limestone  for  burning  in  a  kiln  close  at  hand 
greater  portion  of  the  church  site  proper  has  been  cut  away. 

CARRIGAXROE,  C-AptvA5-c\n  Tluxyo — "  Little  Red  Rock."  Area, 
337  acres. 

"  Corragan  "  (Everard  Patent,  15,  Chas.  I.). 

CARRIGMORE\  CALAIS  TTlop — "Great  Rock";  from  a  stony 
outcrop  extending  for  a  considerable  distance  near  south  east 
angle  of  Shanbally  demesne.  Area,  354  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Lag  A  cSASAipc— "  The  Priest's  Hollow." 

(b)  ScAtfc  n^  tDe^pn^ — "Shrubbery  of  the  Gap";  a  sub-division, 
formerly  an  independent  townland — "  Scartinbarny  "  in  Everard 
Patent. 

CLOGHEEX  MARKET,  Ctoicin  Altl-Aps-Ait) — "  Little  Rock  of  the 
Market."  The  "  Little  Rock  "  upon  which  the  name-giving  market 
was  held  is  in  Pound  Lane  on  the  north  bank  of  the  Dvvag.  Old 
Fair  dates  were  April  6th,  Whit  Monday,  October  28th  and 
December  I2th.  Area,  320  acres. 

"  Cloghinemonchunige  als  Everards  Market!  "  (Everard  Pat., 
ut  supra). 

S.DD.  (a)  Clashleigh  (O.M.),  CtAif  ti«\t— "  Grey  Trench." 

(b)  Clashaphooka,  CUif  A  PUCA— "  The  Pooka's  Trench." 

CRAXNAGH,  CjvAnnAc — ''  Tree  Abounding."      Area,  144  acres. 

"  Cranoghton  als  Cronaghane  als  Crenaghtewne "  (Everard 
Patent). 


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S.D.  Attainn  t)e^5 — "  Little  River";  the  stream  which  flows 
along  south  boundary  and  enters  the  Tar  at  Garryroe. 

CULLEXAGH,  Cuillev\Tv\C — u  Holly  Abounding."  One  particular 
Held  is  called  p.\i|\c  <\  Cinllmn;  this  it  may  be  which  has  given 
the  townland  its  name.  The  townland  is  of  immense  extent  and 
embraces  a  great  area  of  mountain.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  3,073 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Galtybeg  (O.M.),  5-AiU:e  t)e<\5.  Meaning  unknown; 
compare  "  5*M^e  Well  "  on  Raheen,  Kilmeadan  Par.  This  is  on 
the  extreme  north  boundary  line  of  the  Decies;  height  2,586  feet. 
The  name  appears  as  "  Galtiebegge  "  in  the  Everard  Patent. 

(b)  O'Loughnan's  Castle  (O.M.),  C^ifte^n  Locn<\m — "  Loch- 
nane's  Castle."     This  is  a  steep  rock,  on  the  north  boundary  line,  and 
is  so  called  from  an  outlaw  who,  once  on  a  time,  frequented  it. 

(c)  Greenane    (O.M.),    5P1An^n  — "  Sunny    Place";    height, 
2,624  feet. 

(d)  Cuil  IWn— "  White  Corner." 

(e)  Us  ttixMtac— "  Grey  Hollow." 

(/)  Cnoc  TliAttac — "  Grey  Hill  ";  a  sub-division. 

(g)  p.\i|\c  n^  mt)An— "  The  Women's  Field." 

(h)  L«yt>Ap  RuAt),  Uvttap  tTI6f  and  tAt)^p  tDe^s — Red,  Great, 

and  Little  River- Fork  respectively. 

(/')  Cnoc  r\A  gCApAll — "  Horses'  Hill";    this   appears  as  an 

independent  plowland  in  the  Everard  Patent. 

(./)  TTlACA  ttluitvoe,\c A— ^'Morgan's  Milking  Yard." 

(k)  Com  Uoig— "  Hollow  of  (the)  Calf." 

(/)  t)e,\tM^  t)4n— "  White  Gap." 

(m)  tTlAC^  Cloice— "  Stony  Milking  Yard." 

(n)  SUof  n&  CAptvAige— "  Border  of  the  Rock." 

(o)  Cnoc  pxM-6— "  Deer  Hill." 

(p)  Cnoc  A  UuAip— ''  Hill  of  the  Cattle  Field." 

COOLANTALLAGH,   Cumn'   A  UulcA— "  Corner  of  the   Knoll." 

I    have   heard  cuinn2    almost    universally,  but  cut    a  few   times. 

O' Donovan  writes  cut,  and  that  such  is  the  correct  word  appears 

from  all  documents.    As,  however,  the  two  words  differ  but  slightly 


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in  meaning  they  are  used  here  one  for  the  other  without  distinction. 
Area,  306  acres. 

"  Cooletallagh  "  (Everard  Patent). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cuil — "Corner";  a  sub-division. 

(b)  mom  nA  RucAije — "  Bog  of  the  Wrinkling." 

(c)  xSc  ponnoige — "  Scaldcrovv   Ford  ";  on  boundary  with 
Coolagarranroe. 

CURRAGHSLAGH,  CuppAC  SxXtAc —  "Dirty  Swamp."  Area, 
79  acres. 

BOON,  T)un — "  Natural  Earth  Mound  of  Rounded  Outline." 
Most  of  the  townland  is  unreclaimed  mountain.  Till  about  70 
years  since  it  was  entirely  unoccupied.  The  labour  of  reclamation 
was  terrible,  for  the  first  settlers  possessed  no  cattle,  not  even  an 
ass.  Highest  point,  1,703  feet.  Area,  2,165  acres. 

SJDD.  (a)  pex\|\  t)pei5e — "  Apparent  Man  ";  a  pillar-stone  on 
mountain  top. 

(b)  5le.Armc.dn  A  cS^s-Aipc — "  The  Priest's  Little  Glen." 

(c)  5le.Annc.An  A  tteice — "  Little  Glen  of  the  Ram." 

(d)  gleAnn  A  tNJtuv— "  Glen  of  the  Dun." 

(e)  prtttaip  rtA  t>FAinle65— "  Trench  of  the  Swallows." 
(/)  pvotiAitv  UuA-6— "  Red  Water- Worn  Trench." 

(g)  5le^nnc,An  5jvdn,A— "  U^Y  Little  Glen." 
FLEMINGSTOWN,  t)xMte  pleimion.     Idem.     Area,  1,347  acres. 
S.DD.  (a)  An  te^ccin— "The  Little  Monumental  Pile";    a 
sub-division  of  which  the  chief  feature  is  a  bare  hill  summit. 

(b)  1TI6in  mionnAin — Apparently  "  Bog  of    the   Kid,"  but    I 
am  doubtful  of  this   derivation  ;    the   word  rmonn^n  occurs  too 
frequently  in    place-names  to  render   foregoing  etymology   very 
credible.     Probably  mionn^n  in  such  cases  =  mbe.Ann.An. 

(c)  5le.Annc^n  A  tlete — "  Little  Glen  of  the  Ram." 

(d)  Cnocin    A    Ctoismn  —  "  Little    Hill    of   the   Skull";    on 
boundary  with  Shanrahan. 

(e)  poll  TMfom — "  Dawson's  Hole." 


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GARRANDILLON,  5^|\f\^n  TMoluin — "  Dillon's  Grove."  On  this 
tovvnland  is  Shanbally  Castle,  the  residence  of  Lord  Lismore, 
erected  about  100  years  since.  Area,  477  acres. 

"  Garrandillo  als  Garranbeg  "  (Everard  Patent,  supra.). 

GLENCALLAGHAN,  £ie4nn  tli  Ce.AttAC.Ain  — "  O'Callaghan's 
Glen."  Area,  131  acres. 

GLENGARRA,  5le^nn  SAUJVA — "  Garra's  Glen."  O'Donovan 
(Ordnance  Survey  Correspondence,  R.I. A.)  identifies  this  Garra  with 
the  chief  of  the  Morna,  who  is  referred  to  by  Keating  (r)  under  date 
A.D.  254.  Area,  1,029  acres. 

S.D.  TTUCA  tiA  taiOne— u  Milking  Place  of  the  River  Fork." 

HOPKINSREA,  CtntteAtiAC — "  Holly  Abounding."  Area,  460 
acres. 

INCHNAMUC,  1nfe  T\A  tTJuc — "  Holm  of  the  Pigs."  A  noted 
medical  practitioner  of  Carrick-on-Suir — Dr.  Everard,  popularly 
known  as  "Ooccuif  MA  l>piAf cuit>e — was  born  here.  Area  274  acres. 

KILAVENOGE,  Citt  A  I)iono5.  Meaning  uncertain.  O'Donovan 
suggests  Winoc's  Church  (s).  The  early  church  site  is  close  to  the 
only  farm  house  on  the  tovvnland.  Area,  43  acres. 

S.D.  bfitAipfn   A  Iflmircin— "  The  Minister's  Little  Road." 

KILCARRON,  Cilt  CA|\|\um — "  Carron's  Church."  Repeated 
and  prolonged  enquiries  failed  to  find  trace  or  tradition  of  church 
site.  Perhaps  the  latter  is  represented  by  the  Holy  Well,  below. 
Area,  1,634  acres. 

"  Kylcarrowny  als  Kielcarrownagh  et  un  Molendin  in  Kiel- 
carrowngh  pracdict."  (Everard  Patent). 

S.DD.  (a)  UotMp  Hi  eACti§ei|vn— "  Ahearne's  Well."  This 
is  reputed  holy,  and  "  rounds "  are  still  made,  as  the  votive 
offerings  on  the  overhanging  tree  branches  testify.  Locally  it  is 
held  that  the  water  is  specially  efficacious  for  cure  of  sore  eyes. 

(6)  Cnoc  TIA  sCap^U— "  Hill  of  the  Horses." 


(r)  O'Mahony's  Translation,  p.  362. 

(s)  Marianus  O'Gorman  places  the  feast  of  St.  Winnocus  on  November  6th. 
Winnocus,  however,  was  a  Breton.  There  is  a  Unniue  on  Aug.  2Qth,  of  whom 
the  glossographer  tells  us  he  was  bishop  of  Inis-Cathaig.  Stokes — Martyr.  Gorm. 
p.  402,  states  Unniue  =  corruption  of  Uninnoc  or  Vindoc  and  refers  to  Reeves — 
Eccl.  Antiq.  Dou'ii  and  Connor  pp.  339,  379  &c. 

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(c)  Knocknabrona,  Cnoc  n«\  t)p  6n  —  "  Hill  of  the  Quern  Stone." 

(d)  CApjv\5,Mi  A  5tAOT6  —  "Hill  of  the   Calling";    a   natural 
rounded  hillock  surmounted  by  an  ancient  whitethorn  bush.      The 
whole  is  regarded  with  awe  as  a  haunt  of  the  Munster  fairies.     This 
and  the  last  appear  as  plowlands  in  the  Everard  Patent. 

(e)  An  mipitin—  "  The  Little  Place  of  Oaks." 

(/)  5l'eAnn  nA  fiAi"6te.  Meaning  unknown.  O'  Donovan 
makes  the  last  word  "  adze,"  but  its  so  frequent  occurrence  in 
place-names  precludes,  I  should  say,  any  such  meaning. 

(g)  Le.AC«Mi  TIA  ttluc  —  ''Glen  Slope  of  the  Pigs";  a  sub- 
division. 

(h)  t^s  An  eati-Aig—  "  Hollow  of  the  Marsh." 

KILBEG,  Coitt  t)eA5  —  "  Little  Wood."     Area,  230  acres. 

S.D.  CotXAp  Loit)  —  "  Lloyd's  Well";  so  called  from  a  mid- 
eighteenth  century  Bishop  of  Waterford  —  Sylvester  Lloyd,  O.F.M., 
who  blessed  it. 

KILLEATON,  Cat  6icin  —  "  Eitin's  Church."  The  site  of  the 
early  church  is  traceable  in  a  Held  adjoining  (on  south  side)  the 
Clogheen-Ballyporeen  road.  Area,  1,198  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  At—"  Ford  ";  at  head  of  glen. 
(6)  pe-A-o^n—  «  Streamlet." 

(c)  Cnoicin  A>T>—  "  High  Little  Hill." 

(d)  Com  r»A  Sceice  —  "  Hollow  of  the  Whitethorn  Bush." 

(e)  UlAOite^nn  \ji&t  —  "  Grey  Bare-Mountain-Top." 

(/)  5^eArm  tn^oitinn  —  "Glen  of  the  Bare-  Mountain-Top  "; 
also  Uotxap  A  Th^oilmn  —  "  Well  of  the  Bare-Mountain-Top." 

(g)  pott  r»A  5C^o|\AC  —  "  (Washing)  Hole  of  the  Sheep." 

(h)  Lag  A  SmucAin  "Ooijce  —  "  Hollow  of  the  Burned-Tree- 
Stump." 

(0  "  The  Griangs  (Cji,Mtin—  '  Trees  ')." 

(j)  p&pc  A  t)e,Anntom,Ain.  Somewhat  uncertain.  Compare 
At  A  t).,  Newcastle  Par.,  above. 

(k)  p^ifc  KA  nDanes  —  "  Field  of  the  Danes,"  i.e.  containing  a 
souterrain. 


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KNOCKARUM,  Cnoc  AtApurn.  Meaning  uncertain.  O'Donovan 
conjectures  eAc-oponru,  but  this  seems  rather  far-fetched.  An 
intelligent  old  man  stated  he  heard  AfcjvAinn,  but  against  this  is  the 
early  lyth  century  spelling  of  the  Everard  Patent — i.e.  Knockaharim. 
Area,  125  acres. 

MOXALOUGHRA,  1Tl6in  tiA  tu^cfWi —  "  Bog  of  the  Rushes." 
Area,  156  acres. 

MOUNTANGLESBY,  t)6t«*p  t)uit)e— "  Yellow  Road";  from  the 
glow  of  the  blossoming  furze.  Area,  971  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5Le«.\nnc,\n  ru\  gC^o^AC — "  Little  Glen  of  the 
Sheep,"  an  old  townland  as  appears  from  Everard  Patent;  now  a 
sub-division. 

(6)  CuptvAC — "  Wettish  Place  ";  a  sub-division. 

(c)  DeaUC— "  Roadway." 

(rf)  IA*AP  5A|ttt — "  Rough  Fork." 

(e)  t)6Al  tteAg — "Little  Mouth  (Gap)";  otherwise  called 
5le,.uin  A  tteil— "  Glen  of  the  Mouth  (Gap)." 

(/)  Cnoc  SeAtiA  CuiUinn— u  Old  Holly- Wood  Hill." 

(g)  Ste-Atin  tiAt— "  Grey  Glen." 

PARKADERREEN,  p<\ipc  A  "Ooifin — "  Field  of  the  Little  Oak 
Grove."  Area,  61  acres. 

RAHEEXROE,  Tl*\itin  RUA-O — "  Little  Red  Rath  ";  from  a  large 
mote-like  rath  still  entire.  Area,  185  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  cSp^e — "  The  Mill  Race  ";  a  stream.  Compare 
stream  of  same  name,  Kilcartan,  Reiske  Par. 

(6)  An  fr^ttCe— "  The  Hurling  Green." 

REAROE,  H6it)  TluAt) — "  Red  Mountain  Plain."  This  place  is 
now  known  as — Ronga  (tlongA — the  rung  of  a  ladder)  the  origin  of 
which  curious  name  I  have  been  unable  to  discover.  Area,  698 
acres. 

"  Ri  roe  "  (Everard  Patent). 

S.DD.  (a)  L^5  n.A  "R^itnige — "  Hollow  of  the  Common  Female 
Fern  (Aspidium  filix  foemina)." 

(b)  "  The  Dryings,"  aliter  p^ipc  A  T)|\xM5in— "  Field  of  the 
Blackthorn  (thicket)  ";  a  sub-division. 


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(c)  Cum  nA  jjCuifini'oe  —  "  The  Cushions'  Portion."     Cushion 
is  a  family  name  distinct  from  Cashin. 

(d)  An  SqiACA  PA-OA  —  "  The  Long  Layer  ";  a  field. 

(e)  5teAnn  TIA  fllAOile  tlAitne  —  "  Glen  of  the  Green  Hill." 
REHIL,  tlei-6-CoiU—  "  Level   Topped  (or   '  Open  ')    Wood." 

Portion  of  the  ancient  forest  survived  till  quite  recently.  Keating 
the  historian,  hid  for  a  time  in  the  recesses  of  this  wood,  according 
to  a  local  tradition.  Part  of  the  townland  is  in  Tubrid  Par.  Area, 
789  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Grave  Yard  (O.M.).  This  is  a  primitive  church  site. 
A  field  close  at  hand  is  called  CA^A^H  AD  1ut>Aifv  —  "  Little  Rock 
of  the  Yew  Tree  ";  while  the  citl  itself  is  CilL  An  1ut>Aif\. 

(b)  Rehill  Wood  (O.M.). 

(c)  Site  of  Rehill  Castle  (O.M.).     "  Roghill  Castle,"  held  by 
some  Ulster  footmen,  was  captured,  without  resistance,  by  Cromwell 
in  person,  February  ist,  1646-50  (/). 

(d)  Glennyreea   River   (O.M.),   gleAnn   Airhf\eit>  —  "  Crooked 
(Uneven)  Glen." 

SCART,  ScAipc  —  "  Thicket."  An  ancient  road,  t)6tAf\  nA 
tThofAn  (see  Tubrid  Par.  below),  ran  east  and  west  through  this 
townland;  it  entered  the  demesne  at  a  place  still  marked  by  a  pair 
of  gate  piers  in  the  boundary  wall  and  emerged  on  the  west  side,  a 
few  perches  to  north  of  Scartnabearna  cross  roads.  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  367  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  SeAnA  $6ipeAl—  "  The  Old  Chapel";  this  is 
the  site  of  a  church  of  the  Penal  Times  —  the  identical  church  which 
Father  Sheehy  served. 

(6)  CotxAft  r\A  CAfCA  —  "  Easter  Well  ";  a  holy  well  still  resorted 
to.  The  reputation  for  sanctity  here  does  not  appear  to  be  of 
ancient  date;  it  probably  arose  from  propinquity  of  the  well  to  the 
church  aforesaid.  The  well  is  also  sometimes  called  CobA 
—  "  Well  of  the  Mount  of  Suffering  (Calvary)." 


(/)  Despatch  of  Cromwell  to  (Speaker)  Lenthal,  dated  Castletown,  same  day. 


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(c)  p,\ipc  n^  bpiUbim-oe— "  Field  of  the  Plover." 

SHANBALLY,  SeAti^  t)^ile — "  Old  Village."  On  this  townlancl 
are  the  graveyard  and  ruined  church  commonly  called  Ballysheehan. 
The  church  is  of  considerable  si/e  and  the  cemetery  contains  a  few 
monuments  and  inscriptions  of  age  and  interest.  It  does  not, 
however,  appear — at  least  under  any  recognisable  name — in 
Taxation  or  Visitation  and,  as  a  consequence,  the  question  of  its 
history  and  origin  is,  so  far,  unsolved.  Area,  371  acres. 

"  Shanballypatrick,"  "  Shanballywillm  "  (Everard  Patent). 

SHANRAHAN,  Se^n  TUitln — "  Old  Rath  ";  another  townland  of 
immense  extent.  Area,  3,870  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Foildearg  (O.M.),  p^itl  "Oe^g— "  Red  Cliff"; 
a  sub-division  which  probably  corresponds  with  "  Insinrillydoreigie  " 
of  the  Everard  Patent. 

(6)  CujifVAC  CAOI — "  Narrow  Wet  Place";  a  sub-division. 

(c)  Cuil  r\A  n5«MltreA6 — "  The    Earwigs'    Corner  ";    a    sub- 
division. 

(d)  5^e<.\nn  A  Cu\if\ — "  Glen  of  the   Board   Bridge";    a  sub- 
division;   this  was  an  independent  townland  (Everard  Patent). 

(e)  £e.At\  t)p6i5e — "  Man-Simulating  " ;  a  pillar  stone  on  summit 
of  mountain. 

(/)  Cnoicin  T)ub— "  Little  Black  Hill." 

(g)  t)6t^iiiin  5Af\|\^in  Coilte — "  Little  Road  of  the  Wood 
Grove." 

(h)  tDot^  .\  t)ile — ''Road  of  the  Big  Tree";  from  an  aged 
tree  which  stood  at  junction  of  Ballyporeen-Clogheen  main  road 
with  north-and-south  road  through  Shanrahan. 

(z)  Knockshanahullion  (O.M.),  Cnoc  SeAn^  Cuittmn — "  Old 
Holly  Hill."  This  appears  in  the  Everard  Patent  as  an  independent 
townland. 

(_/')  Knockclugga  (O.M.). 

TOOK,  UUAP  (mCiA  &  t)ex\5)— "Cattle  Field  (Great and  Small)." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  623  acres. 


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Templetenny  Parish. 

LIKE  Shanrahan  the  present  is  a  parish  of  great  extent  and 
embraces  a  large  area  of  mountain.  Like  Shanrahan  too  it  lies  between 
the  Knockmaeldown  and  Galtee  ranges,  extending  from  the  summit 
of  the  latter  to  the  far  base  of  the  former.  The  townlands  are,  as 
a  rule,  very  large  and,  as  Irish  is  generally  spoken,  sub-denominations 
are  numerous.  The  parish  name  (Ue^mpuU,  Uuinne — "  Church  of 
the  Marsh  "),  which  is  not  shared  with  a  townland,  is  evidently 
derived  from  the  church's  situation  on  an  island  of  dry  land  in 
what  must  have  been  a  bog  previous  to  the  present  arterial  drainage. 
The  church  remains  are  insignificant  and  the  much  used  graveyard 
contains  no  tomb  or  inscription  of  special  interest.  Within  the 
parish  are  the  so  called  Mitchelstown  Caves  and  the  thriving  but 
slovenly  village  of  Ballyporeen. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYPOREEN,  tteAl  AtA  poip in — "  Ford  Mouth  of  (the)  Little 
Hole  "  (or  "  Of  the  Indigo  " — for  p6i|\in  was  the  local  name  for 
the  dye,  used  in  quantity  in  a  local  tuck  mill,  long  since  demolished). 
In  the  main  street  is  pointed  out  the  house  wherein  was  celebrated 
the  immortal  "  Wedding  of  Ballyporeen."  Area,  150  acres. 

S.D.  t)6tAf  An  At>m-Ait> — "Road  of  the  Timber";  the  highway 
leading  Lisfunshion wards  from  the  village. 

BALLYWILLIAM,  tXaile  UiU-iAtn — "  William's  Homestead."  Area, 
475  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  tiA  Scuxvibe— "  Hill  of  the  Besom." 

(6)  Knockavadeen  (O.M.),  this  place  is  now  generally  called 
Cnoc  A  itleiptin,  the  meaning  of  which  is  not  quite  clear,  perhaps 
"  Hill  of  the  Gosshawk." 

BARRANAHOWN,  tXApjvA  n^  h-AtiAnn — "  Hill  Summit  of  the 
River  (Araglen)."  Area  1,437  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  De^nA  5^oite — "  Wind  Gap  ";  a  name  of  frequent 
occurrence;  it  is  applied  here  to  a  sub-division. 

(6)  5teAnn  AtflutvoAift — "Glen  of  the  Murder  (Fight)";  on 
the  Cork  county  boundary. 


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(c)  Knockeennanooneen  (O.M.),  Cnoicin   n-A  tlrtmin — "  Little 
Hill  of  the  Daisies." 

(d)  Carran  Hill  (O.M.),  C^pn  TT1(5p— "  Great  Stone-Pile." 
CARRiGAviSTEAL,C-Ap|u\i5  A  ttlifceil — "  Mitchell's  Rock."  Area, 

38  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  SeAnA  Seip6Al— "  Old  Chapel";  where  stood,  till 
sixty  years  or  so  since,  the  Catholic  church  of  the  parish. 

(6)  Cuil  CApfVAise — "  Rock  Corner  ";  a  sub-division  including 
a  rock  platform  (to  east  of  road)  on  which  appears  to  be  a  cill  or  early 
church  site.  At  any  rate  unbaptised  children  were  buried  here 
within  living  memory. 

(c)  p<\if\c   r\A  Spuince — "  Field    of    the   Coltsfoot  (Titssilago 
Faifara)." 

(d)  "  The  Old  Altar  ";  the  name  applied  to  an  ancient  tree  at 
a  cross  roads  where  it  is  said  the  altar  of  a  former  church  stood. 

COOLADERRY,  Cuil  A  t)oi|\e — "  Corner  of  the  Oak  Wood." 
Furze  is  said  to  have  been  unknown  here  before  1527,  in  which 
year  it  was  introduced  thither  from  Powers'  Country  through  a 
cattle-prey  carried  thence  by  the  redoubtable  White  Knight  («). 
Area,  434  acres. 

S.D.  Cnoc  nA  Choice — "Gallows  Hill";  whereon  is  a  stone 
popularly  regarded  with  veneration. 

COOLAGARRANROE,  Cuil  A  $Aj\p.Ain  RuAit) — "Corner  of  the  Red 
Grove."  This  is,  after  Shanrahan,  the  largest  townland  in  the 
Decies.  Area,  3,493  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Knockeenatoung  (O.M.).  Perhaps  Cnoicin  n^Uumne 
— "  Little  Hill  of  the  Shaking  Bog." 

(6)  Cahergal  Br.  (O.M.),  CAtAip  £eAl— "  White  Stone-Fort." 

(c)  Sheep  River  (O.M.). 

(d)  Gorteennacousha,   5oirci'n  A    CAbf  A — "  Little  Garden  of 
the  Stepping-Stones." 

(e)  Poulakerry,  poll  A  Coipe — •"  Hole  of  the  Cauldron." 

(/)  "  Mitchelstown  Caves."  The  present  well  known  cave  is 
of  comparatively  modern  discovery.  li  Desmond's  Cave,"  a  quarter 

(«)  Unpublished  Geraldine  Documents,  Journal  R. S.A.I.,  Vol.  V.,  Series  IV., 
p.  680. 


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of  a  mile  further  west,  has  been  quite  overlooked  since  the  accidental 
discovery  in  1833  of  its  now  famous  neighbour.  The  former  derives 
its  name  from  the  capture  here,  in  Elizabeth's  time,  of  the  Sugan  Earl 
by  the  White  Knight.  It  is  also  known  locally  as-  tlAim  nA 
CAOJVAC  5^ire — u  Cave  of  the  Grey-Green  Sheep  "  (v). 

(g)  UAirh  nA  gCAC— "  The  (Wild)  Cats'  Cave." 

(h)  SeAn  tlAirh — u  Old  Cave";  otherwise  VI*Mtti  tiA  CAOJIAC 
5lAife — "  Cave  of  the  Grey  (Light  Green)  Sheep." 

(*)  5^e^nn  A  S^itce — between  Little  and  Great  Galtees. 

(»  1TI6in  nA  t>j:eApn65— "  Bog  of  the  Alders." 

(k)  tri6inceAn  UAitne — "  Green  Little  Bog." 

(/)  ClAif  An  Ai£pinn — "  The  Mass  Trench." 

(in)  SpAit)  nA  mt)oT)AC — "Street  of  the  Churls";  a  small 
sub-division. 

(«)  5^eAnn  nA  5u^Arm — "  Glen  of  the  Shoulder";  another 
sub- division. 

(o)  5ofc  A  Cnoic— "  The  Hill  Garden." 

The  next  six  names  are  applied  to  points  of  the  mountain 
(west  to  east). 

(p)  tAt)A|\  RuAti— "  Red  River  Fork." 

(q)  Cnoc  A  lAtfAitv- "  Hill  of  the  River  Fork." 

(r)  Cnoc  nA  ScuAibe— (<  Hill  of  the  Broom." 

(s)  t)An  AfT) — "  High  Field";  a  sub-division. 

(/)  Cnoc  nA  tAfAit)e.  Meaning  uncertain;  lAfAnoe  may  be 
the  side  rails  of  a  cart. 

(u)  "  Galtee  Mountain,"  5^^ce-  Meaning  unknown.  The 
ancient  name  was  SliAti  5FOC>  °^  which  the  meaning  is  also 
undetermined.  We  find  this  second  form  in  documents  like  the 
"LeAttAp  t)p BAG,  "LeAttAf  nA  gCeAf c,  Saints'  "  Lives "  &c.  The 
north-west  angle  of  the  tovvnland  forms  the  extreme  limit  of 
Decies  in  this  direction;  the  point  in  question  is  about  30  perches 
to  south-east  of  Lake  Diheen,  on  the  eastern  slope  of  Galtee  More. 

COOLAPREAVAN,  Cut  A  ppeAtfiAin — "  Corner  of  the  Tree  Root." 
Area,  772  acres. 

(v)  Ibid.  Notes,  pp.  697-8. 


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S.DD.  (a)  An  Cnoc.\n—  "  The  Little  Hill";  a  sub-division. 

(6)  poll  "Out)  —  "  Black  Hole";  a  sub-division. 

CURRALEIGH,  Cop|\^  ti^t  —  "  Grey  Round-Hill."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  733  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CotMipin  T)orhn<M$—  "  Sunday  Well  ";  a  holy  well 
to  which  visits  were  made  on  Sunday  when  the  following  prayer 
was  recited:  — 

"  50  iTibe^nnuigi-O  T)u\  -ouic 


50  mbe.Minuigi'o  ttluipe  t>uic 
Agup  be^nnAigimf  e  p6m  -ouic 
1f  cu&ACf-A  t-AngAf  A 
Am 
A  •o 

1  n-on6ijA  "O6 
(6)  peiTMl.     Meaning  unknown. 

DAXGAN,  T)^in5e<\n  —  "  Strong  Place  (i.e.  Keep)."  Area, 
562  acres. 

S.D.  Cloc  A  Cige^n^—  "  The  Lord's  (Earl's  or  Landlord's) 
Stone."  This  is  an  exceedingly  curious  table-like  boulder  or  out- 
crop of  limestone,  standing  on  a  naturally  moulded  base.  In  the 
Royal  Irish  Academy  is  a  sketch  of  the  stone  by  Du  Moyer. 

DOOLIS,  "OuG-bof  —  "  Black  Lios."  See  Deelish,  Kilgobinet 
Par.  Area,  228  acres. 

S.D.  t)6t^  Duo—  "  Black  Road." 

DRUMROE,  T)|\om  Tltj.it)  —  "  Red  Ridge."     Area,  141  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6tAf  UACC.MP—  "  Upper  Road." 

(b)  p.Ailif  —  "  Palace";  site  of  a  quondam  residence   of  the 
"RTOipe  ponn  ("  White  Knight  "),  whose  memory  is  locally  a  very 
living  thing,  though  a  thing  of  dread. 

(c)  p^\ipc  n«\  Cpoice  —  '*  Field  of  the  Gallows";  suggests  the 
Knight's  title  to  local  veneration. 

GLENTACUXXA,  ^le^nn  A  Conn^it)  —  "  Glen  of  the  Firewood." 
Area,  1,393  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  C^pn  (t)e^5  and  tTI6^)—  "  Mountain  Pile  (Small  and 
Great)." 


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(6)  Ctioicin  tiA  sCxxo^C — "  Little  Hill  of  the  Sheep." 

(c)  \sQACA  An  cS6iT>eAin — "  Glen  Slope  of  the  Blowing." 

(d)  The  Spa  (O  M.). 

GORTEESHAL,  5°rc  1fe^ — "  Lower  Garden."  Area,  1,176 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  poll  T)uo— "  Black  Hole." 

(6)  te^c-A  Ste.Arh.Ain — "  Slippery  (probably  in  sense  of  '  Slip- 
ping ')  Glen  Slope." 

(c)  5°txc  Aitpi$e  —  ''  Garden  of  the  Repentance  "  ;  i.e., 
repentance  of  the  unfortunate  tiller  for  having  undertaken  its 
cultivation;  a  sub-division. 

(il)  CujAfVAC  T)6i£ce — u  Burned  Wettish  Place  ";  a  sub-division. 

(e)  tJCtAiiM'n  5Ur— "  Little  Green  Road." 

(/)  5^eAnn  t,ix\t,  aliter  t)^pFA  An  $leAiinA — %<  Grey  Glen," 
otherwise  "  Glen  Summit." 

KILNAMONA,  Citt  T\A  Tf\6r\A — "  Church  of  the  Bog."  There  is 
neither  trace  nor  tradition  of  church  site.  It  is  probable  that  the 
name-giving  church  was  the  original  foundation  on  the  site  of  the 
present  Templetenny  ruin.  In  this  supposition  Kilnamona  formerly 
included  portion  at  least  of  the  neighbouring  Knocknagapple  town- 
land.  Area,  146  acres. 

KILTANKIN,  Cill  U^mcin — "  Tancin's  Church."  The  site  of 
the  early  church  is  on  the  holding  of  Phil  Neill;  here,  during  tillage 
operations,  the  present  occupier's  father  found  a  "  wedge  "  (celt)  of 
bronze,  which  he  disposed  of  to  a  marine  store  dealer  in  Mitchels- 
town.  Area,  1,188  acres. 

The  townland  was  formerly  in  three  divisions,  scil : — 

(a)  Cut  A  $At>Ainn— "  Corner  of  the  Stone  Cattle-Pen." 

(b)  and  (c)  t>Atte  tli  ConxMll— "  O'Corinell's  Homestead,"  and 
TluAt),  (?)  ;  two  sub-divisions. 

Other  S.DD.— 

(cf)  At  r\A  S^ig-oe — u  Ford  of  the  Arrow  ";  in  Funshion  River. 


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(e)  DotAipin  TU\  ni(3tu\— "  Little  Road  of  the  Bog." 

(/)  Funshion  River,  JTumnreAn,  from  root  JTuinre — "  Ash." 
It  is  alluded  to  by  Spenser  in  the  "  Faerie  Queene." 

(g)  Lisardcaha,  liof  <A|vo  C^tA — "  High  Lios  of  the  Battle"; 
a  mote. 

KXOCKXAGAPPLE,  Cnoc  HA  sC^p^U— "  Hill  of  the  Horses." 
On  this  townland  stands  the  ancient  ruined  church  of  the  parish. 
Area,  186  acres. 

LISFUXSHIOX,  bop  Vumnpe^nn  —  "  Ash-Abounding  Lios." 
Area,  722  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  UotMp  HA  Cifvce— "  The  (Heath)  Hen's  Well." 

(6)  poll  TIA  t>p6ige — "  Hole  of  the  Shoe." 

(c)  p^ipc  tiA  Spuince — "  Coltsfoot  Field." 

LYREFUXE,  LAtuMp  ponn — "  White  River  Fork."  Area, 
1,272  acres. 

S.D.  t)otAj\  "Ooirhin — "  Deep  (channelled  by  winter  torrents) 
Road." 

MOHER,  TTIot^p — "  Ruined  Stone-House  (or  Cathair)."  Area, 
98  acres. 

NEWCASTLE,  C«.\ifle<\n  II u A.  Idem.  No  remains  of  the  castle 
survive,  but  the  6in.  Ordnance  Map  records  its  site,  beside  a 
picturesque  thatched  farm-house,  which  was  for  a  time  the 
residence  of  the  Earls  Kingston.  Area,  162  acres. 

SKEHEENARIXKY,  Sceitin  A  Tlinnce — "  The  Dancing  Bush." 
The  euponymous  bush  was  not  a  mere  spectator  of  the  dancing, 
but  the  actual  dancer,  borne  for  years  upon  a  diminutive  floating 
island  in  Skeheenarinky  pool,  which,  when  the  surface  of  the  pond 
was  agitated,  skipped  along  in  quite  a  merry  fashion.  Area,  3,024 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)pex\c-tK\n  —  li  Speckled  Field."  This  sub- 
denomination  has  quite  a  history:  it  is  the  name  of  a  somewhat 
loosely-defined  sub-division  of  the  townland,  and  of  the  small 
stream  which  having  drained  the  sub-division  falls  into  the 


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Funshion.      Spenser  has  sung  of  it  under  the  name  of   Fanus, 
and  in  it  he  places  the  bath  of  Diana:  — 

"  For  first  she  springs  out  of  two  marble  rocks 

"  On  which  a  grove  of  oak  high  mounted  grows, 

"  That  as  a  garland  seemed  to  deck  the  locks 

u  Of  some  fayre  bride  brought  forth  with  pompous  shows 

"  Out  of  her  bower  that  many  flowers  strew. 

"  So  through  the  flowery  dales  she  tumbling  doune, 

"  Through  many  woods  and  shady  coverts  flows, 

"  That  on  each  side  her  silver  channel  crown, 

"  .  .  .  .  Diana  used  oft 

"  After  her  sweatie  chase  and  toilsome  play 

"  To  bathe  herself." 

(b)  At  Ui$e  CjvAinn  —  "  Tree-House  Ford  ";  a  sub-division. 

(c)  Seefin  (O.M.),  SurOe  JTinn—  "  Fiona's  Sitting  Place";  a 
cone-shaped  mountain,  1,469  feet  high,  on  the  western  slope  of  which 
is  the  modern  Galtee  Castle. 

(ci)  t).Att|VA  t)uit>e  —  "  Yellow  (Hill)  Summit";  another  sub- 
division. 

(e)  UotMf\  A  Cirm—  "  Well  of  the  Head." 
(/)  t)6tA|\  "Out)—"  Black  Road." 

(g)  p&pc  ru\  Cille—  "  Field  of  the  Early  Church  ";  the  site 
is  indicated  by  a  quadrangular  mounded,  or  rather  unfilled,  space, 
called  CtU,  ttlic  CxMfin  (or  Ttlic  Oipn),  on  the  holding  of  a  farmer 
named  Quinlan. 

(h)  Cnoc  TlixittAC  —  u  Grey  Hill  ";  near  north  boundary  of  the 
townland. 

(/)  5°rc  A  ^"oic  —  "  Garden  of  the  Hill  ";  a  sub-division. 
(j)  Atvo  nA  Sceice  —  "  Height  of  the  Whitethorn." 
(k)  CIOCA  tDpe^cA  —  "  Speckled  Rocks." 


(/)  tAt)^fACA  —  "  River  Forks";  separating  the  townland  from 
the  neighbouring  Coolagarranroe. 


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Tubrid  Parish. 

THE  origin  of  this  parish  goes  back  to  the  fifth  century  if  we  are  to 
believe  the  "  Life  "  of  St.  Declan.  The  Apostle  of  the  Decies 
baptised  the  infant  Ciaran  at  the  well  from  which  the  future  church 
and  parish  derived  its  name — UiobjVMT)  CiAfVAin.  The  church  ruin 
at  Tubrid  possesses  a  peculiar  interest;  it  is  one  of  the  very  few 
examples  surviving  of  a  iyth  century  church  of  the  people.  It  is 
a  small  plain  rectangular  building  with  a  tablet  over  its  only  door- 
way requesting  prayers  for  Father  Eugene  Duffy  and  Doctor 
Geoffrey  Keating  who  caused  the  chapel  to  be  built.  As  the  burial 
place  of  the  historian  himself  as  well  as  of  one  of  the  most 
remarkable  Bishops  of  the  Penal  times — Archbishop  Brennan  of 
Cashel — the  little  chapel  has  further  claims  on  our  attention. 
Father  Eugene  Duffy,  above  mentioned  was  a  Franciscan  and  the 
author  of  a  biting  Irish  satire  (metrical,  of  course)  on  Myler  McGrath, 
Archbishop  of  Cashel.  A  literal  translation  of  the  satire  from  the 
pen  of  John  O'Daly  was  published  by  John  Davis  White  at  Cashel 
in  1864.  The  parish  is  extensive  and  contains  an  unusually  large 
number  of  townlands;  sub-denominations  are  not  however  propor- 
tionately numerous.  Within  the  parish  are  two  further  unimportant 
ruined  churches  and  the  sites  of  at  least  four  other  early  Christian 
foundations. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYDRINAN,  tXAile  Ui  t!)poi$eAnAin — "  O'Drenan's  Home- 
stead." On  the  townlancl  are  the  remains  of  a  church  (see  Roches- 
town  Par.),  also  a  ruined  castle.  Area,  157  acres. 

BALLYEA,  tKMle  Hi  AO-OA — "  O'Hea's  Homestead.  Area,  98 
acres. 

BALLYGARRANE,  tMile  Ar\  t^lM1^1" — "  Homestead  of  the 
Grove."  Area,  211  acres. 

S.D.  t>dtAp  A  S'tvuri— "  Road  of  the  Grove." 

BALLYHOHAN,  tDxMle  Ui  CUACAITI — "  OTuachan's  Homestead." 
Area,  146  acres. 

S.D.  "  The  Mote  ";  a  conical  earthwork  of  rather  small  size,  in 
a  field  close  to  St.  Ciaran's  Well. 


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BALLYLAFFAN,  t)Aite  .An  LocAin — "  Homestead  of  the  Little 
Pond."  This  is  an  instance  of  curious  Anglicisation.  Area,  295 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6t^itAin  t)mn-5^ti<Mp.  The  meaning  is  somewhat 
doubtful;  it  may  be — "  Little  Road  of  the  Goats'  Agistment." 
More  like  however,  it  is — in  allusion  to  its  shape — "  Little  Road  of 
the  Goat's  Horn."  t)mn,  as  a  noun,  signifies  the  number  of  cattle 
land  can  maintain.  The  present  lane,  which  is  over  a  mile  in 
length,  is,  or  rather  was,  also  called  DofcAififn  A.  V)ACA^ — "  The 
Beggar's  Little  Road." 

(6)  At  Soluif — "  Ford  of  Brightness." 

(c)  Uonnfig  River;  perhaps  from  connfig — "  a  duck  "  (Dineen), 
or  conn,  a  marsh. 

(d)  J^itce — "  Hurling  Green  ";    this  is  a  field  containing  a 
citl,  or  early  church  site  and  a  burial  ground  three-fourths  of  an 
acre  in  area,  in  which  unbaptised  children  continued  to  be  buried 
till  recently. 

(e)  PXXIJAC   tiA   Scilte — ''  Field   of   the  Whiskey  Still  (illicit, 
presumably)." 

(/)  An  limn — literally  "The  Headland";  a  triangular  field 
adjoining  p^itce. 

(g)  p;\\pc  HA  t)6ici$e— "  Field  of  the  Crying." 

BALLYNOMASNA,  t)^ile  Hi  tom^rn-A — <l  O'Lomasny's  Home- 
stead." Area,  383  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  "  Summer  Hill  ";  a  sub-division. 

(6)  Cuil — "Corner";  a  sub-division. 

(c)  t)6t*\f\  rtA  ITle-Af^n — "  Road  of  the  Lapdogs,"  an  old  road, 
still  in  use,  leading  in  a  westerly  direction  from  the  pass  of  the 
Suir  at  Ardh'nnan  and  traceable  as  far,  at  least,  as  Carrigavisteal 
(Templetenny  Par.). 

BALLYVERASSA,  tD^ite  t)fi^f^ — "  Bryce's  Homestead."  Area, 
127  acres. 

BOHERNARNANE,  t)6CAp  ^n  -Aifne^m — "  Road  of  the  Night 
Work  (Spinning,  Knitting  &c.)."  The  name  is  of  comparatively 
recent  origin;  the  district  was  thickly  inhabited  by  cottiers 


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remarkable  for  their  habits  of  industry;  they  laboured  in  the  fields 
during  the  clay,  and  "  45  •o^AnAiti  .&ifuie«.\in  "  at  home  during 
the  evening  and  night.  Area,  1,355  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  tnoin  Cuile^c— "  Gadfly-Abounding  Bog." 

(b)  Cnoicin  t)Uit— "  Beautiful  Little  Hill." 

BOOLEYKEXXEDY.     See  under  Shanrahan  Par.     Area,  41  acres. 

BURGESS,  t)uif\gi«Mr — "  Burgery  (i.e.  Lands  owned  by  Bur- 
gesses)." There  are  the  ruins  (insignificant)  of  a  church  called 
Ue«.\mpull  t)mn  TK\5».\in.  Besides  Dagan  of  Iver  Daoile  the 
Martyrologists  give  a  Dagan,  Bishop,  under  March  12th  (w).  Area 
(in  three  divisions,  scil: — New  B.,  B.  West,  and  B.  Mansion),  589 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t>6tAif\in  .\  Cloc^in— "  Little  Road  of  the  Stepping 
Stones." 

(b)  An  Cloc«.\n — '•  The  Stepping  Stones  ";  the  name  is  applied 
primarily  to  the  stream  flowing  through  the  townland. 

CARRIGATAHA,  CAHJUMS  4  cS^ite-— "  Rock  of  the  Swarm  of 
Bees."  Area,  291  acres. 

CLOGHEENAFISHOGE,  Ctoicin  ru  puifefiige-1-"  Little  Rock  of 
the  Lark";  puifedg  is  of  course  a  Sky  Lark,  but  it  may  be  and 
probably  is  here  a  lady's  name,  scil: — puipe65  tli  Vong^pSAm  who 
built,  owned  or  occupied  the  castle  and  whose  memory  still  survives 
locally.  Of  course  it  is  possible  that  the  popular  history  of 
£uif£65  tli  L.  has  been  manufactured  in  later  times  to  suit  the 
place-name.  The  cloicin,  by  the  way,  is  a  jutting  platform  of  rock 
upon  which  the  castle  stood.  Area,  2,077  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  ClAif  ^ti  AifgiD— "  Trench  of  the  Silver." 

(b)  tncin  »\  tin — "  Flax  Bog";  from  large  pond  here  in  which 
flax  was  steeped. 

(c)  m<5m  A  tSt^oille — "  Bog  of  the  Clown." 

(d)  An  UrtAittin— "  The  Little  River  Fork." 

(e)  JT.A1U,  'Oe.Afis — "  Red  Cliff  " ;  exact  position  of  this  feature — 
whether  on  the  present,  or  on  neighbouring  townland — was  not 
ascertained  with  certainty. 

(w)  See  O'Hanlon   "Life  of  St.  Mochoemoc " — p.  354,  and   same  Life  in 
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CRANNA,   C  twinge — "  Tree- Abounding."     Area,  310  acres. 

S.D.  tK\t\pA  nA  tiAit)le.  Meaning  uncertain;  it  is  the  name 
of  a  sub-division,  and  is  as  well  known  as  the  townland  name. 

CRAXXAVOXE,  CfUMiru-moin — "  Tree-Covered  Bog."  Area, 
239  acres. 

CURRAGHCLONEY,  CupfVAC  CluAnA — "  Meadow  Swamp."  Area, 
218  acres. 

S.D.  t)6t.Af\  nAtTIeAfAn.     See  under  Ballynomasna,  above. 

CURRAGHATOOR,  CupfVAC  A  CuAif — "Wet  Place  of  the  Cattle 
Field."  Area,  340  acres. 

DERRYVOHER,  T)oipe  A  t)6tAij\ — "  Oak  Wood  of  the  Road  "; 
popularly  Middle  Burgess.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  433  acres. 

S.D.  C^rjAf — "  Stepping  Stones." 

DRUMLUMMIX,  "Opom  LomAin  — "  Loman's  (or  Lomand's) 
Ridge."  Loman,  popular  tradition  states,  was  a  knight  between 
whom  and  a  neighbour — TXM,l  tX\n  (the  %<  White- Haired  Blind 
Man"),  of  Garrymore — there  was  a  standing  hostility  expressed 
from  time  to  time  as  wrathful  feelings  were  wont  to  be  externated 
in  the  days  of  old. 

KILCORAN,  CiU  CuAfuvin — "  Cuaran's  Church."  The  church 
site  is  in  a  field  adjoining  the  road  (north-and-south)  on  its  western 
side.  Close  to  the  church  site  is  a  holy  well,  now  dried  up.  The 
patron  is  presumably  Cuaran  the  Wise  given  in  the  Martyrology  of 
Donegal  under  February  Qth,  thus — "  CuAjvAn  An  GACCHA  i  n"Oeipt> 
mutton,"  &c.  Area,  953  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  mom  RA  TTIeAnnAn — "Bog  of  the  Jacksnipe(P)" 
Compare  TTleAnn^n,  Faithlegg,  &c. 

(6)  main  A  te^cc — "  Bog  of  the  Monumental  Pile." 

(c)  mom  An  peATMm— "  Bog  of  the  Streamlet." 

(d)  Cnoc  A  Ci^C— "  Hill  of  the  Fog." 

(e)  Cnoc  \)An— "  White  Hill." 

KILLINURE,  Cilt  An  1ut>Aif — "  Church  of  the  Yew  Tree." 
Site  of  the  early  church  was  found  with  some  difficulty  in  a  hilly 
field  on  Fitzgerald's  holding.  Traces  (an  arc  of  about  thirty  yards) 
of  the  ancient  circular  fence  are  apparent  in  the  neighbourhood  of 
an  old  thorn-tree  near  centre  of  the  field.  Area,  95  acres. 


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4<  Keylinore  "  (Everard  Patent). 

KILROE,  Coitl  HuAt) — "  Red-Coloured  Wood."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  544  acres. 

S.D.  Cilt  ^Ainirhe — u  Church  of  the  Sand";  an  early  church 
site  so  named  because  of  its  proximity  to  a  sand-pit. 

KNOCKANE,  Cnoc^n — "  Little  Hill."  On  this  townland  is  site 
of  an  ancient  castle,  but  of  the  building  itself  nothing  survives. 
Area  (in  four  divisions),  582  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Curraghmore  (O.M.),  CuppAC  Ttt6t\  —  "  Great 
Swamp." 

(6)  Knockane  Gorm  (O.M.),  Cnoc^n  5°rm  — "  Blue-Green 
Little  Hill." 

(c)  Knockane  Puttoge  (O.M.),  C.  pucdige— "  Little  Hill  of  (the) 
Pudding." 

(d)  Ballylooby   (O.M.),    t)&Al   StA   tutM— "  Winding  Ford- 
Mouth." 

(e)  Leacht  (O.M.),  teaCc— "  Monumental  Stone  Pile." 
KNOCKAUNAPISHA,  Cnocx*n  HA  pif  e — "  Little  Hill  of  the  Pease." 

Area,  44  acres. 

MAGHERAREAGH,  rn-ACAipe  UIAOAC — "  Grey  Plain."  Area, 
332  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  fcotAittin  nA  CAiUi$e— "  Little  Road  of  the  Hag." 

(6)  poll  A  PUCA— "  Hole  of  the  Pooka." 

(c)  Cot)A|\  TlAOirh  eom — "  St.  John's  Well  ";  on  south  boundary 
of  the  townland. 

MONROE,  mom  UU-A-O — "  Red  Bog."    Area,  85  acres. 

PARKADEREEN,  p^ipc  A  T)oi|\iCin — "  Field  of  the  Little  Oak- 
Wood."  Area,  61  acres. 

POULAVAULA,  poll  A  tfUUv — u  Hole  of  the  Bag."  Area, 
289  acres. 

REHILL.     See  under  Shanrahan  Par.     Area,  13  acres. 

ROSSREHILL,  ttof  Heit>-Coille — u  Rehill  Shrubbery."  Area, 
149  acres. 

ROOSCA,  Tluf  CAC — "  Moory  Place  "  (O'D.).  There  are  some- 
what extensive  remains  of  a  i6th  or  I7th  century  castle.  Area, 
624  acres. 

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SCART  and  SCARTBEG,  Sc^ipc  and  SCAI^C  tteAg — u  Thicket  " 
and  "  Little  Thicket."  Total  area,  441  acres. 

S.D.  tUt  A  Un— "  Rath  of  the  Flax." 

TUBRID,  UiobfAit) — "  Well."  This,  it  will  be  observed,  is 
quite  a  different  word  from  CobAf  which  we  have  met  so 
frequently.  Area,  543  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  Cloc^n— "  The  Stepping  Stones";  a  sub- 
division. 

(6)  An  ^AitCe— "  The  Hurling  Green." 

(c)  Glebe  (O.M.). 

(d)  St.  Ciaran's  Well  (O.M.),  CotvAf  CiAfAin.     Idem.     Ciaran, 
who  was  a  native  of  Northern  Decies,  was  baptised  by  St.  Declan 
at  this  well,   close  to  which  in  after   years   he  built  himself  a 
monastic  cell  (x). 

Tullaghortan  Parish. 

THE  designation  Cutac  Of  CAin  ("  Ortan's  Height ")  is  of  course 
unecclesiastical  in  origin,  and  it  is  all  but  unknown  locally.  The 
popular  name  is  CAifte^n  A  $f ^fA1$  ("  Grace's  Castle  "),  from  a 
William  le  Grace,  grandson  of  Raymond  le  Gros,  who,  most  probably, 
erected  the  original  castle.  Tulloghortan  is  a  rather  diminutive, 
Irish-speaking  parish  on  the  Co.  Waterford  boundary,  containing  in 
all  only  a  dozen  townlands,  the  majority  of  which  are  of  compara- 
tively small  extent.  Sub-denominations  are  moderately  numerous, 
but  neither  they  nor  the  townland  names  furnish  much  of  special 
interest.  The  ivy-clad  church  ruin  is  in  a  fair  state  of  preserva- 
tion. It  shows  the  sacred  edifice  to  have  been  in  plan  a  small,  plain 
rectangle,  lighted  by  a  pointed  east  window.  There  are  no 
tombs  or  inscriptions  of  interest.  The  patronal  feast  is  kept  on 
August  29th  (Beheading  of  St.  John  the  Baptist). 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINHALLA,  t)Aite  A  C-AU\it> — "  The  Ferry  Homestead." 
A  boat  was  formerly  kept  on  the  then  unbridged  Tar  river.  Area, 
237  acres. 

(x)  Vita  S.  Declani,  (Bollandists)  July  24th;   consult  also  O'Hanlon,  Vol.  VII., 
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S.D.  Site  of  Castle  (O.M.). 

BALLINTREHY,  t)Aite  Vli  tj\oiti£ — "  O'Trihy's  Homestead." 
Area,  139  acres. 

S.D.  CtAif  nA  gCAC— "  Trench  of  the  (Wild)  Cats." 

BALLYBOY,  t)Aite  Ui  t)ui-6e — "  O'Boy's  Homestead."  The 
castle  of  Ballyboy  was  one  of  the  main  strongholds  of  the  White 
Knight  by  whom  it  was  demolished,  for  strategic  purposes,  about 
the  year  1597.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  1,320  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Parson's  Green  (O.M.),  SCACA  tucAit>e— "  Tuckey's 
Gate." 

(6)  Tobberaruddery  (O.M.),  tobAp  A  TliT>ipe— "  The  Knight's 
Well  ";  name  of  a  small  sub-division,  as  well  as  of  a  well. 

(c)  ^teAnn     nA    5mrh — "  Glen   of   the   Gniov."       A    Gniov 
was  an  ancient   measure   of   land,    equal    to    one-twelfth    of    a 
plowland. 

(d)  t)6tAp  JTA-OA-"  Long  Road." 

BALLYHIST.     See  under  Ballybacon  Par.     Area,  no  acres. 

BALLYKXOCKANE,  t)Aite  An  CnocAin — "  Homestead  of  the 
Little  Hill."  Area,  356  acres. 

"  Knockaneboly  "  (Everard  Patent). 

S.DD.  (a)  UobAp  An  UtCAi$— "  Well  of  the  Ulster  Man 
(Fortune  Teller)."  See  t).  An  UlCAi$  under  Ballinaspick,  Lismore 
Par.  Compare  also  CotoAp  An  UICAI$,  under  Kildanoge,  Bally- 
bacon  Par. 

(6)  t)6tAp  A  ttlA-of  A— "  The  Wolf's  (Dog's)  Road." 

(c)  pott  A  tjApfiAin — "  The  Grove  Pond." 

(d)  ^AfVfAn  nA  Cifce — u  Grove  of  the  Heath-hen."  The  outlaw 
Brennan   ("  Bold   Brennan  on  the   Moor ")  made  this  place    his 
headquarters  once  on  a  time. 

BOHERXAGORE,  t)6tA|\  nA  sCo^A — "  Road  of  the  Weirs." 
The  weirs  in  question  "  locked  "  the  waters  of  the  Tar  for  service  of 
the  corn  mills  which  once  flourished  here.  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
1,381  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Baylough  (O.M.),  t)e\At  tocA— "  Mouth  (Gap)  of  the 
Lake."  The  lake,  a  mountain  tarn  of1  great  depth,  is  overhung 


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on  the  west  and  south  by  high  rocky  cliffs.  In  its  gloomy  depths 
is  confined  the  half-mythic,  half  real  "  Petticoat  Loose  "  whose 
dark  deeds  every  Co.  Waterford  peasant  has  heard  of  and  can 
recount.  Some  authorities  however  inform  me  that  not  in  Baylough, 
but  in  the  Red  Sea,  is  the  prison  wherein  she  awaits  the  Last 
Day. 

(6)  t)6tAipin  CAOC — "  Blind  (cul-de-sac)  Road." 

(c)  t)6tAif\in  5^Af — "  Green  (Grass  Overgrown)  Road." 

(d)  CAfos— "  The  Little  Twisted  Place  ";  name  of  a  field. 

CASTLEGRACE,  CAifte^n  A  5f^fA1$ — "  Grace's  Castle."  The 
castle,  only  a  comparatively  small  portion  of  which  survives,  was 
of  great  size  and  strength,  constructed  like  the  Norman  keeps  of  the 
time  (i3th  century)  for  defence  rather  than  domestic  convenience  or 
comfort.  Nevertheless  it  continued  to  be  occupied  till  the  beginning 
of  the  last  century.  It  passed  by  marriage  from  the  Graces  to  the 
Powers;  Lord  Arnold  le  Poer,  of  witchcraft  fame,  held  it  and,  on 
the  attainder  of  his  son,  it  came  into  the  possession  of  the  De 
Berminghams  from  whom  finally  it  devolved  to  the  Butlers,  Barons 
of  Cahir.  It  was  like  Cahir  garrisoned  in  1647  by  Inchiquin  (y). 
An  account  of  this  interesting  castle — with  illustrations,  ground 
plan  &c.,  will  be  found  in  that  rare  and  valuable  book  "  Anthologia 
Tipperariensis  "  printed  at  Cashel  by  John  Davis  White. 

COOLBAUN,  Cuil  t)^n — "  White  Corner."     Area,  79  acres. 

"  Culemonehuny  als  Culebantrie  "  (Everard  Patent  ut  su^ra). 

DOUGHILL,  "Oucoill  (Duti-CoiU)— "  Black  Wood."  Names 
into  which  the  adjective  "oub  enters  are  sometimes  very  much 
altered  in  Anglicisation.  Area,  90  acres. 

GARRYMORE,  5ATW1>oe  ffl<3p — "Great  Garden."  Area,  331 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  ttldp— "  Great  Hill  ";  a  sub-division. 

(6)  p^i|\c  An  1ub^i|\— "  Field  of  the  Yew  Tree." 

GRAIGUE,  5F^15 — "  Village."     Area,  88 1  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  UotMp  A  T>uinin— "  Well  of  the  Hillock." 

(y)  Egmont  Papers  (Hist.  MSS.  Commission),  Vol.  II.  p.  481. 


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(6)  JToL^cc  £i«v6 — "  Prehistoric  Cooking  Place."  There  are 
two  of  these  on  the  townland,  both  of  them  very  large  and  composed 
of  small  burned  stones.  One  has  a  special  name — C^piu\5<\n  A 
Uu\rcA\i$ — "  Hillock  of  the  Moory  Place."  On  the  mountain 
portion  of  the  townland  occur  the  following: — 

(c)  £e-Aj\  t)p£ise — '*  Apparent  (Simulating)  Man." 

(d)  5u«*LAti — ''Shoulder''^  sub-division. 

(e)  £1f5 — "Quagmire";  a  sub-division. 

(/)  C^pn  A  te^cc — "  Pile  of  the  Grave  Monument";  a  sub- 
division. 

(g)  poll  SaiLe-AC — "  Willow  Hole  ";  a  sub-division. 
(//)  SLe^nn  TfUoiLinn— "  Glen  of  (the)  Hill  Top." 
(i)  Com  HA  putce — "  Hollow  of  the  Hurling  Green." 
(/)  CLoc  £mn — "  Fionn's  Handstone";  a  boulder  (in  a  glen) 
believed  to  have  been  flung  from  the  Galtees  by  the  redoubtable 
leader  of  the  Fiann  himself. 

(k)  C-AfUi  tiA  T)i4LL<Mce — "  Stone  Pile  of  the  Saddle." 
(/)  tX54L  tJe^s— "  Little  Mouth  (Gap)." 
(in)  ^LeAnn  An  ArruvoAin — "  Glen  of  the  Fool." 
(«)  ps^c  nA  SAig-oiuipi-oe — "  The  Soldiers'  Field." 
KILBALLYBOY,    CiLL  t)^iLe  tli  t)ui"6e — i%  Church   of  O'Boy's 
Homestead  (or  Town)."     The  church  site  (unmarked  on  O.M.)  is 
close  by  the  river  bank      Area,  1,419  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5^e^nn  n^  CeojvAtin: — u  Boundary  Glen." 
(6)  ScjutDC^e ;  a  sub-division.     See  under  St.  Mary's  Parish, 
Glenahiery  Barony. 

Tullaghmelan  Parish. 

THE  Parish,  which  is  about  average  size,  lies  on  the  north  bank  of 
the  Suir — along  the  Co.  Waterford  boundary  line.  Its  name — 
UuLcMg  ttlAoL-Ain  ("  Maylon's  Height") — does  not  appear  eccle- 
siastical, yet  it  is  the  tradition  of  the  locality  that  Maolan  was 
the  founder  of  the  church.  In  fact,  an  effigy  of  stone  still 
preserved  in  the  precincts  of  the  ruin  is  said  to  be  his.  Curiously 


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enough  the  parish  does  not  appear  under  this  name  in  the 
Elizabethan  Visitations.  These  latter  mention  twice  a  parish 
called  Tallaghehy,  which  would  correspond  approximately  with 
Tullaghmelan,  but  which  church  or  parish  the  regal  visitators  say 
they  were  unable  to  find — "  ignota  est  nobis."  The  townland 
names  are  of  less  than  average  interest,  while  sub-denominations 
I  have  hardly  been  able  to  find  at  all. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYBEG,  t)Aite  t)eA5 — "  Small  Town."     Area,  302  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Deer  Park  (O.M.)  and  Glebe  (O.M.). 

(6)  CobAf  A  tlum — "  Well  of  the  Desire  (or  Vow)." 

(c)  UotxAp  rtA  te^t-pingne — "  Half-penny  Well ";  presumably 
because  coins  as  votive  offerings  were  dropped  into  it. 

BALLYMORRIS,  t)xMle  Tfluipip — "  Maurice's  Homestead."  Area, 
59  acres. 

S.D.  tDotAf  A  5liAt>— "  Road  of  the  Noise." 

BALLYNAMADDAGH,  tXdile  r>A  mt)ot)Ac — "  Homestead  of  the 
Churls."  Area,  135  acres. 

BALLYNEETY.  t)Aite  An  pacing —  "White's  Homestead." 
This  is  a  townland  of  very  peculiar  shape.  Area,  97  acres. 

S.D.  TUt  Aft)—"  High  Lios." 

BRICK,  t>t\ic — "  Brickfield."     Area,  185  acres. 

DORNEYSWELL,  Uot)A|\  Hi  <0oi|\irme — "  O'Dorney's  Well." 
Area,  64  acres. 

FLEMIXGSTOWN.     See  under  Molough  Par.     Area,  106  acres. 

KNOCKEEN,  Cnoicin — "  Little  Hill."     Area,  152  acres. 

KNOCKLOFTY,  Cnoc  toccA — "  Lofted  (Shelving)  Hill."  toccA 
is  apparently  a  loan  word  from  English.  Area,. 399  acres. 

S.DD.  (a]  At  nA  ScAipce— "  Ford  of  the  Shallow  Place"; 
now  represented  by  Knocklofty  Bridge.  There  was  a  second  ford 
under  Kilmanahan  Castle. 

(6)  pott  ITUiUi— "  Molly's  Drowning  Place." 

(c)  "  The  Googey  Hill,"  within  Knocklofty  demesne;  origin 
of  the  name  is  unknown. 


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(d)  t)6tx\tt  tiA  SitAi-oe— "  Road  of  the  Old  Village." 
KNOCKNAGREE,    Cnoc  r\A  5Cf\oit>e  — "  Hill  of  the  Cattle." 
Area,  46  acres. 

MOANMORE,  TTI6in  lil<5f\ — u  Great  Bog."     Area,  325  acres. 
OLD  GRANGE,  SeanA  £jfuxmpe.Ac.     Idem.     Area,  190  acres. 
PARK,  p^if c — u  A  Field."     On  this  townland  are  the  church, 
graveyard  and  schools  of  Grange.     Area,  315  acres. 

RATH  WALTER,  TlAttlvMcSin — "  Walter's  Rath."  Area,  28  acres. 
S.D.  PX\II\C  A  tfUt\5Ait>e— "  The  Market  Field." 

ROXBOROUGH,  CApp-aig  A  cSe<.\pt.Ai$ — "  Fitzpatrick's  Rock." 
Area,  189  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  poll  nA  gCApAtt— "  The  Horses'  Pool";  in  the 
river. 

(b)  An  cOile^n— "  The  Island  ";  in  the  Suir. 

(c)  bdtAipfn  A  $l6AnnA— "  Little  Road  of  the  Glen." 
TULLAGHMELAN,  CulAig  ttlAOl^in — "  Maylon's  Height."  Area, 

97  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  UotXAp  6o$Ain;  a  reputed  Holy  Well. 

(6)  t>6tAp  A  ^UA«— "  Road  of  the  Tumult." 

GARRANCASEY,  Cuil  Uu^t) — "  Red  Nook,"  also  ^tvjv-An  tit 
Cx\tAf ^1$ — "  O'Casey's  Grove."  To  Irish  speakers  '  the  first  is 
the  better  known  name:  the  other  in  fact  is  scarcely  known  at  all, 
and  appears  to  be  merely  a  sub-denomination.  Area,  118  acres. 

S.D.  p<\ipc  riA  Ce^vocAn— "  The  Forge  Field." 

GREENMOUXT.     No  Irish  name.     Area,  268  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5UMtin  UyotvAC— "  Forked  Glen." 

(b)  toiligeAC— "  Milch  Cow";  a  well. 

(c)  poll  A  Ueme  Aoil — ''  Limekiln  Hole."  Contrast  Ueme  Aoil, 
the  local  term  for  "  limekiln,"  with  the  West  Waterford  Uuf\n65. 

(d)  poll  A  t)Af\TMin— "  Salmon  Pool." 

(e)  t)6tAi|M'n  T\A  tiAol<5if\ce  (ATI  UDAU  juipce) — "  Little  Road 
of  the  Orchard." 

(/)  <(The  Laundry";  a  field. 


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Whitechurch  Parish. 

WHITECHURCH  is  quite  a  common  parish  name  throughout  Ireland. 


The  Irish  form  is  Ue^mputt  ^eAl  —  sometimes  also  Anglicised  — 
Whitechapel.  There  is  a  second  Whitechurch  parish  in  this  same 
diocese  of  Lismore  (see  under  Barony  of  Decies-  Without-  Drum). 
Perhaps  the  sobriquet  has  reference  to  a  figurative  whiteness, 
scil:  —  fame.  More  likely  however  the  quality  was  physically 
perceptible  —  the  effect  of  whitewash  possibly,  or,  as  I  am  more 
inclined  to  think  —  the  result  of  decoration  with  glistening  quartz 
pebbles  or  crystals.  The  present  parish  is  small  and  Irish  is 
generally  understood,  if  not  spoken.  On  the  townland  from  which 
the  parish  derives  its  name  stands  the  ruined  church,  a  plain 
rectangular  building  which  presents  no  architectural  feature  of 
special  interest. 

TOWNLANDS. 

GARRYROAX,  g^pjvAi-oe  ^n  Uu»v6.Ain  —  "  Garden  of  the  Moor." 
On  this  townland  are  no  fewer  than  seven  lioses,  five  of  which  are 
circular  and  one  each,  oval  and  angular.  Area,  448  acres. 

LOUGH  ACUTTEEX,  toe  A  Cotcin  —  "  The  Commonage  Pond." 
Area,  147  acres. 

S.D.  "  Kildermody."  This  is  sometimes  used  as  an  alias  for 
the  townland  name.  It  is  given  more  particularly  however  to 
the  chief  farm  in  the  division  and  appears  to  be  a  mere  modern 
name,  applied  for  some  reason  which  is  not  very  evident,  by  a 
former  tenant;  at  any  rate  I  could  find  no  Irish  form. 

PEAHILL,  Cnoc^\n  r\A  pife.  Idem.  Part  of  the  townland  — 
the  name  unanglicised  —  is  in  the  adjoining  Par.  of  Tubrid,  which 
see.  Area,  73  acres. 

POULACULLEARE,  poll  ^  Coile^fvd  —  "  Quarry  Hole."  Area, 
395  acres. 

S.D.  Brookfield  Old  Factory  (O.M.),  used  as  an  auxiliary 
poorhouse  in  1847  &c. 

SCARTANA,  ScAif\c  Arm**  —  "  Anne's  Thicket."     Area,  337  acres. 
S.D.  poll  t)uit>e—  "  Yellow  Hole." 


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SCARTNAGLORANE,  Sc^ipc  tiA  gClC^n — "  Thicket  of  the 
Pignuts  (Bunium  Flexitosum)" ',  or  perhaps — "  of  the  Small  Potatoes," 
for  these  latter  are  sometimes  locally  and  contemptuously  called 
ct6|\4m.  Area,  1,700  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CApfiAig  piAftAir — "  Pierce's  Rock." 
(b)  CoU^p  A  cS^fx\n^i$— "  The  Englishman's  Well." 
TINCURRY,  Ci$  ^n  Cu|t|VAi$ — "  House  of  the  Marsh."    Area, 
401  acres. 

WHITECHURCH,  Ue^mpuU  JeAl.     Idem.     The  shape  of  the 
tovvnland  is  somewhat  peculiar — long  and  narrow.     Area,  296  acres. 
S.D.  tXMte  tltu— "  New  Town." 


BARONY  OF  MIDDLETHIRD 


(CO.    TIPPERARY). 

OR  origin  of  the  Barony  name,  see  Middlethird,  Co 
Waterford.  The  following  parishes  of  the  present 
barony  belong  to  the  Diocese  of  Lismore,  and — in  the 
theory  that  present  Diocese  and  ancient  territory 
are  co-extensive — to  the  former  territory  of  Decies: — • 
Baptist  Grange  (part  of),  Donoghmore  (part  of), 
Outeragh  and  Mora.  In  the  case  of  the  first  three 
each  parish  forms  a  peninsula,  while  Mora  is  portion 
of  a  perfect  island,  within  the  adjoining  Diocese  of  Cashel. 


Baptist  Grange  Parish. 

INVESTIGATION  locally  failed  to  bring  to  light  the  original  Irish  name. 
The  later  Irish  form  was  5r^1tireAC  e°iri  t)Aif ce — "  John  the 
Baptist's  Grange."  The  parish  did  not  share  its  designation  with 
a  townland.  Neither  does  the  name  appear — at  any  rate,  under  this 
or  any  recognisable  form — in  the  Visitation  Books,  though  as  early 
as  the  I3th  century  it  is — "  De  Grangia  "  (a).  Dependence  of  the 
church  and  parish  upon  a  religious  house  is  however  suggested  by 
the  second  term  of  the  official  title,  as  above.  The  church  ruin  is 
unusually  interesting;  it  shows  that  the  church  was  of  comparatively 
large  size  and  of  rather  ambitious  design  architecturally.  An 
extraordinary  feature  is  the  triple  chancel  arch  and  the  diminutive 
character  of  each  of  the  latter's  three  members. 


(n)  Taxation  of  Pope  Nicholas. 


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TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYGAMBOX,  \3A\le  5Arnt)"nA — "  Gambon's  Homestead." 
Compare  Gambonsfield,  Kilsheelan  Par.  On  the  townland  are 
remains  of  no  fewer  than  four  circular  Hoses.  Area,  451  acres. 

"  Killedmond,  Corbally  and  Ballygambon  "  (D.S.M.). 

S.D.  "  Killedmond  ";  an  early  church  site. 

CARRIGEEXSHARRAGH,  C-Aj\|VM5in  Se^pjvAig — "  The  Foal's  Little 
Rock."  The  present  to\vnland  constitutes,  with  Tooreen  and  Miltown 
Britton,  a  detached  portion  of  the  parish.  Though  but  a  compara- 
tively small  townland  it  contains,  beside  the  castle  and  church  site 
below  enumerated,  three  Hoses.  Area,  291  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Site  of  Carrigeen  Castle  (O.M.). 

(b)  Site  of  Graveyard  (O.M.);  an  early  church  site. 

(c)  Moyle  Stream  (O.M.),  nUotAl  — "  Soft  Spongey  Land." 

(d)  Tobernagloghderg,  Uob^p  HA  gCloc  n'Oe.Aps — "  The  Red- 
Rocks  Well." 

CLOXACODY,  Cloc  n^  C6it)e — "  Stone  of  the  Brushwood." 
Compare  same  name,  Ardfinnan  Par.  Area,  266  acres. 

"  Cloghnocody  "  (D.S.). 

DRUMDEEL,  T^om  T)il— "  Dil's  Ridge."  Dil  (a  blind  Druid) 
is  a  rather  remarkable  personage  in  Irish  legend.  Under  the 
mistaken  notion  that  the  qualifying  word  here  is  Diet  ("payment"), 
the  name  has  been  locally  Anglicised  "  Market  Hill."  In  fact  the 
name  Drumdeel  is  now  practically  unknown  locally.  A  very  strange 
thing  appears  to  have  happened  here,  i.e.  loss  to  the  modern  diocese 
of  part  of  this  townland.  How,  when  or  by  what  authority  the 
schism  was  effected  it  is  difficult  now  to  determine,  though,  of 
course,  local  legends  in  explanation  are  not  wanting.  Area, 
292  acres. 

MILTOWX  BRITTOX,  tXaile  An  tfluillinn — "  The  Mill  Home- 
stead " ;  the  qualifying  term  (name  of  a  one-time  owner)  was  added 
to  distinguish  it  from  another  Miltown  in  Mora  Parish.  Area, 
736  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Moyle  River,  Spot  A  tll^otAite.  See  under  Car- 
rigeensharragh,  above. 


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(b)  "The  Mote";   a  field  by  Moyle  Stream,  in  which  is  a 
now  nearly  levelled  earthwork. 

(c)  "  Graveyard"  (O.M.);  an  early  church  site,  with  its  circular 
fence  still  standing.   This  is  known  locally  as  Templeea  (Ue^mputt 
-Aoit)  —  "  Hugh's  Church  "),  and  is  so  marked  on  O.M. 

(d)  5tiiorh  ;  a  well-known   sub-division.      A   gniorh    was  an 
ancient  division  of  land. 

NEWTOWN,  tXMle  t1u.\.     Idem.     Area,  107  acres. 

SLADAGH,  SUVCKAC  —  "  Glen  ";  the  word  is  now  obsolete  in  this 
sense.  Area,  171  acres. 

"  Sladaghbeg  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.D.  An  SlogAipe  —  "The  Swallow  Hole";  entrance  to  a 
subterranean  cavity  into  which  surface  water  disappears. 

TOOREEN,  Uu-Aipin  —  u  Little  Cattle  Field."     Area,  112  acres. 


Donaghmore  Parish. 

FOR  explanation  of  Parish  name  see  under  Barony  of  Iffa  and  Offa 
East.  The  name  appears  as  u  Dofnamore  "  in  the  Taxation  of 
Pope  Nicholas. 

TOWNLANDS. 

KILLERK,  Cill  Gif  c  —  "  Erc's  Church."  Ere,  the  best  known 
bearer  of  the  name,  was  a  disciple  of  St.  Patrick,  by  whom  he  was 
made  bishop  and  placed  over  the  Church  of  Slane.  The  present 
Ere  is,  however,  more  probably  Ere  of  Domnach  Mor,  whose  name 
occurs  on  the  27th  October  in  the  Calendar  of  Oengus  (b).  With 
much  difficulty  position  of  the  early  church  was  located,  close  to  the 
castle  site  (south  side)  on  Michael  Slattery's  farm.  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  473  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Castle  (O.M.);  traces  practically  obliterated. 

(b)  Rathroad  (O.M.);  name  of  a  rath,  of  which  I  failed  to  find 
the  Irish  form. 

(c)  An  Sloj-Aipe  —  "  The  Swallow  Hole  ";  see  under  Sladagh 
antea. 


(b)  "  Ercc  Domnaig  moir.  i.  immuig  luadat  hituaiscert  hua  faelan  " — Ere  of 
Domnach  Mor,  i.e.  in  Mag-Laudat  in  the  north  of  Ui  Faelan. 


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(</)  Cnoc  T)ub— "  Black  Hill  ";  name  of  a  field. 

(e)  An  Cpxxo&xAti — "  Place  of  Branches  ";  a  field  name. 

(/)  Sean*  Cpocc— "  Old  Croft  ";  another  field. 

(£)  5°PC  A  UpiofcUMg  (?) — "  Garden  of  the  Brewers'  Grains"; 
a  field. 

(h)  The  "  Mugga,"  mt3osxM$e  (loc.  case)—"  The  Soft,  Boggy 
Place  ";  applied  to  a  well  in  the  present  instance. 

JOSSESTOWN.    I  failed  to  find  the  Irish  name.    Area,  671  acres. 

"  Josinstowne  "  (D.S.R.).     "  Johnstowne  "  (D.S.M.). 

Mora  Parish. 

THIS  Parish  is  completely  disjoined  from  the  body  of  the  Diocese, 
and,  as  has  been  already  stated,  forms,  with  a  few  small  townlands 
of  Inishlounaght,  an  island  within  the  Diocese  of  Cashel.  The 
origin  or  significance  of  the  name  is  not  quite  plain;  the  Irish  form 
has  not  been  preserved  in  the  locality  where,  by  the  way,  Irish  is 
entirely  unknown.  According  to  Joyce  (c)  Mora  would  =  TTlAigpe, 
the  cumulative  for  m^$,  plain ;  at  any  rate,  the  name  was  written 
six  centuries  since  exactly  as  it  is  to-day.  The  parish  is  of  some- 
what greater  than  average  extent,  but  owing  to  the  generally  large 
size  of  the  holdings,  population  is  rather  sparse.  Remains  of  the 
ancient  church  with  its  square  tower  stand  in  low  land  on  the 
townland  of  Moorstown  (Ballinamona),  whence  the  parish  is  some- 
times called  Moortownkirke.  The  kirke  here  is  not,  it  is  to  be 
noted,  the  Scotch  word  for  church,  but  the  Irish  ce-Apc,  a  heath 
hen.  The  poultry  flavour  of  many  of  the  townland  and  other 
names  of  the  parish  cannot  fail  to  strike  the  reader,  e.g. 
Acrenakirka,  Leacanarfrafo,  Claishnalachan  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

ACRENAKIRKA,  AcpA  tiA  Cipce — "  The  Hen's  Acre."  Area, 
51  acres. 

"  Acaranykirky  "  (D.S.). 

(c)  "  Irish  Names  of  Places,"  2nd  Series,  p.  n. 


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BALLYXATTIN,  tD^ite  An  Aicinn — "  Homestead  of  the  Furze." 
"  Jeffrey  Mockeler  of  Ballynatten "  was  imprisoned  (1612)  and 
fined  ^40  for  refusing  to  present  recusants  (d).  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  545  acres. 

"  Ballymattin  "  (D.S.). 

S.D.  Cill ;  early  church  site,  now  occupied  by  a  farm-house. 
For  this  church  I  got  locally  the  name  Kilfeni. 

CASTLEBLAKE,  "U^itti  n.\  Sceice — "  Cave  of  the  Whitethorn 
Bush."  From  the  existence  here  during  the  later  period  of  the 
penal  times  and  up  to,  perhaps,  seventy  years  since,  of  a  thatched 
chapel  this  whole  district  came  to  be  popularly  known  as  the 
"  Parish  of  Castle  Blake."  A  chalice  bearing  the  latter  inscription 
is  in  fact  still  in  use  in  Lisronagh  Church.  Area,  533  acres. 

"  Oneskeagh  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.D.  pott  tin—"  Flax  Hole";  a  pit  in  a  field. 

GARRAUN,  5^1*1^" — "  Grove."  The  by-road  which  now  starts 
from  the  south-east  angle  of  the  townland  and  runs  thence  via 
Rathcookera  is  portion  of  the  ancient  road  from  New  Inn  and  the 
west  to  Fethard,  through  Red  City.  It  cannot  now  be  traced 
across  Ballinamona  bog,  but  it  reappears  at  the  west  side  of  the 
latter,  and  continues  thence  in  the  direction  of  the  Graigue  road. 
Area,  343  acres. 

"  Garranedrahy  "  and  "  Garranewisty  "  (D.S.). 

S.D.  Rathacookera  (O.M.),  tUt  A  Coc^ipe — "  The  Cook's 
Rath."  Cooke  may  possibly  be  a  personal  name  in  the  present 
instance. 

GRAIGUE,  5f^15 — "  Village."     Area,  577  acres. 

"  Graige  alias  Grangenambrenagh  "   (D.S.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Longhanaspick  (O.M.),  toe  an  6^015— "  The 
Bishop's  Pond." 

(b)  "  The  Shambles";  name  applied  to  a  large  field — because, 
my  informed  assured  me,  the  Danes  slaughtered  cattle  &c.  therein. 

MAGINSTOWN,  tXAite  ttlAigiunA — "  Magin's  Homestead."  On 
the  townland  are  remains  of  a  castle,  presumably  the  residence  of 

(rf)  Egmont  MSS.  (Hist.  MSS.  Comm.),  Vol.  I.,  p.  41. 


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the  former  lord  of  the  soil  who  gave  it  its  present  name.  There  is 
also  —  thirty  perches  or  so  to  south  of  the  last  —  a  church  ruin  in  a 
rather  poor  state  of  preservation.  Area,  475  acres. 

"  Magonstowne  "  (D.S.). 

MILTOWN,  thMle  ^n  ttluilUnn  —  "  Homestead  of  the  Mill." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  455  acres. 

S.D.  Cnoc  *\n  Aip  —  "  Hill  of  the  Plague  ";  a  sub-division. 

MOORSTOWN,  ttaile  ru\  tri6n*\  —  "  Homestead  of  the  Bog 
(Moor)."  "  Moor  "  in  the  name  must  not  be  mistaken  for  a  proper  noun. 
Compare,  Moorstown,  Kilgrant  and  St.  Mary's  Parishes.  Area, 
632  acres. 

"  Mooretownekirke  "  (D.S.). 

S.DD.  (a)  leACA  n^  Drake—"  The  Drakes'  Glen  Slope." 

(6)  "  Drake's  Acre." 

(c)  CUif  HA  t^CAti—  "  The  Ducks'  Trench."      This,  and  the 
two  foregoing,  are  now  field  names,  known  only  to  the  occupier 
and   his  employees,  and  it  is  a  striking  proof  of  the  tenacity  of 
tradition  that  the  three  (two  of  them  at  least)  were  small  townland 
names  in  the  mid-seventeenth  century  (e).       The  modern  fields 
are  actually  in  these  cases  townlands  of  three  hundred  years  ago! 

(d)  lUitin  5Uir—  ''  Little  Green  Rath." 


(e)  UotMp  n<*  typfuvnnc^c  —  "  The  Frenchmen's  (or  the  '  Rats'  ') 
Well." 

(/)  tYI6injreifv  Sc^it)inti  —  "  Strong's  (?)  Meadow." 

(g)  St.  Nicholas'  Well  (O.M.);  stations  were  made  here  on 
Good  Friday.  The  well  is  close  to  the  church  ruin. 

STILLIMITTY,  An  SciAtt  —  "  The  Stripe,"  i.e.  long,  narrow 
piece  of  land.  The  townland  exceeds  half  a  mile  in  length 
and  for  more  than  half  that  distance  its  width  does  not  exceed 
one-twentieth  of  a  mile.  Area,  37  acres. 

"  Pt.  of  Mooretownekirk  called  Stealamitty  "  (D.S.). 
(e)  Down  Survey  Map,  Irish  Record  Office,  Dublin. 


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Outeragh  Parish. 

THIS  embraces  only  three  tovvnlands  and  is,  therefore,  the  smallest 
parish  in  Northern  Decies.  Its  church  ruin,  so  covered  with  ivy 
that  examination  of  its  architectural  features  is  impossible,  stands  in 
a  small,  well  fenced  graveyard  beside  the  Cahir-Cashel  road. 

TOWNLANDS. 

CHAMBERLAINSTOWN,  t)Aile  ATI  cSeAmf\AT><5tvA.  Idem.  Area, 
294  acres. 

"  Chamberlinstowne  "  (D.S.). 

S.D.  poll  A  TflAT>tvAit>— "  Cave  of  the  Wolf  (Dog)." 

OUTERAGH,  UACCAP  ACA-O — "  Upper  Field."  The  word  ACAt), 
so  frequent  in  place  names  in  other  parts  of  Ireland,  occurs  within 
the  Decies  only  this  once  in  a  townland  designation.  On  the  town- 
land  are  the  site  and  some  remains  (detached  pieces  of  masonry 
evidently  submitted  to  the  action  of  gunpowder)  of  a  strong  castle, 
also  ruins  of  the  ancient  church  of  the  parish  and  traces  or  remains 
of  no  fewer  than  eight  or  nine  lioses.  Area,  1,033  acres. 

"  Oughteragh  "  (D.S.). 

S.DD  (a)  "Camp  Ground";  a  sub-division,  comprising  three 
farms  and  locally  regarded  as  almost  an  independent  townland. 

(b)  "  The  Bleach." 

(c)  tDeApnA  T)eAp5 — "Red   Gap";     a   cross-roads  and  sub- 
division,  adjoining  Chamberlainstown,    on  the  east  side  of  the 
townland. 

WHITELAND,  JTeAttAtin  FAOICI£ — "White's  Land";  the  official 
Anglicised  form  is  therefore  incorrect  and  conveys  a  false  meaning. 
Area,  220  acres. 

"  Farrenwitagh  "  (D.S.R.). 


BARONY  OF  MIDDLETHIRD 


(CO.  WATERFORD). 

I  HE  "  Third  "  was  an  old  Irish  land  division  of  variable 
extent.  Existence  of  a  Mhldleihird  pre-supposes 
corresponding  upper  and  lower  divisions.  We  have 
the  "  Upper-third  "  in  the  barony  of  that  name  and 
the  '•  Lower-third "  was  doubtless,  Gaultier,  the 
Cantred  of  the  Danes.  Middlethird  being  a  maritime 
and  (till  recently  at  any  rate)  Irish-speaking  barony 
is  fairly  rich  in  sub-denominations.  We  find  the 
name  written  UpeAnA  Ttlex\t)AnAC  in  Keating's  poems.  Our  barony 
contains  in  all  eleven  parishes  with  greater  part  of  a  twelfth. 


Drumcannon  Parish. 

THE  name  is  scarcely  ecclesiastical.  Of  course,  it  may  be  that  Conan 
was  the  original  founder  of  the  church,  as  he  or  a  namesake  was 
founder  of  two  other  ancient  churches  in  the  county.  Locally  how- 
ever he  is  believed  to  have  been  anything  but  an  early  Irish  saint — 
the  pagan  warrior,  companion  of  Fionn  MacCumhail,  noted  for  his 
boasting  and  his  bald  head.  For  a  description  &c.  of  the  ruined 
church  see  Journal  of  Waierford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Archaeological 
Society,  Vol.  I.,  p.  134. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYKXOCK,  tXdile  An  Cnuic — "  Homestead  of  the  Hill." 
Area,  322  acres. 

S.D.  Uobx\p  tTJAOlui|\e  (tTUol-tiluipe) — "  Myler's  (or  Miles') 
Well." 

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BALLYCARNANE,  tXaile  An  C^pn^in — "  Homestead  of  (by)  the 
Heap."  Area,  225  acres. 

"  Ballycarnan  "  (A.S.E.). 

BALLYDRISLANE,  t)Aite  Hi  "OfMOfl^in — "  O'Drislane's  Home- 
stead." O'Donovan  writes  it  tXAile  T)|\ifteASin.  Area,  270  acres. 

S.D.  Tobbersaggart  (O.M.),  Uob^  S^Aipc— "  Priest's  Well." 

BALLYKINSELLA,  t)Aite  tJi  Cirmfe.ALAi$ — "  O'Kinsella's  Home- 
stead." Area,  408  acres. 

S.D.  Tobernameel  (O.M.),  UotxAp  n-A  tTHol — apparently  "  Well 
of  the  Lice." 

BALLYNATTIN,  t)Aile  -ATI  Aicirm — "  Furze  Abounding  (or  Sur- 
rounded) Homestead."  Area,  297  acres. 

CARRIGLONG,  CAPJIAIS  toti$A — "  Long's  Rock."  Longa  was  a 
giant,  according  to  local  belief.  Remains  of  his  house  (a  small 
earthfast  cromlech  with  stone  circle,  not  marked  on  the  Ordnance 
Map)  survive.  Area,  266  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  tUm^— "  Stout  (Thick)  Hill." 

(b)  t)6tAf  A  C^pxMtt  CAOIC — "  Road  of  the  Blind  Horse  ";  an 
ancient  highway  which  ran  from  Gaultier  indefinitely  westwards; 
it  has  various  names  according  to  its  various  sections. 

CASTLETOWN,  t)Aite  An  CxMfte^m.      Idem.     Area,  585  acres. 

S.D.  SeAnA  CoiU— "  Old  Wood  ";  name  of  a  field. 

COOLNAGOPPOGE,  Cut  HA  jCopOg — "  Ridge-back  of  the 
Docks."  Area,  434  acres. 

"  Coolenegopoge  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.D.  Toberclovagh  (O.M.),  Uob^ft  CluttiAC— "  Mossy  Well." 

CROBALLY,  CfUA-6  t)xMte — u  Hard  (Stiff-soiled)  Townland." 
Ai-ea  (in  two  divisions),  520  acres. 

"  Garrancrobally  "  (D.S.R.). 

DRUMCANNON,  T)|\om  Consul — "  Conan's  Ridge."  Conan  was 
a  giant  according  to  local  story;  between  him  and  a  brother  giant, 
Longa  of  Carriglong,  there  subsisted  a  feud  or  rivalry.  At  any  rate 
they  indulged  occasionally  in  interchange  of  compliments  expressed 
by  the  flinging  at  one  another,  across  the  valley  which  separated 
their  respective  ridges,  of  great  sandstone  boulders.  Sure  enough 


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some  of  the  identical  stones,  weighing  many  hundreds  each,  are  still 
to  be  seen  in  the  valley  below  and  on  the  hillside  of  Carriglong  to 
witness  that  popular  tradition  does  not  lie  !  Area,  293  acres. 

"  Drumcronan  "  (Tax.  Pope  Nich.). 

S.D.  (a)  An  te^cc — ';  The  Monumental  Cairn."  The  word 
is  used  to  designate  the  pile  of  stones  occasionally  erected  by  the 
roadside  &c.  to  commemorate  a  murder  or  fatal  accident  which 
occurred  on  the  spot.  Formerly  the  passer-by  added  a  stone  to 
the  pile  but  the  custom  has  fallen  into  disuse;  not  many  such 
monuments  now  survive.  In  the  present  instance  the  name 
designates  the  grass  covered  vacant  patch  at  junction  of  the  lane 
to  Drumcannon  graveyard  with  Old  Tramore — Waterford  road. 
The  cairn  itself  has  been  "  improved  "  off  the  face  of  the  earth. 

(b)  t)^n  An  tllc«u$— "  Field  of  the  Wise  ('  Knowledgeable')  Man." 
VJlcoiC  is  literally  an  Ulsterman,  but  the  word  in  Waterford  has 
come  to  signify  one  learned  in  fairy  or  occult  lore.      Expatriated 
Ulstermen,  who  settled  at  various  places  in  the  south  during  the 
1 8th   century.,  formed  little  colonies  and  practised  such  arts  as 
tinworking  &c.,  to  which,  it  is  to  be  presumed,  from  the  latter  day 
meaning  of  the   word  VJlc^c,   they  often   added   fortunetelling, 
making  of  charms  &c.     See  under  Caher,  Islandkane  Par.,  below, 
also  under  Ballinaspog,  Lismore  Par. ;  Kildanoge,  Ballybacon  Par.  &c. 

(c)  Cloc  Con«Sm — li  The  Practice-Stone  of  Conan";  a  boulder 
lying  on  the  inside  of  a  fence  by  the  road  and  marked   on   the 
Ordnance  Map. 

(it)  t)6t«*p  r\A  te^cc— "  Road  of  the  Leacht." 

(e)  p^ipc  <\  p<\cptJin — "Pattern  Field";  here  was  held  the 
annual  festive  gathering  on  the  occasion  of  the  patronal  feast 
(September  i4th,  Exaltation  of  the  Holy  Cross). 

(/)  An  tne^rhfVAC  (mbp^nfxMg) — "The  Fallow  ";  the  name  of  a 
field. 

DUAGH,  T)u^c,  most  probably  "Oufc-At— "  Black  Ford."  An 
ancient  roadway,  now  obliterated,  entered  the  townland  at  south- 
east angle  across  a  shoulder  of  black  bog.  Area,  404  acres. 

S.DD.  (a]  pope — "  Embankment  ";  a  curious  square  mound, 
evidently  site  of  an  encampment;  it  is  close  to  the  north  boundary 


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of  the  townland.  This  place,  O' Donovan  asserts,  was  used  "  as  a 
battery  "  in  1798.  The  mound  is,  however,  much  older.  Cannon 
balls  &c.  have  been  found  on  the  site,  and  tradition  has  it  that  a 
barracks  stood  here  in  the  time  of  Elizabeth. 

(6)  t)Aite  and  UotMp  r\A  Cf\oipe — "  Homestead  "  and  "  Well" 
(respectively)  "  of  the  Cross- Roads." 

GARRARUS,  5^TxG-^-ur~"  Rough  Shrubbery."  Area,  324  acres. 

"  Garracusse  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.     I.  Coastwise,  E.  to  W.:— 

(rt)  C.ApirAi5  t).AftfUM$ — "  Barry's  Rock";  on  east  side  of 
Garrarus  Strand.  See  place  of  same  name,  under  Dromina, 
Crooke  Par. 

(6)  "Oopuf  "Dub — "  Black  Door  ";  a  frowning  cliff. 

(c)  OHe^n  Coice — "  Island  of  the  Skiff";  a  headland  with  a 
very  narrow  neck,  across  which  a  double  entrenchment  of  earth  is 
thrown.      The  earthen  embankments  are  about  30  yards  in  length 
by  6  feet  high  and  12  feet  broad.     A  space  of  8  yards  separates  the 
walls,  which  enclose,   roughly,  an  area  of  an  acre.  .  O' Donovan 
states  that  the  foundation  of  a  stone  and  mortar  fort  was  visible 
here  at  the  date  of  the  survey.     Unfortunately  the  enclosing  fence 
is  at  present  in  a  very  ruinous  condition. 

(d)  CuAn  nA  rntXdn  n-tUf  Al — "  The  Ladies'  Cove." 

(e)  Tlmn  CAOI — "  Narrow  Headland." 

(/)  Cummin  A  tfluin.— "  Little  Haven  of  the  Putrid  Water." 

II.  Inland:— 

(g)  CALAIS  tUc6it\— "  Walter's  Rock." 

(h)  PAIU  A  StpApA— "  Cliff  of  the  Stile." 

(/)  (<  Hurley's  Field";  on  which  stood  the  mansion  &c.  of 
a  Captain  Hurley,  whose  name  lives  only  in  this  field  name. 

(;')  Uot)A|\  MA  tMnoise— "  Well  of  the  Little  Green  Field." 

(k)  t)6t,Ap  "DeAnpiogAin  AnnA — •'  Queen  Anne's  Road  ";  no 
longer  in  use. 

KILLUNE,  Cill  Co$Ain— "  Owen's  Church."  The  name  6o$Ain 
was  equated  with  John,  in  later  times.  The  site  of  the  ciU  or  ciltin 
is  close  to,  and  slightly  to  the  north-east  of,  the  moat  near  Mr. 
Power's  farm-house.  Area,  353  acres. 


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"  Killowen  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  p^ifc  .An  UfAtA  — "The  Earl's  Field";  origin  of  the 
name  is  not  remembered.  This  field  is  so  fertile  that  the  5^Af 
5«Mt>ne.AC  did  not  think  it  beneath  her  to  patronise  it  for  a  couple 
of  nights.  The  J^f  $<Mt>ne**c  was  a  legendary  cow  which 
pastured  on  only  the  richest  spots  in  Munster.  She  yielded  as 
much  milk  as  filled  whatever  vessel  was  used  by  the  milker,  till 
an  evil-minded  woman  from  the  neighbourhood  of  Ballylaneen 
attempted  to  milk  her  dry  by  using  a  sieve,  whereupon  the  animal 
in  disgust  walked  away  out  to  sea,  and  has  never  since  been  seen 
by  mortal  eyes. 

KNOCKAXDUFF.  Cnoc^n  "OuO — "  Little  Black  Hill."  Area, 
266  acres. 

"  Knockanduff  als  Carrigvantary  "  (A.S.  &  E.). 

LISCELAN,  Li  of  £40tAin — "  Faolan's  Lios."  A  Faolan,  perhaps 
the  Lord  of  this  lios,  gave  its  name  to  the  main  branch  of  the  ruling 
family  (O' Faolan)  of  Decies.  Area,  578  acres. 

S.D.  t)e.Af\n.A  t)uit)e — "Yellow  Gap";  a  designation  rather 
frequently  met  with. 

MONLOUM,  tH6m  torn — "  Bare  Bog."     Area,  47  acres. 

MONVOY,  Tttoin  t)unoe — "Yellow  Bog";  in  allusion  to  the 
growth  of  rag  weed  or  other  similar  yellow  flowering  plants.  Area, 
242  acres. 

"  Monewee  "  (Inq.  32  Eliz.). 

QULLIA,  ColtAC — "  Abounding  in  Hazel."      Area,  287  acres. 

"Quilly"  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  CobAf  KA  toj^itne— "  Wart  Well";  from  its  re- 
puted power  of  removing  skin  growths  of  the  character  named. 

(6)  Cut  tT)uiT)e.  Meaning  unknown  ;  locality  of  bridge  on 
Tramore-Corbally  road  on  west  boundary  of  townland. 

NEWTOWN,  tDxMle  tlu^.     Area,  334  acres. 
S.DD.  (a)  Oodonagha  (O.M.),  UAirh   t)onnCA-6^  — "  Denis's 
Cave." 

(b)  Newtown  Cove  (O.M.),  5te^nn  nA  mD^T)— u  Boat  Glen." 

(c)  Fish  Cove  (O.M.),  UAiifi  ^n  eifg— "  Fish  Cave." 


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(d)  UAirii  An  JDoiU— "  Cave  of  the  Hole." 

(e)  Carrigaghalia  (O.M.),  CAiwigin  b^t— u  Little  Grey  Rock." 
(/)  tJAirh  T\A  CAtn,Aili-6e — (?). 

(g)  UfVAig  n-A  mt).Aii\cini-6e — "  Strand  of  the  Boats." 

(H)  Lady's  Cove  (O.M.),  5leAnn  A  CuAin— "Glen  of  the  Haven." 

PICARDSTOWN,  t)^ile  piocAitvoe — "  Pickard's  Homestead." 
Area,  247  acres. 

"  Pickardstone  lands  "  (Inq.  32  Eliz.). 

S.D.  SeAnA  t)xMte— "  The  Old  Homestead." 

TRAMORE,  €JVAI$  ttl6|\ — "Great  Strand";  in  two  divisions. 
Area,  293  acres. 

"  Tramore  "  (Inq.  Jac.  I.). 

S.D.  An  SpUiincin— "  The  High  Projecting  Cliff  ";  this  is  the 
stretch  of  strand  extending  from  the  men's  bathing  place  to  the 
Lady's  Cove. 

TRAMORE  BURROW,  An  TXAibce — "  The  Sandhill."  "O^ibce 
is  a  variant  of  "o^bAc;  we  have  its  genitive  in  5°FC  nA  "O-Aibce, 
name  of  a  townland  in  Ringagoonach  Par.;  "  Heel  n^  "O»Mbce  " 
is  the  tune  played  by  the  phantom  band  of  the  "  Seahorse," 
still  occasionally  heard  on  the  Burrow.  The  "  Seahorse  "  trans- 
port was  wrecked  in  the  Bay,  with  enormous  loss  of  life  (363 
persons),  on  January  3Oth,  1816.  The  "  Burrow  "  bears  traces  of 
occupation  by  a  prehistoric  race  (probably  palaeolithic).  Kitchen 
middens  are  sometimes  exposed  after  storms,  and  cores  and  flakes, 
as  well  as  fragments  of  red-deer  antlers  &c.,  are  found  from  time 
to  time.  Area,  217  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  The  Cush  (O.M.),  An  Coif—"  The  Place  Lying- 
adjacent-to  (the  Sandhill)."  Coif  is  the  locative  of  cof,  a  foot,  and 
is  applied  in  toponomy  to  a  level  tract  at  base  of  a  slope. 

(6)  Knockaunriark,  Cnoc^n  TtAt>Aip c — "  Little  Hill  of  the  View 
(Lookout)  ";  the  most  conspicuous  point  in  the  chain  of  sandhills. 

(c)  S^TW1"06  Sof™0^1?) — "  Gormog's  Garden."     Gormog,  or 
Gormogach,  is  a  spirit  which  haunts  the  desolate  sand  wastes. 

(d)  Slate  Point  (O.M.),  poince  r\A  Slinne— "  Point  of  the  Slates." 

(e)  Windgap  (O.M.),  t)eA|\nA  r\A  5^oite.     Idem. 


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WESTOWN.     No  Irish  name.     Area,  343  acres. 
Cliff  and  Coast  Denominations,  east  to  west: — 
(a)  pMll  Ct<Mt>e  tiAUeotvArm — "  Cliff  of  the  Boundary  Fence." 
(6)    Oonagappul  (O.M.),    UAITTI    r\A   gC-ApAll — "  Cave  of  the 
Horses." 

(c)  The  Chair  (O.M.),  An  C^tAoip .     Idem. 

(d)  An  S^P"0'" — "  The  Garden  "  ;   a  short  stretch  of  open 
strand. 

(e)  Ce^nn  A  "Rom — "Seal's  Head";  this  is  the  point  on  which 
stand  the  pillars  and  "  Metal  Man."       It  is  pierced  by  a  cave  with 
two  arched  entrances,  scil: — tlAirh  A  cSotAif  and  tUiiii  r\A  nGun 
— "  Cave  of  the  Light  "  and  "  Cave  of  the  Birds  "  respectively. 

(/)  C|u\i$  HonAin — "  Ronayne's  Strand." 

(g)  flluipoaAc  nA  n^rhAin — "Sandy  Beach  of  the  Calves." 
This  is  perhaps  the  only  instance  where  the  word  muif\t>eAC 
occurs  in  a  Waterford  place-name. 

(h)  U|ai$  An  £xMt>lin— "  Strand  of  the  Little  Inlet." 

(/)  "  Waterspout." 

(j)  U|\<M£  tiA  tiGA-o^ile — "  Strand  of  the  Treasure  Trove  (from 
Wrecks)." 

(k)  pope — "  Embankment  ";  an  entrenched  headland  with  an 
earthen  fence  50  yards  long  and  about  10  feet  high  thrown  across 
its  neck.  On  the  land  side  of  the  enbankment  is  a  trench  some  15 
feet  wide.  The  face  of  the  rampart  has  been  almost  entirely  cut 
away  at  one  side  (a). 

(1)  poll  nA  Cipce — "Deep  Place  of  the  Hen";  a  small  bay 
practically  inaccessible  from  the  land  side.  It  is  possible  that  the 
"  Hen  "  was  a  ship  or  fishing  boat  which  met  her  doom  here. 

(in)  poll  A  H6m— "  Hole  of  the  Seal." 

(n)  poll  A  MACA — "  Hole  of  the  Wreck  ";  a  ship  was  lost  here 
some  35  or  40  years  since. 

(o)  Ilaunglas  (O.M.),  Oile^n  ^l^f — "  Gray-Green  Island." 


(a)  See  Westropp,  "  Promontory  Forts  of  Co.  Waterford,"  in  Journal  R.S.A.I., 
for  September,  1906. 


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(p)  VAIU,  A  U«Mf\t>  tf)6it\— "  Great  Bull  Cliff." 
"  Little  Bull  Cliff." 

On  the  Ordnance  Map  the  following  additional  names  occur: — 
Great  Island  (pope),  Hanrahan's  Rock  (so  called  from  a  man 
who  while  gathering  sea  fowls'  eggs  was  killed  by  a  fall  down 
the  cliff),  Twelve  Birds,  Little  Island,  The  Stags,  Oven  (tLMriiAn  ?) 
Rock,  &c.,  &c. 

Dunhill  Parish. 

IT  is  hardly  necessary  to  state  that  the  parish-name  is  not  of 
ecclesiastical  origin.  The  ancient  parish  church,  erected  almost 
contemporaneously  with  the  castle,  was  to  a  certain  extent 
an  appendage  to  the  latter,  under  the  shadow  of  which  it 
stood.  It  dates  therefore  from  the  first  period  of  Anglo-Norman 
occupation,  when  it  was  founded  to  replace  the  small  Celtic 
churches  of  Killowen,  Kilcannon,  Killsteague  &c.  For  a  descrip- 
tion of  the  church  ruins  &c.  see  Journal  of  Waterford  and  S.E. 
Ireland  Archaeological  Society,  Vol.  I.,  p.  139  &c.  The  parish,  which 
is  maritime  and  more  or  less  Irish-speaking,  belongs  not  to  the 
Waterford,  but  to  the  Lismore  Diocese. 

TOWNLANDS. 

AXXESTOVVN,  t)un  At>.A — "  River  Mouth";  in  allusion  to  the 
Dunhill  stream,  which  here  discharges  itself  into  the  sea.  Area, 
1 20  acres. 

S.D.  Carrickadurrish  (O.M.),  C-ApjvAis  A  "Oopuif — "  Rock  of 
the  Door  ";  it  stands  on  west  side  of  the  strand  and  is  uncovered  at 
low  water. 

BALLYCRADDOCK,  t)«Mle  CJVADGIS — "  Craddock's  Homestead." 
Area,  348  acres. 

S.D.  $o^c  A  tjeiU— "  Forfeited  (?)  Garden";  also,  lTI6in  A 
^eilX;  a  small  sub-division. 

BALLYBREGIN,  t)x\ile  tli  topeigin — "  O'Bregan's  Homestead." 
Area,  149  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  SeAHA  SpAm — "  Old  Village  ":  a  sub-denomination 
of  very  frequent  occurrence. 


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(6)  C«.\w«M5in  n«\  tnt)iotvJm — "  Little  Rock  of  the  Pins  (or 
Pointed  Stakes)." 

BALLYROBIN,  tXAile  tloibin — "  Robin's  Homestead."  Area, 
265  acres. 

"  Bally  Robin  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  toe  Duit>e — "  Yellow  Pond  ";  on  east  boundary. 

(6)  tMn  nA  5Ctunbimt>e — "  Field  of  the  Blackberries  (Rubus 
Caesius)." 

(c)  jTopn^ccA — "  Bare  Hill."     See  same  name,  Killea  Par. 

BALLYLEXAXE,  tKAile  Ui  te.An.Jm — "  O'Lannane's  Homestead." 
Area,  256  acres. 

"  Ballylenan  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc^n  T)ut>— "  Little  Black  Hill." 

(6)  UobAf  HA  Speite— "  Well  of  the  Scythe." 

(c)  Cilt.  An  early  church  site,  on  Halley's  Farm.  No  remains 
survive  and  tradition  is  somewhat  hesitating  as  to  exact  locality. 

(if)  Se^n^  StUit>— "  Old  Village.''' 

(e)  tD^n  ^  tiAS^in— "  Field  of  the  Pillar-Stone."  The  pillar, 
which  is  uninscribed,  is  6  feet  in  height  by  about  4  feet  wide  at 
bottom,  and  tapers  to  the  summit. 

BALLYLEEX,  tDxMle  «\n  tin — "  Homestead  of  the  Flax."  Area, 
481  acres. 

"  Ballyleene  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  CilUn.  Early  church  site,  on  farm  of  John  Foran 
and  close  to  latter's  dwelling  house. 

(6)  UobAp  nA  CAiUi$e — "  Well  of  the  Hag." 

(c)  te^cxx  TliArjAC— "  Grey  Glenslope." 

BALLYXAGEERAGH,  t)Aile  tu\  5CiApr^15eAC — "  Town  of  the 
Kerrymen."  Compare  with  next.  On  this  townland  stands  a 
magnificent  cromlech,  uninjured.  Area,  439  acres. 

"  Ballynegeragh  "  (A.S.E.). 

BALLYXAGORKAGH,  tD^ite  r\A  gCopCAC — "  Town  of  the  Cork- 
men."  Compare  with  last.  Area,  144  acres. 

"  Ballynegrecough  "  (A.S.E.). 

BALLYHEADON,  t)xMte  tli  tieiT)in — "  O'Headon's  Homestead." 
Area,  212  acres. 


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S.DD.  (rt)  Cnoc  A  Cmn— "  Hill  of  the  Head  ";  from  a  fancied 
resemblance  to  a  human  skull;  the  name  is  Anglicised — Knockahead, 
by  which  name  in  fact  the  whole  townland  is,  or  was,  till  recently, 
more  commonly  known. 

(6)  t><in  tiA  CtmAice— "  Field  of  the  Heap  (of  Turf  ?)." 

BENVOY,  t)emn  (Loc.  for  Nom.)  t)unoe — "Yellow  Peak."  I 
got  CnocxMi  UtJxvt)  as  an  older  name  of  this  place.  Probably  one 
of  the  two  names  is  a  sub-denomination  of  the  other.  Area,  193  acres. 

S.DD.  I.— Coastwise:— 

(a)  Morageeha  (O.M.),  tT1<5fVAt>  5AO1^e-  Meaning  unknown: 
possibly — "  Increasing  (rising)  of  Wind  ";  portion  of  beach  on  west 
side  of  Benvoy  strand. 

(6)  Carrignamusly  Rocks  (O.M.),  C^fVAis  n^  H1uffxMLit)e — 
"  Rock  of  the  Mussells  ";  it  is  four  chains  in  width  and  lies  under 
low  water  mark  at  south  east  corner  of  the  strand. 

(c)  C.Af\fv<vi5  "pxroA — •'  Long  Rock  "  (O.M.). 

(tt)  An  tlmn — "  The  Headland  ";  applied  here  to  a  cliff. 

(<0  FAiUAn  Ainnn— "  Cliff  of  the  Furze." 

(/)  CtVAis  tex\tAin— "  Wide  Strand." 

II.— Inland:— 

(g~)  Uob^p  n^  sCoc^n — "  Well  of  the  Straws." 

(h~)  tDe^fMiA  'n  ClAmpAip — "  Gap  of  the  Dispute." 

(i)  p^ifc  n^  TTlAotxMAC^tn — "  Field  of  the  Curds";  so  called 
perhaps  from  little  hills  or  ridges. 

(J)  5o^c  SpxM-oin — "  Garden  of  the  Heavy  (Wet)  Sod." 

(k)  ton  A  piopAipe— "  The  Piper's  Field." 

CASTLECRADDOCK,  CxMfle^n  0^^-0615 — u  Craddock's  Castle." 
David  Craddock  lodged  a  petition  (1290)  against  Maurice  Russell, 
Sheriff  of  Waterford  for  having  "  broke  open  gates  and  doors 
of  his  castle  &c."  (Records  of  Ireland — Sweetman's  Calendar). 
Area,  361  acres. 

"  Castlecrodock  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  St.  Martin's  Well  (O.M.),  does  not  appear  to  be 
known  locally,  although  O' Donovan  states  on  authority  of  tradition 
that  a  "  pattern  "  was  formerly  held  here. 


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(6)  CobA|\  tXaile  Tllic  eAt>mom  —  "  Well  of   FitzEdmond's 
Homestead." 


COOLRATTIN,  Cuil  llAicin  —  "  Corner  of  (the)  Ratteen."  "  Rat- 
teen "  was  a  kind  of  homespun,  for  manufacture  of  which  — 
presumably  from  its  name  —  the  place  was  once  noted.  I  have 
been  furnished  with  the  suspiciously  poetic  "  ancient  "  name  of 
Curh|u\  Cuinn  —  ("  Fragrant  Bog  Place  ")  for  the  townland  or 
perhaps  for  part  of  it.  Area,  72  acres. 

"  Coolerettin  "  (D.S.R.). 

CRINALISK,  Cpin  AUMfS-  Meaning  unknown.  The  Down 
Survey  Reference  makes  the  name  "  Clonalisk,"  while  the  Acts  of 
Settlement  &c.  write  it  "  Clonaliskey."  From  these  two  forms  one 
might  conclude  that  the  first  element  of  the  name  is  clitAin,  ameadow. 
The  second  word  may  be  xMtt-uifge,  "  of  the  water  (emitting) 
rock."  Area,  246  acres. 

CROUCH,  An  CpuAC  —  "  The  Heap  (i.e.  Conical  Hill)."  Area, 
8  i  acres. 

DUNHILL,  "Oun-AiU  —  "  Fort  of  the  Rock";  from  the  prehistoric 
earthen  fortress  which  crowned  the  cliff  on  which  the  castle  now 
stands.  The  remarkably  situated  feudal  fortress,  now  in  ruin, 
was  the  chief  seat  of  the  Barons  of  Dunhill.  John  Power,  the  last 
Baron,  was  alive  in  1652,  and  the  present  representative  of  the  line 
is  unknown,  but  should  probably  be  found  somewhere  in  West 
Waterford  —  say  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Clashmore.  Giles, 
daughter  of  Lord  Decies,  and  wife  of  John  Power  aforesaid, 
defended  Dunhill  against  the  Parliamentarians.  On  its  capitula- 
tion the  magnificent  pile,  worthy  of  a  better  fate,  was  blown  up  by 
gunpowder,  the  Baron,  with  eighteen  of  his  followers,  transplanted 
into  Connaught,  his  estates  declared  forfeited,  and  granted  —  the 
Dunhill  portion  —  to  an  ancestor  of  the  present  Earl  of  Enniskillen. 
On  the  townland  is  an  earthfast  cromlech  built  into  a  boundary  fence 
and  not  recorded  on  the  Ordnance  Map. 

JOHNSTOWN,  tXAile  Se^jAin.     Idem.     Area,  226  acres. 
"  Johnstowne  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 


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KILLONE,  CiU,  6o$Ain — '•  Eoghan's  Church."  This  is  one  of 
four  early  churches,  within  the  county,  which  bear  the  same  name. 
Area,  295  acres. 

"  Killowen  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  An  CiUine^c— "  The  Little  Burial  Ground  "  (lit.  the 
little  church  site)  ;  the  name  of  a  field  in  which  is  a  circular, 
primitive-church  enclosure. 

(6)  An  TluA-OAn— "  The  Moory  Tract." 

(c)  CALAIS    and  t)^n  n^  J^ille —  "  Rock  "   and    "  Field  " 
respectively,  "  of  the  Cliff." 

(d)  CotMp  n*  Up-AC  tX\me— "  Well  of  the  White  Mare." 
KILLSTEAGE,  Cilt  Sceit)5.     I  have  heard  it  pronounced  thus, 

though  O'Donovan  writes  it  C.  ScxAige.     Sceit>5  means  a  measure 
of  land  (compare  Staigue  fort,  Co.  Kerry  &c.);  it  is  more  probable 
however  that  it  is,  in  the  present  instance,  a  personal  name — the 
name  of  the  early  church  founder.     Area,  302  acres. 
"  Killstage  "  (D.S.R.).     "  Kilsteogy  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  neitigin — "  Little  Graveyard";  site  of  the  early 
church  from  which  the  townland  is  named.  The  site  in  question 
was  discovered  with  great  difficulty — near  verge  of  a  bog  on  the 
farm  of  Robert  Mooney.  Fence  &c.  and  almost  the  very  memory 
of  the  sacred  place  have  disappeared.  Close  by  is  a  standing 
pillar-stone. 

(&)  5°FC  A  £u.A|U,.Ai$ — ''  Garden  by  (of)  the  Weedy  Marsh- 
Edge." 

(c)  tXSn  r\A  SjtAi-oe — "  Field  of  the  Street  (Village)."  The  field 
and  name  remain,  but  the  street  survives  only  in  the  field  name. 

(d)  D^n  n<\  tTluC^n — "  Field  of  the  Chimneys,1'      1Tluc4ti  is 
also  a  disease  from  which  horses  suffer. 

(e)  pun^  nA  Lady — "  The  (Land)  Lady's  Pound";  a  field  in 
which  formerly  stood  a  castle. 

(/)  UobAp  ttlic  Cem— "  Son  of  Cian's  Well." 
KILCANNOX,  dll  Con^m — "  Conan's  Church  ";  the  second  of 
three  early  churches  in  the  county  commemorating  this  otherwise 


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forgotten  church  builder.  The  church  site,  identified  with  difficulty, 
is  close  to  the  extreme  northern  angle  of  the  townland.  No  remains 
of  the  church  survive.  Compare  Drumcannon,  also  Kilcannon, 
Whitechurch  Par.  Area,  240  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  cSeAtiA  Stv\it>— "  The  Old  Village." 

(b)  \)An  A  cS^5Ait\c— "  The  Priest's  Field." 

(c)  thxnnpA — "Glebe";  the  word  appears  to  be  a  corruption 
of  manse. 

KNOCANE,  Cnoc^n — "  Little  Hill  ";  adjoins  a  townland  of  same 
name  in  the  neighbouring  barony  of  Decies.  Area,  182  acres. 

"Knockan-Corbally  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (fl)  Stooken  Rock,  (O.M.),  CAptvAig  Scu^icin— "  Rock  of 
the  Stook  (Pyramid)." 

(6)  Up -AI$  A  Cnoicin — "  Knockane  Strand." 

LISAVIRON,  Liof  A  t)iotvAin — "  Lios  of  the  Pin  (Brooch,  or 
Small  Pointed  Stake)."  Area,  257  acres. 

*'  Lyshvirrane  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.    t)tvAn<Mt\— "  Fallow  Fields." 

SMOOR  (in  two  divisions — more  and  beg),  Smuf\ — "  Rubbish  " 
or  "  Embers  ";  a  name  probably  derived  from  a  pile  or  mound  of 
stones — remains  of  a  dismantled  or  burned  building.  This  place  was 
the  seat  of  a  branch  of  the  Power  family  deriving  descent  from  the 
Dunhill  house.  Area,  370  acres. 

S.D.  Cut—"  Ancient  Church  Site." 

SHANACLONE,  SeAn*\CtuAin — "  Old  Meadow."  Area,  361  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  CeApAC— "  The  Tillage  Plot."  Ce^p^c  was 
better  known,  half  a  century  ago,  than  the  townland  name  proper. 
The  eighteenth  century  thatched  church  of  the  parish  stood  here, 
and  the  site  for  a  while  and,  in  fact,  till  quite  recently,  gave  its 
popular  name  to  the  parish. 

(6)  CAft\Ai5  A  Cloig — <(  Rock  of  the  Bell  ";  so  named  from  its 
shape. 

(c)  Sle^nn  UxM-Oj— "  Teige's  Glen." 

(it)  tMn  A  f  UA|\UM$— "  Field  of  the  Weedy  Marsh-Edge." 


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(e)  An  Le«\cc — "  The  Monument  ";  it  marks  the  spot  whereon 
one  of  the  old  Powers  of  this  place  was  accidentally  killed. 
(/)  B^tW1*6  A  cSAig-oiup A — u  The  Soldier's  Garden." 
(£)  t)xin  .A  ti<\5<.\in— "  Field  of  the  Pillar  Stone." 
SAVAGETOWX,    thMle  ^n  "OiotMifce  (cSAbAifce) — "  Savage's 
Homestead."     Area,  201  acres. 

S.D.  CAFTVA15  0  sCuUirm — "  O'Cullin's  Rock." 


Islandkane  Parish. 

THIS  Parish  derives  its  name  from  the  townland  on  which  stood 
the  ancient  church,  as  the  townland  in  turn  took  its  title  from  an 
entrenched  headland  which  violence  of  the  ocean  has  wrested 
from  the  mainland  within  modern  times.  Church  and  parish  were 
impropriate  in  the  Commandery  (Knights  Templars)  of  Killure,  and 
passed  at  the  suppression  into  the  hands  of  Sir  Richard  Aylward. 
An  early  church  at  Killfarrasy  probably  preceded  the  Island- 
kane foundation  and  served  the  spiritual  wants  of  the  district 
previous  to  the  Invasion.  For  a  description  of  the  church  ruins 
see  Journal  of  Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Archaeological  Society, 
Vol.  I.,  pp.  136  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYGARRAX,  t)^ile  An  $Af\p 4in — "  Homestead  of  the  Grove." 
Area,  224  acres. 

BALLYSCAXLAX,  tXAile  VK  ScAtinUxin — "  O'Scanlon's  Home- 
stead." Area,  88 1  acres. 

S.D.  UotMf  A  Corh^ftA — "  Well  of  the  Mark." 

CAHER,  Catnip — "  Stone  Fort."  No  trace  of  the  structure 
remains.  In  fact,  with  perhaps  a  single  exception,  no  cathair  now 
survives  in  Co.  Waterford,  though  the  occurrence  of  the  word  in 
place  names  proves  that  stone  forts  were  once  fairly  common 
therein.  Area,  168  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t^n  ATI  tHtxM$— "  The  Ulsterman's  Field."  See 
under  Drumcannon  townland,  Par.  of  the  same  name. 


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(6)  tUn  A  le^r-A— "  The  Lios  Field."  This  lios  it  was  which 
probably  gave  the  townland  its  name.  The  name  is  of  extremely 
frequent  occurrence,  and  has  not,  as  a  rule,  been  noted. 

(0  CAff «M5-t)eAt\t\ A  tte^s— "  Barri's  Little  Rock." 

CARRICKAVRANTRY,  CAf^ig  A  ttyoinnceotvAig — "  Rock  of  the 
Quern-Stone  Maker."  Mill  stone  material  in  inexhaustible  quantity 
abounds.  There  is  a  cromlech  (not  recorded  on  Ordnance  Map)  with 
small  stone  circle,  on  the  townland.  The  greater  portion  of  this 
townland — in  two  sub-divisions — is  in  Kilbride  Parish.  Area,  407 
acres. 

"  Carrigbrontore  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

S.DD.  (a)  An  C6c4p — u  The  Causeway  ";  a  bog-crossing  now 
transformed  into  a  regular  road. 

(6)  tU  UuAip— "  The  Cattle  Fields."  The  word  CUA|\  in  place 
name  derivation  is  generally  rendered  "a  bleach  green";  in  the 
Decies  however  it  hardly  ever  carries  that  meaning. 

FEXOR,  ponnrjAp  &  ]Tionnt>.AtvAC.  Meaning  uncertain — 
probably,  "  White  Plain."  Area,  411  acres. 

ISLANDKANE,  Oile^n  Hi  C6m — "  O'Kane's  Island."  O'Kane 
was  one  of  the  minor  families  of  the  Decies.  The  present  is  one 
of  the  couple  of  instances  in  Co.  Waterford  wherein  the  name  oite^n 
is  applied  to  a  portion  of  the  mainland.  The  second  is  in  Stradbally 
parish.  In  both  instances  the  townland  has  an  entrenched  headland 
— which  was  doubtless  the  name -giving  oite^n.  Islandkane  and 
Islandtarsney  are  almost  certainly  sub-divisions  of  one  original 
oile^n  townland.  Area,  613  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Black  Door  (O.M.),  "Ootuir  t)ut>.     Idem. 

(6)  Boat  Strand  (O.M.),  UfUi$  KA  tntM-o. 

(c)  Eagle  Rock  (O.M.),  CAftUMS  ^n  lotAitv     Idem. 

(if)  Sheep  Island  (O.M.).  This  is  now  really  two  islands;  the 
innermost  is  OileAn  HA  5(^0^6 — "  Island  of  the  Sheep  (pi.),"  and 
the  other  Oite^n  n,A  tt£tvA1iric^c — "  Island  of  the  Rats.."  Up  to 
about  sixty-five  years  ago  they  were  joined  to  the  mainland.  On 
the  islets,  as  well  as  on  the  mainland  immediately  adjoining,  are 
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type — the  only  remains  of  the  kind  so  far  discovered  in  Waterford — 
and  site  of  the  clochans  is  surrounded  by  a  strong  earthen  fence 
of  the  lios  type.  The  enclosed  space,  of  which  the  now  detached 
island  was  part,  constituted  the  O'Kane  Island. 

(e)  poll  A  UobAc — "  Tobacco  Hole  ";  reminiscent  of  the  days 
of  smuggling. 

(/)  Site  of  "  Telegraph  Station  "  erected  nearly  a  century  ago 
when  rumours  of  a  French  invasion  filled  the  air. 

(g)  €|\A1$  A  CCrtiftA — "  Strand  of  the  Large  Box." 

(/*)  Oile^n  T>e  t)uf\CA — "  Burke's  Island."  Mr.  J.  H.  Lloyd, 
in  his  notes  to  a  poem  ("  C6ic  TTlurhAin,"  R.I.A.  MS.,  23,  N.  10.) 
which  he  contributes  to  "  Eriu,"  Vol.  II.  p.  49,  has  fallen  into 
a  serious  mistake  regarding  this  island.  Emanating  from  so 
capable  a  scholar,  Mr.  Lloyd's  error  is  doubly  calculated  to  mislead 
and  correction  is  doubly  necessary.  Mr.  Lloyd  states  that 
Burke's  Island,  off  the  coast  of  Middlethird,  =  Oile<in  tJi  t)pic,  and 
upon  the  alleged  identity  he  builds  the  theory  that  the  ancient 
O'Brics  of  Decies  are  represented  by  the  modern  Burkes  of 
Waterford.  It  is  not  our  province  here  to  account  for  disappearance 
of  the  O'Brics  from  their  ancient  patrimony  but,  be  the  explanation 
what  it  may,  the  Burke-&r-O'Bric  theory  as  based  upon  the  argument 
from  the  name  of  Burke's  Island  cannot  stand:  (i)  Oile^n  "Oe 
t)ufvc-A  and  Oile^n  Hi  t)|Mc  are  not  at  all  identical;  as  a  matter  of  fact 
the  two  islands  are  separated  by  two  or  three  miles  of  coast  and 
tons  of  salt  water  innumerable;  one  (the  former)  is  off  the  coast  of 
Middlethird  and  the  other  off  Decies.  (2)  Oile^n  De  toupee 
has  never  been  called  Oile<Xn  tli  t)pic,  nor  OileAti  Ui  t)j\ic, 
"  Burke's  Island." 

ISLANDTARSNEY,  Oile^n  U-AffnA  —  "  Island  Across  (over 
against)."  Area,  492  acres. 

u  Ilanetarsney  "  (Inq.  Jac.  I.).     "  Hand  Carshey  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6tAit\in  GiUf  r\A  Cille — "  Elizabeth  of  the  Church's 
Little  Road." 

(6)  pxiipc  A  Ifluifvoifv— •'  The  Murder  Field." 

(c)  S|tAit)in— "  Little  Village." 


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(</)  CALAIS  HA  Dollars—"  Rock  of  the  Dollars." 

0)  CALAIS  A  cSAlAinn— u  The  Salt  Rock." 

KILFARRASSY,  Cm  feAn$ur  A— "  Church  of  Fergus."  The 
Mart.  Dungal.  enumerates  no  fewer  than  ten  individuals  of  the  name 
Fergus.  Area,  258  acres. 

S.DD  (a)  Yellow  Rock  (O.M.),  CALAIS  t)«it>e.     Idem. 

(6)  Cill;  site  of  early  church. 

(c)  5teAnn  tiAt — "Grey  Glen";  on  boundary  with  Whitefield. 

(d)  £olAcc  pi  At) ;  a  prehistoric  cooking  place,  by  side  of  stream 
which  forms  eastern  boundary  of  townland. 

MONAMELAGH,  1T16in  HA  tH^AllAc.  Meaning  doubtful.  Area, 
219  acres. 

NEWTOWN,  t)Aile  TluA.     Area,  208  acres. 

WHITEFIELD,  t)An  IIA  typAOiceAc — "  Field  of  the  Whites." 
Members  of  the  White  family  were  prominent  figures  in  i7th 
century  Waterford  and  Clonmel  history.  Area,  170  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Hawk's  Cliff,  J?AiU  A  cSeA&Aic.     Idem. 

(6)  SeAnA  SpAi-o— "  Old  Village." 

(c)  JTA1U  nA  ITluc— "  Cliff  of  the  Pigs." 

(tf)  Ctv\i$  Larry  ^ADA^ — "  Strand  of  Larry-the-Goats." 

WOODSTOWN,  t)Aile  HA  CoiUe — "  Homestead  of  the  Wood." 
The  "  wood "  can  hardly  have  been  a  very  formidable  thing. 
Timber  will  not  grow  here  now.  Area,  414  acres. 

"  Ballinkeely  als  Woodtown  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnockrua  (O.M.),  Ctioc  HUA*— <(  Red  Hill." 

(ft)  £AIU  An  t)6tAifin— "  Cliff  of  the  Little  Road." 

Kilburne  Parish. 

THE  small  parish  does  not  share  its  name  (of  ecclesiastical  origin) 
with  a  townland  as  the  vast  majority  of  parishes  do.  Consequently 
the  name  (Citt  t)oi|\|Mnn)  is  not  in  popular  use.  Neither  is 
meaning  of  the  name,  by  any  means,  clear.  O'Donovan  renders  it 
— Church  of  the  Rocky  Place.  Dineen  gives  boipne  as  the  genitive 
of  t)oipeAnn.  Apparently  there  is  a  double  genitive.  The  parish 

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is  referred  to  as: — "  Kilburren  als  Churche  Burrin"  in  an  Inquisition 
of  James  I.,  "  Kilburne  "  in  the  Regal  Visitation  Books  of  the  early 
i7th  century,  and  "  Boryn "  and  "  Breyne  "  in  the  Taxation  of 
Pope  Nicholas  (1302-6).  For  an  account  of  the  ruined  church  &c. 
see  Journal  of  Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Archaeological  Society, 
Vol.  I.,  p.  165. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYCASHIN,  tXaile  Hi  CAipn — "  O'Cashen's  Homestead." 
O'Cashen  is  not  a  Waterford  or  southern  but  an  Ulster  name.  An 
Inquisition  of  1263  finds  the  lands  of  "  Ballycoshyn  "  (£  carucate) 
are  held  by  William  of  London  (De  Londres,  now  Landers)  from 
the  Prior  of  Connell.  Area,  609  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)eAlAc  ru  mt)uinnie — "Roadway of  the  Springs." 

(b)  An  potA^AC — "  Foundations  of  Ancient  Buildings";  the 
name  of  a  field. 

(c)  PAI^C  HA  D]Ti$eA-o6itM-6e— "  The  Weavers'  Field." 
BAWNFUNE,  t)An  ponn — "  White  Field."     Area,  285  acres. 
BUTLERSTOWN,   t>Aile  t)uilceAt\Ai$ — "  Butler's  Homestead." 

The  castle  and  lands  of  Butlerstown  were  in  possession  of 
Sir  Thomas  Sherlock  in  the  lyth  century,  and  of  Geoffrey  de 
Butilor  (from  whom  the  place  is  named)  four  hundred  years 
earlier  (6).  Area,  780  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CAfxtvAigin  r\&  n^ur\r\A — "  Little  Rock  of  the  Guns." 
Musketry  practice  formerly  took  place  in  the  vicinity. 

(6)  UobAf  tl?  •Ouitt— "  O' Duff's  Well";  on  boundary  with 
Lismore. 

KNOCKEEN,  An  Cnoicin — "  The  Little  Hill."    Area,  876  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  main  nA  t>ptup — "  Bog  of  the  Flowers  ";  old  name 
of,  perhaps,  the  whole  townland. 

(6)  Sugar  Loaf  Hill  (O.M.),  CALAIS  Cop^A — "  Round  Rock  "; 
a  very  remarkable  rocky  bluff  of  conical  shape. 

(c)  Cromlech  (O.M.),  embedded  in  surrounding  fence  of  the 
ancient  graveyard.  This  monument  is  of  great  size,  and  in  an 
excellent  state  of  preservation. 

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(</)  Ct$  ].\\oi  t^tAtti — "  House  under  the  Earth  ";  this  is  name 
>f  a  held  in  which  is  a  sonterrain,  the  entrance  to  which  has  been 
closed  up. 

(e)  toe  t)An — "White  Pond";    name  applied  to  cross-roads 
near  (6),  above,  where  there  is  no  pond  now. 

LISDUGGAN,  tiop  "6ut>A5Ain — "  Dugan's  Lios."  Area,  58  acres. 
MUXMAHOGE,  mum  (also  sometimes  t)un)  ttlucdise — "Wild 
Vetch  Neck  (or  Flat)."  Near  the  north-east  angle  of  the  townland 
stands  a  cromlech  which  has  never  hitherto  been  noted.  Only  the 
cist  remains,  and  this  is  much  mutilated.  It  measures  some  12' x  7'. 
Dun,  in  the  second  form,  is  a  corruption  of  mum,  a  neck  of  land. 
As  bun  could,  and  frequently  did,  become  mbun  in  the  mouth  of  the 
illiterate  Irish  speaker,  mum  might  become  bun  as  m  has  actually 
become  t>  in  Kilbunny,  Guilcagh  Par.  Portion  of  the  townland  is  in 
Kilbride  Parish.  Area,  288  acres. 

S.DD.  («)  CobAf  5e,M— "  White  (Clear)  Well." 
(6)  Dot,.\|\  ^  ttluiLlinn — "  Road  of  the  Mill  ";  a  section  of  the 
ancient  highway  known  elsewhere  in  its  course  as  Dot^p  ^  CxvpAilL 
C^oic  &c.    The  mill  in  the  present  instance  was  wind  driven. 

ORCHAKDSTOWX,  D-Aile  n«x  hAtiloipce — "  Orchard  Home- 
stead." The  genitive  in  e  here  is  irregular,  but  such  is  the 
Waterford  usage.  Area,  206  acres. 

S.D.  C..\t\fUM5  C^icilt— "  CaitilPs  Rock";  Caitill  was  a  Danish 
chieftain  whose  destruction  is  related  in  "  Wars  of  the  Gaedhil 
and  the  Gall." 

TOWERGARE,  Cu.\|\  5e<W  or  ^u^r  5«i1FP1'° — "  Short  Cattle- 
Field."  Area,  409  acres. 

S.DD.  («)  Se^n.v  Sp^iD— "  Old  Village." 
(6)  D,\n  .\  hAtA— "  Field  of  the  Ford." 
(c)  Sce<xc,\n.\c— "  (White)  Thorn  Abounding." 
(if)  Ce&tp&ri\A  L*.\ip — "  Middle  Quarter." 

(e)  Cuil  D|\6 — "  Millstone  Corner."  There  was  formerly  a 
mill  here. 

(/)  Ce-AtttAtfi^  n^  n5e^t>nA — "  Geese  Quarter  ";   this  and  the 
three  immediately  preceding  are  names  of  sub-divisions. 
(g)  nuol  Uip— "  Middle  Hill." 


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(It)  CottAp  Ui  CpocxMg— "  O'Crotty's  Well."  The  individual 
here  commemorated  appears  to  have  followed  the  profession  of  his 
more  famous  namesake  of  "  Crotty's  Lake  "  connection. 

(*)  t)4n  A  tocA — "  Pond  Field  " ;  there  is  no  pond — only  a 
well — now. 

(/)  tXui  A  Cnoicin  1luAit>— "  Field  of  the  Red  Hillock." 


Kilbride  Parish. 

LIKE  Islandkane  this  church  and  parish  were  dependencies  of 
the  Preceptory  of  Killure.  Unfortunately  there  is  no  evidence 
(beyond  tradition  of  a  worthless  character)  to  show  whether  the 
Brigid  commemorated  be  the  patroness  of  Ireland,  or  whether — if 
she  be — St.  Brigid  herself  visited  and  founded  this  church.  A 
description  of  the  church  remains  will  be  found  in  Journal  of 
Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Archaeological  Society,  Vol.  I.,  p.  137. 
The  parish  contains  only  three  townlands,  with  portion  of  two 
others. 

TOWNLANDS. 

CARRIGAVAXTRY.  See  under  "  Islandkane  Parish."  Area, 
415  acres. 

CULLEN  CASTLE,  CAifle^n  Cuillinn — "  Castle  of  (the)  Holly, 
(i.e.  holly  surrounded)."  The  castle,  which  is  small  and  square, 
stands  on  an  outcrop  of  rock.  From  its  locality  &c.  it  would 
appear  to  have  been  an  out  castle  of  the  Powers  of  Dunhill.  Area, 
390  acres. 

"  Two  Villages  of  Quillans  "  (Inq.  32  Eliz.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Sruhna  bannaght  (O.M.),  Sput  DA  mtDeAnn^cc — 
"Stream  of  the  Blessings";  it  runs  through  the  centre  of  the 
townland. 

(6)  C^n^15  *  CAIC— "  Rock  of  the  (Wild)  Cat." 

KILBRIDE,  Cat  t)|M$T>e — "  Brigid's  Church."  Area  (in  two 
divisions),  462  acres. 

"  Kilbryde  "  (Inq.  32  Elix.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  A  cS^Aipc— "  Priest's  Hill." 


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(6)  Mansion  House  (O.M.);  in  ruins,  since  the  "Transplantation" 
period.  According  to  popular  account  this  was  the  residence  of  a 
branch  of  the  Powers.  Of  the  79  land  owners  transplanted 
from  Co.  Waterford  in  1653-4  no  fewer  than  19  (24  96)  were 
Powers. 

(c)  OPIUMS  .\  cSiotM— "  Rock  of  the  Silk." 

(</)  CotMp  TUoim  t)pi$-oe — "  St.  Brigid's  Well." 

(e)  CUMf— "  Trench  ";  a  field. 

(/)  tMn  _\  cSpotd— "  Field  of  the  Stream." 

(£)  5^rt^'"oe  SeA$^m  A  cSuf\*in— "  John-of-the- Blanket's 
Garden." 

MUNMAHOGE.    See  under  "  Kilburne  Parish."    Area,  191  acres. 
SPORTHOUSE,  Ci$  n-A  Sp6ij\c.     Area,  339  acres. 
S.D.  Hill  of  Sport  (O.M.). 

Killotteran  Parish. 

THE  Parish  derives  its  name  from  the  townland  on  which  stood 
the  ancient  church,  and  the  name  itself  is  ecclesiastical — signifying 
the  Church  of  Odran,  or  Otteran  as  it  is  more  commonly  Anglicised. 
Oran  was  adopted  as  patron  of  their  new  diocese  by  the  Ostmen  of 
Waterford  on  the  consecration  of  their  first  bishop  in  1096.  There 
has  been  much  unnecessary  discussion  as  to  the  identity  of  this 
Otteran.  The  Irish  martyrologies  tell  plainly  enough  that  the  saint 
of  that  name  honoured  on  October  2yth  was  a  monk  of  Hy,  a 
kinsman  of  St.  Columba,  and  the  first  person  to  be  buried  in  the 
monastic  cemetery  (called  from  him  tleitig  OojvAin)  on  the  holy 
islet.  Tradition  and  practice  of  the  Church  of  Waterford  assume 
Oran  to  have  been  a  bishop.  When  we  come  to  enquire  the  con- 
nection of  Oran  with  the  Ostman  city  and  diocese  we  find  ourselves 
on  less  certain  ground.  The  present  writer's  theory  is — that  as  Relig- 
Odhrain  was  the  great  cemetery  of  the  Norsemen,  whither  they 
curried  their  dead  chieftains  and  great  men  for  burial  from  all  parts 
of  northern  Europe,  the  Ostmen  of  Waterford  chose  for  their 
patron  the  titular  guardian  of  their  ancestors'  ashes,  (c)  See 
Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  I.,  pp.  171  &c.,  for  description 
&c.  of  the  ancient  church. 

(c)  See  "  Breviarium  Romanum,"  Irish  Supplement,  Feast  of  St.  Otteran. 


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TOWNLANDS. 

BAWNDAW,  t)^n  TMit — "  David's  Field."  O'Donovan  writes 
the  personal  name,  "OeAgAi-o,  which  might  be  rendered — "  Dea's." 
Area,  63  acres. 

BALLINAMONA.  See  Ballinamona  in  "  Kilbarry  Parish." 
Area,  33  acres. 

CARRIGPHEIRISH,  C-dpt^S  PMrA1f — "  Pierce's  Rock";  an 
eminence  to  rear  of  Carrigpheirish  House.  This  rock  is  referred 
to  in  Keating's  Poems  (d)  and  was  at  one  time  known  as  "  Full  View." 
Area,  140  acres. 

GRACEDIEU,  St^f  "&& — "  Grace  of  God."  The  local  Irish 
name  is  merely  a  translation  of  the  Norman-French,  semi-monastic 
name  given  by  the  I2th  century  settlers.  Area,  623  acres. 

u  Gracedue  "  (D.S.  Map  &c.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Grannagh  Ferry  (O.M.);  the  place  from  which  the 
ferry-boat  plied  to  Grannagh  Castle,  on  the  Ossory  site.  This  ferry 
service  ceased  with  the  erection  of  the  present  bridge. 

(6)  "  Eeltahan's  Field." 

(c)  "  Old  House  Field,"  wherein  are  some  traces  of  a  camp. 

(d)  "  Long  Lane." 

(e)  u  Long  Reach  ";  in  the  river. 

KILLOTTERAN,  Cilt  6t>fVAin — "  Oran'sChurch."  Area,  282  acres. 

KNOCKHOUSE,  Ui$  An  Cnuic — "  House  of  the  Hill."  On  the 
townland,  near  its  north-west  angle,  is  a  fine  well,  the  water  of 
which  is  believed  to  be  efficacious  in  curing  headache.  Area, 
643  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t)6tAipin  A  jiurh^ire — "  Little  Road  of  the  Fir-Tree 
Screen."  The  name  is  now  cam's  a  non  canendo,  for  the  trees  have 
disappeared. 

(6)  An  CUipin— "  The  Little-Plank  (Bridge)";  the  name  is 
applied  to  the  stream  dividing  this  townland  from  Woodstown. 

LISMORE,  tiof  TTIOft — "Great  Lios."     Area,  155  acres. 


(d)  '"O&n-cA  &c.  S.  Ceicirm,"  Edit.  Rev.John  McErlean,  S.J.,  Dublin,  1900,  p.  84. 


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S.DD.  (a)  Uot)At\  A  puictn— "  The  Little  Pooka's  Well."  The 
"pooka"  appears  to  be  a  borrowed  sprite;  there  is  no  trace  of 
him  in  Celtic  literature. 

(6)  An  tiof  tttop;  the  field  from  which  the  townland  is  named. 
All  that  remains  is  the  circular  outline  of  the  great  fort,  traceable  in 
a  field  by  side  (south)  of  main  road. 

(c)  Uot>Af  Ui  t)uib— "  O'Duff's  Well." 

SKIBBEREEN,  An  Ssibipin.  Meaning  undetermined;  a  local 
speaker  of  Irish  explains  it — a  collection  of  small  stones.  Area, 
no  acres. 

WOODSTOWN,  DxMle  r\A  CoiUe — "  Homestead  of  the  Wood." 
Area,  437  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Old  Court  (O.M.),  Se^nA-Cuipc.     Idem. 

(6)  "  The  Long  Reach  ";  portion  of  River  Suir. 

(c)  Se^n  T)un — "  Old  Fort ";  name  of  a  field  in  which  stood 
a  mound,  demolished  during  building  of  the  railway,  and  found  to 
contain  a  large  quantity  of  bones. 

(d)  Cloc  A  Ce<\nnui£e— "  The  Merchant's  Rock." 

(e)  CtoC  An  Oif — "  Stone  of  the  Gold  ";  a  large  rock  on  the 
river  bank  beside  which,  the  story  goes,  merchants  of  Waterford 
buried  a  quantity  of  treasure  on  the  approach  of  Cromwell. 

Kilmeadan  Parish. 

THIS  is  a  parish  of  large  extent,  embracing  no  fewer  than  twenty- 
three  townlands.  Within  its  area  are  the  identified  sites  of  at  least 
five  early  church  foundations,  and  there  possibly  remain  others 
undiscovered.  Portion  of  the  parish,  scil: — three  townlands,  lies 
within  the  Barony  of  Upperthird.  For  a  description  &c.  of 
the  ancient  church  see  Journal  of  Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland 
Archaeological  Society,  Vol.  I.,  pp.  170  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

ADAMSTOWN,  tDxMte  xyoAirh.  Idem.  From  a  document  given 
by  Theiner  (d),  it  is  evident  that  Poltomartyn  (poll  Ci£e  Ttl AfCAin  ?) 

(d)  "  Vet.  Monumenta  "—Pius  II.,  A.D.  1459. 


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was  another  name  for  this  place.  It  was  apparently  church  land — 
perhaps  a  grange — and  on  it  stood  a  castle.  Area,  247  acres. 

"  Poltomartyn  als  Ballyadam "  (apud  Theiner,  ut  supra). 
Ballyadam  and  Adamstovvne  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  "  St.  Martin's  Well  "  (O.M.).  It  is  close  by  site  of 
the  ancient  castle.  "  Rounds  "  were  made  here  up  to  sixty  years 
ago  and  the  well  was  reputed  specially  efficacious  in  cure  of  head- 
ache. Inserted  in  the  masonry  of  the  well  is  a  curious  carved  stone 
of  which  a  duplicate  will  be  found  beneath  a  thorn  bush  in  adjoining 
field.  Of  the  castle  not  a  stone  remains.  In  another  field — 
separated  by  a  road  from  the  last — stands  a  remarkable  pillar  stone, 
about  7  feet  in  height  and  uninscribed. 

(6)  "  The  Sweep  " ;  a  sub-division. 

(c)  Site  of  church  and  cemetery,  to  rere  of  forge,  at  junction  of 
three  roads. 

(d)  ft;\n  A  CxMfte^in— "  The  Castle  Field." 

AMBERHILL,  5le«\nn  A  K6|VAii — "  Glen  of  the  Amber."  Area, 
448  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  C-AtntAisin  A  ttlucUMg— "Little  Rock  of  the  Pig- 
fold." 

(6)  muitte^n  t)x\n— "  White  Mill." 

BALLYDUFF,  t)*Mle  tli  "Ouib — "  O'Duff's  Homestead."  Contrast 
with  Ballyduff,  Lismore  and  Mocollop  Par.;  latter  is  t)»Mle  "Outt — 
"  Black  Homestead."  Area,  (in  two  divisions),  870  acres. 

"  Ballyduff  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  UotXAH  Cx\oC— "  Blind  (dried  up)  Well." 

(6)  t>6t^ii\in  SUxc— ''Dirty  Little  Road";  now  nearly  oblit- 
erated." 

BLACKXOCK,  An  Cnoc  T)ut» — "The  Black  Hill."  Area,  288 
acres. 

S.D.  p^ifc  n.A  5^ire  $^>n*MJ;e — "  Field  of  the  Legendary 
Cow."  (See  Killune,  Drumcannon  Par.  &c.).  The  tracks  (peculiarly 
shaped  natural  markings)  of  the  cow  are  shown  on  a  flat  rock,  also 
the  circular  impression  of  the  milking  pail.  This  5^f  S^itmexxc 
legend  smacks  of  hoary  Indo-European  antiquity.  It  is  to  be  noted 
that  Celtic  legends  in  which,  as  in  the  present  instance,  a  colour 


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represents  an  animal  or  man,  are  generally  of  great  age — nature 
myths,  in  fact. 

CARKICKADUSTRA,  CA^-AIS  -A  "Oof  tAipe — "  Rock  of  the  Swag- 
gerer." Area,  226  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  At  n<\  S<.\c— "  Ford  of  the  Bags." 

(6)  A"t  t)<Mle  lu\m— "  Williamstown  Ford." 

COOLAGADDEN,  Cuil  An  £e,\TK\in — "  Corner  of  the  Streamlet." 
Area,  115  acres. 

CULLINAGH,  An  Cuille^n^c — "  The  Holly-Abounding  Place." 
Area,  365  acres. 

••  Cullinaghe  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

DARRIGLE,  An  T)e.Ap5«Mt.  Meaning  not  quite  clear.  The 
present  appears  to  be  one  of  a  class  of  archaic  names  into  which  the 
Indo-European  root  arg  (silver)  enters.  Compare  Araglen,  Dargle 
&c.  In  each  case  there  is  a  stream,  from  the  silvery  colour  of  which 
is  borrowed  the  idea  which  underlies  the  name.  At  Darrigle  lived  the 
famous  duellist,  called  from  his  residence  "  p.AOp AC  r\&  T)eAf\5Ail." 
Xo  trace  of  the  house  survives  and  it  was  only  with  difficulty  that 
the  site  was  ascertained — midway,  on  the  hillslope,  between  the 
new  and  old  Kilmeadan — Portlaw  roads.  Many  stories  of  the 
fire-eater  are  current  in  the  locality.  Area,  795  acres. 

"  Dargil"  (D.S.R.).     "  Darrigall"  (Egmont  MSS.  Vol.  I.,  p.  118). 

S.DD.  (a)  An  cSe^n^  S^i-o— "  The  Old  Village." 

(6)  "The  Camp  Field";  wherein — so  popular  story  has  it — 
Cromwell  encamped. 

(c)  An  CitUn — "  The  Little  Church  ";  site  of  an  early  church, 
on  Quinn's  farm. 

DOOXEEX,  An  "Ouinin — "The  Little  Fort."  O'Donovan  writes 
it  -oun^n,  but  I  have  heard  it  as  above.  The  townland,  which  is 
entirely  included  in  Whitfield  demesne,  is  only  partially  in  this 
parish.  Nicholas  Madden  of  "  Downeing  "  was  proceeded  against 
for  arrears  of  tithes  in  1653.  Area,  72  acres. 

GORTACLADE,  ^Ofc  A  UoclxMt) — a  Garden  of  the  Dug-out 
Pit."  "  James  Power  was  seised  of  '  Gorteslyade  '  "  (Inq.  apud 
Clonmel,  July  1640).  Area,  500  acres. 


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S.DD.  (a)  t)Aile  tiA  gCuAC  —  "  Homestead  of  the  Cuckoos." 
This  sub-denomination  is  better  known  than  the  townland  name 
and  is  not  unfrequently  used  for  the  latter.  Rev.  Dr.  Henebry 
makes  it  —  "  Homestead  of  the  Bowls,"  basing  his  rendering  on  the 
presence  in  the  townland  of  a  large  boulder  with  four  or  five 
artificial  basins  of  bullan  character  (/). 

(b)  t)xMle  An  ScAiUn  —  u  Homestead  of  the  Little  Shadow." 
The  shadow  is  thrown  by  a  high  hill,  behind  the  east  shoulder  of 
which  lie  the  two  farms  which  were  formerly  known  exclusively  by 
this  name.     Both  t).  ScAiUn  and  t).  n&  gCuAC  may  be  regarded  as 
submerged  townland  names  —  both  older  probably  than  the  present 
official  name. 

(c)  poll  Drew  —  "  Drew's  Pool  ";  a  hole  in  the  river  wherein 
the  person  from  whom  it  is  called  was  drowned. 

00  -An  CiUinexxc—  "The  Early  Church  Site  ";  a  field  beside 
the  old  Waterford  road  on  the  south  side  of  the  townland.  In  this 
field  lies  the  large  stone  with  basin-like  cavities  already  alluded  to. 

(e)  UotMp  6iUr  5At)x\—  "  Alice  (Wife)  of  the  Smith's  Well"; 
close  to  last. 

(/)  txan  A  rhucAin—  "  Field  of  the  Souterrain  (lit.  Chimney)." 
The  Souterrain  has  been  dug  up  and  "  improved  "  away  by  the 
occupying  tenant. 

(£)  "  The  Tobacco  Fields";  about  ten  acres  in  extent,  wherein 
seventy  years  since,  or  thereabout,  heavy  crops  of  the  "  weed  "  were 
grown. 

(A)  CALAIS  A  t)f\6A5Ain  —  "  Rock  of  the  Toy  (or  Doll)";  so 
called,  presumably,  from  a  pillar-stone  or  cairn  on  summit  which 
in  the  distance  resembled  a  man.  Such  stones  or  piles  on 
Co.  Waterford  mountains  are  generally  called  "  ]?ip  ^r^ige," 
i.e.,  apparent  men,  but  sometimes  DpSAgAin,  as  in  the  present 
instance. 

KILMEADAX,  Citl  tiliATjAin  —  "  Maidan's  (My  Ita's)  Church." 
tTliA'OAn  resolves  into  mo-roe-An.  The  mo  and  &n  are  merely 
particles  of  endearment.  In  1285  Walter  De  La  Hays  received 

(/)  "Waterford  Star  "  newspaper  (Irish  column),  some  date  in  1903. 


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grant  of  a  free  warren  and  of  a  weekly  market  on  Monday  at  his 
manor  of  "  Kilmidan"  (Chart.  13,  Edward  I.).  Area,  170  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Whelan's  Bridge  (O.M.),  "Op0106^  VI!  pAOlAin. 

(6)  An  teACA  SleAtfmuigte — "  The  Slipping  Glen  Slope." 

(c)  "  Old  Court,"  An  cSeAnA  Cuipc.  Idem.  This  is  a  sub-division, 
regarded  locally  as  an  independent  townland.  The  "  Old  Court  " 
in  question  was  the  mansion — only  a  solitary  gable  of  it  now 
stands — which  replaced  the  ancient  castle  of  the  Barons  of 
Dunhill  and  Kilmeadan.  This  ruin,  on  the  river  bank,  is  familiar 
to  all  travellers  by  rail  from  Waterford  to  Dungarvan. 

KILMOYEMOGE,  Cilt  mo  "Oiomdig — "  (St.)  Dimoc's  Church."  (g) 
The  site  of  this  early  church  is  an  untilled  patch  in  a  field  by  east 
side  of  the  avenue  between  railway  and  public  road.  Some  years 
since,  when  the  church  site  was  cut  through  to  form  the  avenue 
alluded  to,  a  bullan  of  sandstone,  was  unearthed.  As  the 
object  has  not  been  removed  it  may  still  be  inspected  on  the  spot. 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  895  acres. 

"  Killmoyenoge  "  (Egmont  MSS.,  Vol.  I.,  p.  118). 

S.DD.  (a}  Tobernanangle  (O.M.),  CotXAf  nA  nAmgeAl— "  The 
Angels'  Well  ";  a  holy  well,  still  occasionally  visited. 

(6)  "  The  Mote  ";  near  site  of  the  ancient  church.  This  mound 
was  twenty  feet  in  height  a  few  years  since. 

KNOCKAXAGH,  Cnoc,.\nAc — "  (Place)  Abounding  in  Hillocks." 
Greater  portion  of  the  townland  is  in  Lisnakill  Par.,  and  the 
whole  is  included  in  Mount  Congreve  demesne.  Area,  57  acres. 

MT.  CONGREVE,  Cnoc  An  A-OA— "  Hill  of  the  (Good)  Luck  " 
(OJ Donovan);  the  name  is  now  however  forgotten  locally.  The 
townland  is  partly  in  Lisnakill  Par.  Area,  118  acres. 

XEWTOWN,  t>Aile  Tlvuv— "  New  Village."      Area,  142  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Dawn  River  (O.M.),  An  t)At>An  ("DA  AttAinn)— 
"Two  Rivers."  The  term  "ADA"  (river)  is  applied  in  Irish  to 
any  permanent  stream. 

(6)  Glebe. 

(g)  "  Modiomog  Bishop  and  Confessor  of  Cluain-Cain-Aradh  in  Munster," 
Martyr.  Donegal,  at  Dec.  loth.  "  My  Dimoc,  i.e.  in  Cluain  Cain  Arad  in  Munster, 
i.e.  ot  Ross  Conaill."  Calendar  of  Aenghus. 


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POWERSKXOCK,  Cnoc  HA  t>p«.\oju\c — "  Hill  of  the  Powers"; 
some  families  of  whom  doubtless  lived  here.  Area,  295  acres. 

S.D.  "  The  Sweep." 

RAHEEXS,  m  1Uitimt>e  —  "  The  Little  Forts."  Area, 
569  acres. 

"  Rahines  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  C^tH^S  «*  Uogt^— "  Rock  of  the  Choice." 

(6)  Ipfvionn — "Hell";  a  patch  of  very  bad  land.  Compare 
"  Paradise,"  the  name  (ironical)  of  a  similar  piece  in  Kilclooney, 
Mothel  Parish. 

(c)  C^ol  -A  $eit) —  "  Narrow  Place  (strip  of  land)  of  the 
Goose." 

STOXEHOUSE,  Ui§  Cloice — "  House  of  Stone."  Area,  453  acres. 

"  Stonehouse  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.D.  C«\pfUM5  ^  T)|U\i$in — "  Rock  of  the  Blackthorn  ";  a  name 
applied  to  a  sub-division  of  about  60  acres. 

TIGROE,  An  Ci$  Tliuvo — "  The  Red  House  "  Area,  291  acres. 
S.D.  5te.\nn  tDe^g— "  Little  Glen." 


Kilronan  Parish. 

LIKE  Kilcop,  Drumrusk  and  Monamintra,  this  parish  contains 
only  a  single  townland,  from  which  it  derives  its  name.  See 
'Journal  of  Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Arcluvological  Society,  Vol.  I., 
pp.  1 66  &c.  for  some  notice  of  the  Church  remains.  There  is 
a  second  parish  of  the  name  in  Co.  Waterford — but  in  Diocese  of 
Lismore. 

TOWNLAND. 

KILROXAX,  Cilt  TlotUMn — "  Ronan's  Church."  There  are 
several  saints  of  the  name,  Ronan,  in  the  Irish  martyrologies,  but, 
since  the  date  of  the  patronal  feast  has  been  forgotten  in  the  present 
instance,  we  cannot  determine  to  which  of  them  this  foundation  is 
due.  Area,  546  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  «  Glebe." 


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(b)  p^ipc  A  Ue^mpuill — "  Church  Field  ";  in  which  are  some 
insignificant  remains  of  the  ancient  church. 

(c)  An  cSeAti-A  S|UAIT>— "  The  Old  Village." 
(tf)  UotMp  nA  CiUe— "  The  Church  Well." 

Lisnakill  Parish. 

A  description  of  the  church  ruin  &c.  will  be  found  in  Waterford 
Archn-ologtcal  Journal,  Vol.  I.  pp.  167-8.  For  derivation  of  the 
name  see  below. 

TOWNLANDS. 

ADAMSTOWX.      See  under  Kilmeadan  Par.      Area,  69  acres. 

DOOXEEX.     See  under  Kilmeadan  Par.     Area,  55  acres. 

GAULSTOWX,  Cnoc  A  £AIU\I£ — "  Gaule's  Homestead."  On  the 
townland  is  a  rather  well-known  cromlech.  Area,  270  acres. 

"  Gawlestown  "  (O.S.M.). 

S.DD.  (a)  C^pfUkis  A  CAifle^m — "Castle  Rock";  so  called 
from  its  shape. 

(6)  C^|\fAi5in  "Ooigce — "  Little  Burned  Rock";  a  rocky  emin- 
ence of  conical  shape. 

(c)  CAUfVAig  A  SCACA — "  Stack-like  Rock";  a  feature  of  similar 
character  to  last. 

00  tX\n  A  Ci>in— "  Field  of  the  Crest  (or  Ridge)." 

(e)  tealM  An  cS^sAipc — "  The  Priest's  Bed  ";  a  small  natural 
cave  in  a  rock  cliff. 

(/)  Cnoc  n.A  5^t>nAi§e — "Hill  of  the  Stripper";  named 
perhaps  from  the  5^f  5^1ftneAC  °f  niany  legends. 

KNOCKAXAGH.    See  under  Kilmeaden  Par.    Area,  103  acres. 

LISXAKILL,  bof  nA  Citte — "  Lios  of  the  Church."  The  lios  in 
the  present  instance  was  probably  the  ancient  circular  church 
enclosure  still  partly  traceable  in  the  field  on  north  side  of  the 
cemetery.  Area,  200  acres. 

"  Lisnakelly,"  "  Lissnakill  "  and  "  Liskell  "  (A.S.E.). 

LOUGHDCHEEX,  toe  T)xMt>cin— "  Pond  of  the  Little  Cauldron  "; 


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a  pool  by  the  roadside — so  called,  probably,  from  its  shape  and 
depth.     Area,  737  acres. 

"  Loughdehin  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  5UMtin  A  SATKMTQ— "  Glen  of  the  Robber." 

(6)  Ce.AfcjvAiii.A  *.\n  CAifle«.vin — ''Castle  Quarter  (or  Division)." 
The  "  Castle  "  here  is  really  a  strong  I7th  century  dxvellinghouse 
of  stone,  now  roofless. 

(c)  C-cApfVA'S  ^  C.Aite — "  Rock  of  the  Winnowing." 

(it)  SetnA  CiU— "Old  Church  Site";  this  is  still  surrounded 
by  a  double  earthen  wall.  The  space  enclosed  is  circular  and 
comprises  about  two  statute  acres.  Foundations  of  the  primitive 
church  (30'  x  12')  are  clearly  traceable.  Lying  among  the  ruins  is 
an  interesting  bullan  with  circular  basin,  and  40  or  50  yards  to 
south  east  of  the  enclosure  is  a  holy  well. 

MT.  CONGREVE.    See  under  Kilmeadan  Parish.    Area,  65  acres. 

PEMBROKESTOWN,  t)<Mte  TIA  mtDptis;  corruption  of  a  literal 
translation  (scil: — V).  ru\  piombfioig)  of  the  official  name.  On  this 
townlancl,  by  north  side  of  the  main  road,  stands  a  very  perfect  mote, 
surrounded  by  its  ditch  and  concentric  rampart.  Area,  191  acres. 

"  Pembrokestowne  "  (Inq.  Eli/.)- 

SLIEVEROE,  An  StiAt>  Rtuvo — "  The  Light-Red  Mountain." 
Area,  239  acres. 

"  Slieveroog  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  C-AW-AIS  ru\  Ciu\ice— "  The  Cuckoo's  Rock." 

(6)  Cob.\p  tiA  CuAi6e— "  The  Cuckoo's  Well." 

SHINGAXAGH,  SeAns^n^c — "  (Place)  Abounding  in  Pismires." 
Area,  155  acres. 

"  Singangh  "  (Inq.  Jac.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  p^ipc  n^  pife— "  Pea  Field." 

(6)  Cp OfAi^e  Head  Off  ;  this  was  the  name  of  a  cross-roads 
at  which  stood  a  public  house. 

WHITFIELD,  t)Aite  ^n  "C^AllA — "  Homestead  of  the  Trial  (?)." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  448  acres. 

"  Whitfieldstowne  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  "O^oiceA-o  Cloice— "  Stone  Bridge." 

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Newcastle  Parish. 

THE  ecclesiastical  antiquities  will  be  found  briefly  described  by 
the  present  writer  in  Walerfoni  Archtvological  Journal,  Vol.  I. 
pp.  169-170.  The  parish  derives  its  name  from  a  castle  which 
formerly  stood  on  a  rocky  ledge  close  to  and  overlooking  the 
ruined  church.  Of  the  castle  now  hardly  a  vestige  remains. 

TOWNLANDS. 

ARDEEXLOUX,  AJVO  Hi  ri--Ouinlu«Mi — "  O'Hanlon's  Height."  On 
this  townland  are  the  ancient  ruined  church  of  the  parish  and  the 
site  of  the  castle  which  gave  church  and  parish  its  name.  Close 
by  the  ruins  are  a  couple  of  standing  pillar  stones,  one  of  which 
probably  once  bore  an  ogham  inscription.  Area  (in  two  divisions), 
505  acres. 

"  Ardinlone  "  (A.S.E.). 

BALLYGARROX,  tXvile  *\n  5^tMu^in — "  Homestead  of  the  Grove." 
On  this  townland  the  Ordnance  Map  shows  two  medium  sized 
circular  Hoses ;  these  are  really  cathairs  or  of  a  character  intermediate 
between  the  cathair  and  lios,  and  the  same  may  be  said  of  a  similar 
enclosure  in  a  line  with  these  two — on  the  adjoining  townland  of 
Lisahane.  Area,  410  acres. 

"  Ballygarrenbeg  *'  (A.S.E.). 

CARRICKAXURE,  CAPJVMS  ^n  lufrAip — "  Rock  of  the  Yew  Tree.'' 
Area,  631  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CALAIS  A  itU-opAi*— "  Rock  of  the  Wolf." 

(6)  C^pr-Ais  Am-opiu — "  Andrew's  Rock." 

(c)  CobAp  Ui  hAipc— "  O'Hart's  Well." 

(d)  "  The  White  Well." 

CARRICKPHILIP,  C<\t\p»M5  piUb — "  Philip's  Rock."  On  Griffin's 
farm  stands  a  pillar  stone  of  hard  schist  8'  x  4^'  x  3'.  Area,  634 
acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cdpru\i5in  DA  Cu^iCe — "  Little  Rock  of  the  Cuckoo." 
This  appears  to  be  a  submerged  townland  name. 

(6)  SeAnA  tXAile — "  Old  Town";  another  submerged  townland. 


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(c)  t)6tAif\in  r\A  gCopp — "  Little  Road  of  the  (Dead)  Bodies  "; 
this  led  to  the  next. 

(d)  tletig  r\A  S^AV\ — "  Graveyard  of  the  Bridles  ";  on  Walsh's 
farm. 

(e)  An  te^cc — "  The  Monumental  Cairn." 
(/)  CAPJIAIJ;  $A-OA — "  Long  Rock." 

(£)  An  nUoUn— "  The  Bare  Hill." 

(//)  mom  A  cSlus^ipe— "  Bog  of  the  Swallow  Hole." 

HACKETTSTOWN,  t)Aile  C.AOT>.AI$ — "  Hackett's  Homestead.'' 
Here,  in  the  lyth  century,  lived  a  celebrated  medical  practitioner, 
James  Ronan,  whose  tomb  may  be  seen  in  Newcastle  graveyard. 
Area,  304  acres. 

KILDERMODY,  CiU,  "OiApmA-OA — "  Diarmaid's  Church."  The 
site  of  the  CiU,  is  not  marked  on  the  Ordnance  Maps;  it  will  be 
found,  surrounded  by  traces  of  its  circular  fence,  close  to 
northern  boundary  of  the  townland,  on  Whelan's  farm.  Area, 
227  acres. 

"  Killdermudy  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

KNOCKADERRY,  Cnoc  A  "Ootpe — "  Hill  of  the  Oak  Grove." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  506  acres. 

"  Knockaderry  "  (A.S.E.). 

Ross,  An  Rof — "  The  Shrubbery."     Area,  433  acres. 

"  Rosse  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.D.  "Legacy"  and  "Legacy  Well."  ''Legacy"  is  land 
paying  no  rent;  in  the  present  instance  the  name  is  applied  to  a 
space  of  about  15  acres  which  went  free  with  a  quarry. 

Reiske  Parish. 

THE  name  of  the  townland  on  which  the  church  stood  gives  its 
name  to  the  parish.  This  latter,  which  is  of  considerable  extent 
(fifteen  townlands),  contains  much  rocky  and  broken  land,  with 
fertile  patches  between  the  ridges.  As  may  be  expected  therefore 
rock  names  abound.  The  church  ruin  and  some  interesting  tombs 
in  and  around  it,  will  be  found  described  in  Waterford  Archaeological 
Journal,  Vol.  I.,  pp.  162-4. 


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TOWNLANDS. 

ARDNAHOE,  AJ\T>  HA  lilU\irhe — "  High  Place  of  the  Grave." 
On  the  farm  of  Mr.  Edmond  Byrne  is  an  early  church  site.  Area, 
205  acres. 

BALLYADAM,  t)Aiie  AthMrii — "  Adam's  Homestead."  Area, 
229  acres. 

"  Ballyadambeg  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

BALLYDERMODY,  t)Aile  "OiApmuiM — "  Diarmaid's  Homestead." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  425  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  C*w*i5  A  VAtA— "  Rock  of  the  Dye." 

(6)  CAj\|VAi5  t)Ail'  eAt>tnomn — "  Rock  of  Edmonds'  Home- 
stead." 

(c)  t)<*nn|M— "  Glebe  Land." 

(</)  Citl  ;  ancient  church  site — on  John  Meehan's  farm. 

BALLYBRUNNOCK,  t).Aile  tli  toponOig — "  O'Bronoghue's  Home- 
stead." Area,  353  acres. 

"  Ballybrenock  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

S.DD.  (a)  \)A\\\\A  nA  SpAme — "  Summit  of  the  Village." 

(b)  tMn  A  t)peA5Ain— "  Field  of  the  Effigy." 

(c)  An  t>f\eA5An— "  The  Man  Simulating  Stone  Pile";  a  hill 
so  named  from  a  cairn  on  its  summit. 

00  tMn  HA  t)Ain|\io$nA— "  The  Queen's  Field." 

(e)  tD4n  r\A  5^miriie— "  Sand-Pit  Field." 

(/)  tD^n  A  n-UcAit\e— "  The  Fuller's  Field." 

(£)  CuffAC  5opm — "  Blue  Marsh." 

(li)  UobAp  nA  tierce — "  Well  of  (in)  the  Untilled  Mountain 
Place." 

(0  tMn  nA  CA^A^G — "  Field  of  the  Rock." 

(»  Cnoc  TUmAn— "  Thick  (Stumpy)  Hill." 

(k)  p^ipcin  n^  t>peiT>leitMt>e — "  The  Pedlars'  Field." 

(/)  t)4n  A  toc^ — "Field  of  the  Lake";  from  a  basin-like 
hollow  in  which  water  lodges. 

(in)  SeAnA  SpAm—"  Old  Village." 

(n)  PA^C  A  teAfA— "  The  Lios  Field." 

(o)  Cnoc  nA  ng^^— "  The  Goats'  Hill." 

(p)  CAIMVAIS  An  1olAif— "  The  Eagle's  Rock";  a  small  rocky 
outcrop  in  the  centre  of  a  marsh.  cc 


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BALLYLEGAT,  t)xMle  Hi  te^goi-o  —  "  O'Legat's  (probably  cor- 
ruption of  Ellegot's)  Homestead."  Here  was  settled  a  branch  of 
the  O'Sullivans  Beare.  The  family  tomb  is  in  Reiske  graveyard. 
Area,  166  acres. 

"  Ballilegot  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

S.DD.  (a)  C<*ptvAi5  A  l-oifd  j;e  —  "  Rock  of  the  Burning." 

(6)  tXAti  A  tlAUA—  "  Field  of  the  '  Hall  '  ";  in  this  field  stood 
the  mansion  of  the  O'Sullivans. 

(c)  tMn  A  Spumnc—  "  Field  of  the  Coltsfoot." 

(d)  tMn  A  Rmne  —  "  Field  of  the  Promontory." 

(e)  p.Aif\cin  A   tflU|VO.Ai|\  —  u  Little  Field  of  the  Murder  ";  from 
the  malicious  killing  of  a  goat  here  ! 

(/)  p^ipcin  tiA  White  Eyes:  from  a  variety  of  potato  grown 
therein. 

(£)  tWn  nA  neifce  —  "  Field  of  the  Quagmire." 

BALLYMORRIS,  t)^ile  itluijMf  —  a  Maurice's  Homestead."  Area, 
169  acres. 

"  Ballymorris  "  (A.S  E.). 

S.D.  t36tAipin  A  Cup|u\i$  —  "  Little  Road  of  the  Swamp." 

BALLYMOTE,  tUile  ttl6c^  —  "Homestead  of  (the)  Mote";  so 
called  from  a  circular  mote  close  to  which  stands  another  pre- 
historic monument  still  more  striking,  though  not  recorded  on  the 
Ordnance  Map,  scil:  —  a  slender  and  graceful  pillar-stone  of  great 
height  —  perhaps  fifteen  feet.  Area,  279  acres. 

"  Ballimoat  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Carrickabansha  (O.M.),  C^pAig  A  tX<\inri$—  "  Rock 
of  the  Grass  Land." 

(6)  C^f\fA15  n^  tttuc  —  "  Rock  of  the  Pigs. 

BALLYNACLOGH,  tD^ile  nA  Ctoice  —  Homestead  of  the  Stone  "; 
the  "  stone  "  is  presumably  the  remarkable  pillar-stone  close  to 
Mrs.  Crotty's  homestead.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  619  acres. 

"  Ballinclough  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Carrickrower  (O.M.),  C^rul5  1^*^^  —  "  Stout 
(thick  and  round)  Rock." 

(6)  Carrickaclog  (O.M.),  Cap^S  A  Ctoig  —  <(  Rock  of  the 
Bell";  from  its  shape. 


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(c)  Carricknagower  (O.M.),  CALAIS  n&  n^AttA^— "  Rock  of 
the  Goats." 

(tt)  Carrickastumpa  (O.M.),  CALAIS  A  Stumps — "  Rock  of 
the  Post." 

(e)  Carrickanvain  (O.M.),  CALAIS  A  t)Ain — "  Rock  of  the 
Green  Field." 

(/)  Carricknagroagh  (O.M.),  CALAIS  HA  sCfuiAC — "  Rock  of 
the  Ricks  (of  Turf)." 

(£)  t)An  A  tiAgAin— "  Field  of  the  Pillar  Stone." 

(h)  t)An  A  rhAt>tvAi-6— "  Field  of  the  Wolf." 

(0  t)An  A  cSeAHA  t)Aile — "  Field  of  the  Old  Home." 

(j)  t)An  nA  t»p$eA-o6it\i-6e — "  Field  of  the  Weavers." 

BALLYPHILIP,  t)Aile  $ilit> — "  Philip's  Homestead."  Area, 
212  acres. 

"  Ballyphillip  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.D.  CilUn — "  Ancient  Graveyard  ";  this  is  the  field,  on  south 
side  of  road,  opposite  the  present  parochial  house. 

BALLYVELLON,  t)Aile  TtleAfbum  —  "  Melan's  (or  Mellon's) 
Homestead."  Compare  Garranmillon,  Kilrossanty  Par.,  antea. 
Close  together,  on  north  side  of  townland,  are  three  pillar-stones. 
That  nearest  the  road  is  very  remarkable — tall,  flat-surfaced  and 
wider  at  the  top  than  below.  Another,  at  distance  of  a  couple  of 
fields  from  the  road,  bears  an  inscription  in  ogham  which  reads: 
"  Cumni  maci  macoi  Fagufi  "  (h)  Area,  130  acres. 

"  Ballinvillon  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  t)An  HA  Militia  ;  because  at  one  time  used  as  a 
drill  field." 

(b)  t)An  nA  SiUnroe— "  Field  of  the  Cherry  Trees." 

CARRIGVARAHAXE,  CAPJVAIS  A  t)AfitvA<iAin — "  Rock  of  the  Tow." 
Area,  214  acres. 

<(  Carrickvroghan  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cuit  An  tlifge— "  Corner  of  the  Water." 

(b)  t)Ati  A  teACC — "  Field  of  the  Monumental  Cairn." 

(c)  pAipcin  A  cSAirh — "  Summer  Field";  because  of  its  sunny 
aspect. 

(h)  See  Journal  Watcrford  aiui  S.E.  Ireland  Archctolo^ical  Society,  Vol.  II., 
pp.  170  &c.,  also  Macalister,  "  Studies  in  Irish  Epigraphy,"  Pt.  III.,  pp.  194  &c. 


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(d)  "  Ballyscanlan  Lake  "  (O.M.) — twenty  acres  of  which  are 
measured  on  the  present  townland.  The  lake  has  no  special  name 
in  modern  usage. 

CLONFAD,  CluAin  PAT>A — *'  Long  Meadow."     Area,  176  acres. 

"  Clonfaddy  "  (D.S.M.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cnoc  A  RxVbAipc— 4<  Hill  of  the  (Extensive)  View." 

(6)  CluAf  A  5At»Aip — "  The  Goat's  Ear";  a  rock. 

(c)  CApjVAig  tfle.At.At> — "  Weathering  (Decaying)  Rock.' 

(d)  CAW -V15  A  cSAgAipc — "  The  Priests'  Rock." 

(e)  CAffAiS  An  j?iAit>— "  Rock  of  the  Stag." 

(/)  UobAp  A  cSputAin— "  Well  of  the  Little  Stream." 

(g)  "  The  Cooleens  "—i.e.  "  Little  Corners." 

KILLCARTOX,  Cilt  CAPCAITI — "  Cartan's  Church."  Area,  165 
acres. 

"  Kyllcartane  "  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Carrigkatlaunan  (O.M.),  teAC  A  cSleAriinAin — "  Stone 
of  the  Slide";  a  sloping  smooth -surfaced  flag  on  which  youths 
amuse  themselves  by  sliding. 

(b)  CAppAig  A  l>t\eA5Ain— '•  Rock  of  the  Effigy." 

(c)  CApt\Ai£  An  £m — "  Rock  of  the  Bird." 

(d)  t)Ati   A  cSjiAe— "  Field  of  the  Mill  Race." 

(e)  Cilt;    early  church  site,  on  south  west  angle  of  townland 
near  edge  of  lake. 

(/)  SeAnx\  SfUAiD — "  Old  Village,"  which  grew  up  in  after 
times  on  early  church  site. 

MATTHEWSTOWN,  t)Aite  ttl^CAip.     Idem.     Area,  178  acres. 

"  Mathewstowne  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.D.  teAbA  tottiAif  fhic  CxtoA— "  Thomas  McCabe's  Bed"; 
also  called  CAjifUMS  ttlic  C-AbA;  a  well-known  cromlech.  The 
name  suggests  some  widely  distributed  legend,  for  an  oblong 
depression  in  a  limestone  rock  at  Ballintemple,  Middle  Island  of 
Aran,  bears,  curiously  enough,  exactly  the  same  name. 

REISK,  HiAfs — <(  Morass."     Area,  273  acres. 

"  Reisk  "  (D.S.) 


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S.DD.  (a)  Clashbeema  (O.M.),  CUif  tHorna— "  Trench  of  (the) 
Beam." 

(b)  Carrickagunna  (O.M.),  CAUJVAIS  A  junnA — "  Rock  of  the 
Gun." 

Parish  of  Trinity  Without. 

PURELY  Irish  names  are  comparatively  few  and  sub-denominations 
are  very  rare.  Owing  to  practically  universal  ignorance  of  Irish 
and  consequent  dearth  of  tradition  investigation  of  its  place  names 
is  attended  with  special  difficulty  in  this  parish. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BROWLEY,  t)|\ug  Lae — "  Lea's  Fairy  Mansion  (or  palace)." 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  87  acres. 

"  Browley  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.D.  "The  Barley  Fields";  now  occupied  by  artisans' 
dwellings. 

CLASHRAE,  Ctaif  TlMtiAC — "  Grey  Trench."     Area,  29  acres. 

"  Clashreagh  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  DotxMf  t)uvoe — "Yellow  Road";  called  from  the 
blossoming  gorse  which  once  bordered  it. 

(b)  CjtAnn  A  ftiocoiT>i$ — "  Rockett's  Tree  ";  this  is,  or  was,  the 
upper  (western)  portion  of  the  Yellow  Road,  so  called  from  a  famous 
old  tree  which  grew  there  and  was  occasionally  used  as  a  gallows. 
An  outlaw  named  Rockett  paid  the  penalty  of  his  crimes  (or  virtues) 
thereon. 

CLEABOY,  CtAifje  thiroe — "  Yellow  Fence."      Area,  60  acres. 

"  Cleabuy  "  (D.S.R.). 

DOBBYN'S  PARK.     Area,  45  acres. 

"  James  Dobbins  5  parkes  "  (D.S.R.) 

GIBBET  HILL,  Aft)  KA  Cpoice — "  High  Place  of  the  Gallows." 
Called  also  "  Gallows  Road,"  "  Crows'  Road,"  and  (now)  "  Morley 
Terrace."  As  its  old  name  indicates  this  was  the  common  place  of 
public  execution.  In  the  large  ancient  house  at  top  of  the  road  (on 
north  side)  lived  the  distinguished  churchman,  Dr.  Husseyr  Bishop 


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of  Waterford  (1798 — 1803)  and — after  lapse  of  some  years — another 
Bishop,  Dr.  Robert  Walsh  (1817 — 1821).     Area,  197  acres. 

"  Gibbets  Hill  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  "  Dye  House  Lane  "  now  "  Summerhill  Terrace." 

(6)  "  Strangman's  Lane,"  now  "  Suir  Street,"  leading  from 
Mary  Street  North  to  river. 

LISDUGGAN,  Uof  "Ouo.A5.Ain — "  Duggan's  Lios  ";  to  be  disting- 
uished from  place  of  same  name  in  Kilburne  Par.  Area,  198  acres, 

"  Lisdowgan  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Roanmore  (O.M.),  RuAt>x\n  mop—"  Great  Wet 
(Spongy)  Place." 

(6)  Y\A  Ku<yo,Anc<.\;  plural  of  UuAt)An — the  name  applied  to  a 
few  fields. 

(c)  CotXAp  A  t)uic— "  The  Buck's  Well."  "  Buck,"  in  this 
context,  =  a  dandy. 

LOGLOS,  LAJ;  5lx\f — "  Gray-Green  Hollow."       Area,  27  acres. 

LONGCOURSE.     No  Irish  name.     Area,  52  acres. 

PASTIME  KNOCK,  Cnoc  A  cSugfVAi-o — "  Hill  of  the  Merry- 
Andrew."  Area,  49  acres. 

RATHFADDEN,  R4t  pxMioin — "  Little  Patrick's  Fort  ";  neither 
trace  of  fort  nor  memory  of  Little  Patrick  survives.  Area,  53  acres. 

"  Rathfadden  "  (A.S.E.). 

TICOR,  Uig  Cop.  Meaning  uncertain;  probably  "Core's. 
House."  O'Donovan  renders  it  "  odd  "  house,  but  the  modifying 
term  is  cop  or  coift,  not  co^|t.  Area,  91  acres. 

S.D  Slige  Cxxol — "Narrow  Way";  a  name  more  generally 
known  now  than  the  townland  name  proper.  It  was  originally 
applied  to  a  narrow  lane  which  followed  approximately  course 
of  the  present  road  from  Reservoir  to  the  Cork  Road. 

WATERFORD;  probably  "  Snug  Haven  ";  the  name  is  certainly 
Danish  but  authorities  differ  as  to  its  meaning.  The  present 
division  embraces  that  portion  of  the  city  beyond  the  ancient  walls, 
on  the  west.  Area  (in  two  parts),  104  acres. 

S.DD.  («)  Ballybricken,  tMile  Ityicin  —  "  Brickin's  Home- 
stead." This  is  a  sub-division  of  somewhat  indefinite  extent.  In 
its  minimum  extension  it  includes  the  whole  Fair  Green  (no  longer 


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green,  by  the  way).  The  Great  Parchment  Book  makes  mention  of 
Bricken's  Mill  and  Garden,  while  "  Bricken's  Town  "  is  referred  to 
in  A.S.E.  Ballybricken  is  the  "  Great  Greene  "  of  the  Down 
Survey  Map. 

(6)  Barker  Street ;  named  from  the  early  i8th  century 
Alderman  Samuel  Barker,  site  of  whose  garden  it  occupies. 

(c)  "  The  Citadel  ";  this  was  a  square  fort,  mounted  with  great 
guns,  which  stood  on  site  of  the  present  gaol.  It  consisted  of  four 
bastions  with  curtains  (i). 

(</)  "  Barrack  Street,"  An  f^itce— "  The  Fair  (or  Hurling) 
Green."  Here  stood,  at  present  entrance  to  Christian  Brothers' 
residence,  the  thatched  chapel  of  Trinity  Without.  Barrack  Street, 
with  the  present  Mayor's  Walk,  constitutes  the  "  Common  Greene" 
of  the  original  Down  Survey  Map. 

(e)  "Glass  House  Lane";  'it  perpetuates  the  memory  of 
Gatchell's  famous  factory,  which  sent  its  inimitable  products  all 
over  Western  Europe. 

(/)  "Glen  Road  ";  joining  Bridge  Street  to  the  Glen. 

(g)  "Gow's  Lane,"  U\n^  5^04—"  Blacksmith's  Lane";  now 
Smith's  Lane,  which  designation  the  Municipal  Authority  has 
sanctioned  by  erection  of  a  new  name-plate. 

(k)  "Mayor's  Walk":  this  was  first  laid  out  as  a  street  in 
1711,  on  the  demolition  of  the  earthwork  without  the  walls  which 
protected  both  wall  and  gates  at  this  side.  The  earthwork  here 
appears  to  have  been  about  twelve  feet  in  height;  we  find  it 
occasionally  referred  to  in  municipal  documents  &c.  as  the  "  Butt- 
works." 

(i)  "  Murphy's  Lane."  This  thoroughfare  exists  no  longer, 
and  its  disappearance  is  no  loss  if  it  deserved  the  character  given 
it  in  a  note  (Dr.  O'Donovan's)  in  the  Ordnance  Survey  Field-Book 
— "  Its  occupants  are  of  the  lowest  class  of  Tippers, ,  and  pick- 
pockets of  the  lowest  and  most  diabolical  character:  so  at  least  they 
were  in  18*27,  when  I  went  to  school  to  old  Ned  Hunt  of  Patrick 
Street."  This  classic  lane  ran  parallel  with  Mayor's  Walk  from 
Bachelor's  Walk  to  Patrick  street — along  the  space  now  occupied 
by  Widgers'  stables. 

(/)  Smith,  "History  of  \Vaterford,"  2nd  Ed.,  pp.  171  &c. 


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(/)  "  Nunnery  Lane,"  now  Convent  Hill. 

(k)  "  Pound  Street  ";  it  formerly  occupied  portion  of  the  open 
space  in  centre  of  the  Glen,  and  derived  its  name  from  the  public 
pound  situated  there. 

(/)  "  Thomas'  Hill  ";  mentioned  in  the  Great  Parchment  Book, 
and  so  called  from  St.  Thomas'  Church,  to  which  it  leads  or  led. 
The  chancel  arch  of  the  church  still  survives  and,  being  pre- 
iuvasion  in  character,  is  of  peculiar  interest.  It  stands  in  a 
neglected  cemetery,  in  which  are  a  few  tombstones. 

(in)  "  Vulcan  Street ";  the  former  name  of  the  north  end  of 
Thomas'  Street,  between  junction  with  O'Connell  Street  and  Quay. 

(n)  "  King  Street,"  also  called  O'Connell  Street  for  the  past 
fifteen  years. 


BARONY  OF  SLIEVEARDAGH. 


WO  Parishes  only  of  this  Barony  lie,  with  portion  of 
a  third,  within  our  territory,  scil: — Grangemockler, 
Templemichael  and  part  of  Garrangibbon.  The 
Barony  was,  according  to  O'Heerin  (a),  the  ancient 
patrimony  of  O'Day.  Both  O'Heerin  (b)  and  the  Four 
Masters  (c)  write  the  name  Sli^o  Ajvo.ACAi-6,  that  is — 
"  Mountain  of  the  High  Plain."  The  three  parishes 
named  form  a  kind  of  plateau  differing  in  soil  and 
general  character  from  the  adjoining  parishes  of  Iffa  and  Offa. 
Less  fertile  than  the  adjoining  Barony  and  isolated,  on  one  side, 
by  a  range  of  high  hills,  Slieveardagh  is  more  favourably  cir- 
cumstanced than  its  sister  baronies  for  the  preservation  of  its 
ancient  nomenclature.  Accordingly  its  sub-denominations  were 
found  more  numerous,  and  were  more  easily  collected  than  the 
corresponding  land-names  of  the  adjoining  divisions.  Lioses 
(entirely  or  partly  destroyed)  are  plentiful,  and  it  is  remarkable 
that  whereas  elsewhere  throughout  the  whole  Decies,  north  and 
south,  they  are,  with  rare  exceptions,  circular  in  shape,  in  this 
particular  corner  of  Tipperary  they  are  mostly  polygonal — penta- 
gonal, hexagonal  &c. 

Garrangibbon  Parish. 

THE   Parish   name   is   of   purely   civil   origin,    derived   from   the 
townland  on  which  the  ancient  church  stood.      Of  the  church 

(a)  "Topographical  Poems,"  Ed.  O'Donovan,  p.  100. 

(b)  Ihid. 

(c)  A.F.M.,  A.D.  1600. 


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hardly  any  remains  exist.  The  little  that  does  survive  will  be 
found  within  a  small  cemetery  enclosed  in  the  grounds  of  South 
Lodge  and  including  neither  inscription  nor  monument  of  age  or 
general  interest.  The  parish  is  portion  of  an  elevated  mountain 
plain,  overlooking  the  very  fertile  south-east  angle  of  the  Golden 
Vale  and  the  Valley  of  the  Suir. 

TOWNLANDS. 

AH ENXY  LITTLE.  See  Ahenny,  Newtown  Lennon  Par.  Area, 
84  acres. 

ARDBANE,  Ajvo-tKvn — "  High  Field."     Area,  199  acres. 

"  Ardbane  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  An  T)un — "The  Fort";  a  small  natural  mound  by 
the  roadside,  crowned  by  vestiges  of  what  appears  to  have  been 
an  earthwork  of  the  Rath  type. 

(6)  Glenbower  (O.M.),  gleami  tDot)^— "  Noisy  Glen." 

ATTYJAMES,  Afc  Ui£e  SeATtiuip— "  Ford  of  James'  House." 
Area,  169  acres. 

BALLYBRONOGE,  tD^ite  t)pon6i5  —  "  Brunnock's  (Walsh's) 
Homestead."  Area,  196  acres. 

BLEEXALEEX,  t)tem  A  tin — "  The  Flax-Producing  Narrow 
Low  Tongue  of  Land."  Area  (in  two  divisions),  326  acres. 

41  Blanelene  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.D.  Lag  A  CotMlCA — "  Sleepy  Hollow." 

CHEESEMOUXT,  5ArfA1*e  t>u0 — "  Black  Garden."  I  got 
Cnoc^n  tiA  C^ife  as  an  alternative  name,  but  the  latter  is  prob- 
ably merely  a  translation  into  Irish  of  the  modern  fancy  name. 
The  present  division  got  its  official  name,  perhaps,  to  distinguish  it 
from  the  adjoining  Garryduff,  in  the  same  parish,  but  in  a  different 
Barony.  Area,  157  acres. 

CLASHNASMUT,  ClAif  n^  Smoc — "  Trench  of  the  Tree  Stumps." 
Area,  437  acres. 

CURRAHEEN,  Cuf\tv\icin — "  Little  Wet  Place."  Area,  576  acres. 

GARRANBEG,  5^1^11  t)e^5 — "  Little  Groove."  Area,  174  acres. 


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GARRANGIBBON,  5-A[\ju\n  £iot»uin  —  u  Gibbon's  Groove."  Area, 
132  acres. 

"  Garrangibbane  "  (Inq.  Jas.  I.). 

S.D.  CotXAp  p^t)|\Ai5—  "  Patrick's  Well  ";  at  which  "  rounds  " 
were  formerly  made. 

GARRYMORRIS,  5A|\i\xMt>e  H1uif\ir-in  —  "  Garden  of  Little 
Maurice."  Area,  210  acres. 

GLENACUNXA,  ^le^rm  A  Conn^it)  —  "  Glen  of  the  Firewood." 
Area,  165  acres. 

S.D.  poll  niot\—  "  Great  Pit  ";  a  pond. 

HEATH  VIEW,  Cnoc  Uifse—  "  Water  (Wettish)  Hill."  Area, 
244  acres. 

RAHEEN,  KAitin  —  "  Little  Rath."     Area,  94  acres. 


Grangemockler  Parish. 

THE  name  is  ecclesiastical  and  derived  from  the  townland  on  which 
stand  the  ruins  of  the  ancient  parish  church.  These  are  in  a 
tolerable  state  of  preservation,  and  show  the  church  to  have  been 
of  comparatively  ambitious  proportions.  The  parish,  of  about 
average  extent,  contains,  in  all,  six  townlands,  of  which  two  are 
of  great  size.  From  our  present  point  of  view  the  region  is 
disappointing;  names  are  proportionately  few  and,  by  no  means, 
the  most  interesting. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLAGHOGE,  Deluxe  65  —  "  Little  Roadway."  O'Donovan, 
or  whoever  glossed  the  Ordnance  Survey  Field  Books,  renders  it  — 
"  Road  of  the  Young."  Area,  100  acres. 

"Ballaghoge"  (D.S.R.). 

BALLINRUAX,  tD^ile  An  HuxVOAin  —  (<  Homestead  of  the  Moory 
Place."  Area,  293  acres. 

S.D.  Carrigmaclea  (O.M.);  a  sub-division  of  this  and  neigh- 
bouring (Tinlough)  townland. 

BALLYTOHIL,  D^ite  Ui  tJu-AtAil  —  "  O'Toole's  Homestead." 
Greater  portion  of  this  townland  lies  in  the  adjoining  parish  of 


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Kilvemnon  and  Barony  of  Middlethird  and  therefore  outside  the 
Decies.  Area  (within  our  territory),  25  acres. 

"  Bally hoghill "  (D.S.R.). 

GRANGEMOCKLER,  5f\Ainfe.AC  tTlocli-Ap — "  Mockler's  Grange." 
A  grange,  as  already  explained,  was  the  out  farm  of  an  abbey  or 
religious  house.  Mockler  (family  name  of  English  descent)  prob- 
ably farmed  the  grange  previous  to  the  dissolution,  or  received  a 
grant  of  it  on  consummation  of  the  latter  event.  Area,  899  acres. 

"  Mouler  "  (Tax.  Pope  Nich.).  "  Graungmoclery  "  (Inq. 
Henry  VIIL). 

S.DD.  (a)  Se.AtiLAt.Aifv — "  Old  Place";  a  small  sub-division 
(about  six  acres). 

(6)  Mullenaglogh  (O.M.),  TTIuile^nn  tiA  gCloc — "  Mill  of  the 
Stones";  the  village  in  which  are  the  present  church  and  grave- 
yard. 

(c)  CiU, — "  Early  Burial  Ground  ";  two  fields  to  west  of  main 
Carrick-Callan  Road. 

(d)  CALAIS  TTIocliAfv —  "Mockler's    Rock";    a   remarkable 
dome-shaped  rocky  mass  which  rises  out  of  the  plain. 

(c)  Fair  Green  (O.M.),  J?.Aitce.     Idem. 

GLEXNASKAGH,  ^le^rm  n«\  Sce^\c — "  Glen  of  the  Whitethorn 
Bushes."  A  considerable  proportion  of  this  townland  is  mountain. 
Area,  1,218  acres. 

"  Glauneskeagh  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Knockahunna  (O.M.),  Cnoc  A  ContrAit) — "  Hill  of 
the  Firewood";  a  sub-division  which  extends  into  the  adjoining 
townland,  parish  and  barony. 

(6)  AJVO  5-AOite — "  Height  of  the  Wind."  The  parish 
generally  is  elevated  and  wind-swept. 

(<:)  UobAfv  t)uit>e— "  Yellow  Well." 

(d)  t)6tAipin  A  5otAi*— "  Little  Road  of  the  Bending." 

(e)  CotMf\  Cpe^Sxiin— "  Well  of  the  Little  Rock." 

(/)  ti.A5.An — "  Pillar-Stone";  the  name  is  applied  to  the  field 
in  which  the  pillar  stands. 

TINLOUGH,  Ci$  An  toc.A  —  '<  House  of  the  Pond."  Area, 
265  acres. 


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Templemichael  Parish. 

THIS  is  the  second  parish  of  the  name  in  Lismore  Diocese  (for  the 
other  see  Barony  of  Coshmore  and  Coshbride).  The  scant  remains 
of  the  ancient  church  with  its  cemetery  are  picturesquely  situated 
on  the  east  bank  of  the  Lingaun  stream  at  a  place  where  an  old 
road  crosses  the  latter.  I  have  little  (if  any)  doubt  that  Temple- 
michael is  the  At  r\A  5CAf\b«vo  ("Ford  of  the  Chariots")  of  the  Four 
Masters  and  other  ancient  authorities.  In  the  Visitations  of 
Elizabeth  (if)  the  church  of  Athnacarbad  is  twice  placed  between 
Grangemockler  and  Newtown  Lennon  and  as  these  Visitations 
proceed  in  geographical  order  it  seems  plain  that  the  present 
church — between  Grangemockler  and  Newtown — is  the  place 
meant.  Similarly  in  the  Taxation  of  Pope  Nicholas  "  Anegarbid  " 
follows  Kilmurry  immediately  and  precedes  Mouler  (Grange- 
mockler). That  it  was  anciently  a  place  of  note  is  evident  from 
the  Four  Masters'  reference  to  the  death  of  Lughaidh  MacConn. 
Lughaidh,  they  say,  was  treacherously  slain  by  the  druid  Ferchis, 
"  to  the  west  of  Athnacarbad  (e)."  The  parish  is  of  average  extent, 
embracing  twelve  townlands.  Through  it  ran  the  ancient  highway, 
via  the  Rathclarish  Gap,  from  Ossory  to  Magh  Feimhin  and  Southern 
Decies  (/). 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLIXVIR,  t)«Mle  An  OIC^A — "  Homestead  of  the  (Standing) 
Water."  There  stands  here,  in  a  fence,  a  pillar  stone  of  large  size 
and  remarkable  appearance.  Area,  369  acres. 

S.D.  At  A  TtUcAifte— "  Ford  of  the  Battle  Field";  from  a 
battle  traditionally  reported  to  have  been  fought  here. 

CAPPAGH,  CeApAc — "  Tillage  Plot."     Area,  54  acres. 

CASTLEJOHX,  CxMfleAn  SeA^Ain.  Idem.  Some  remains  of  an 
old  building  survive.  This  however,  which  was  occupied  by 
a  family  named  Shepherd,  appears  to  have  been  rather  a  mansion 
than  a  castle.  Area,  364  acres. 

(rf)  MS.  T.C.  Dublin,  E.  3,  14,  &c. 

(c)  A.F.M.,  A.D.  225,  also  Keating  (O'Mahony's  Ed.)  pp.  322-3. 
(/)  "Journal  of  Kilkenny  and  South  East  of  Ireland  Archaeological  Society," 
1854,  p.  16. 


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"  lonaichcassel "  (Pat.  Roll,  17,  John). 

COOLARKIN,  Cuit  Hi  1,Af\&Ain — "  O'Harkin's  Corner."  Area, 
2^6  acres. 

CROAN,  Cpuxvo-An — "  Hard  Place";  in  allusion  to  the  nature 
of  its  soil.  Area,  196  acres. 

CURRASILLA,  Cupp^c  S<Ailli$e — "  Marsh  of  the  Sallow."  Area, 
630  acres. 

"  Cursileigh  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

S.D.  Aughvaneen  (O.M.),  At  ttlAmnin — "  Manning's  Ford''; 
a  well-known  sub-division. 

GORTKNOCK,  5°pc  A  Cnoic — "  Garden  of  the  Hill."  Area,  55 
acres. 

HARDBOG,  ttloin  Cpuxvo.     Idem.     Area,  205  acres. 

KILLINCH,  Coat  1rife — "  Inch  (River  Holm)  Wood."  Area, 
117  acres. 

MANGAN,  tHons^n — "  Place  Overgrown  with  Coarse  Grass." 
Area,  257  acres. 

"  Mongone  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

NINE  MILE  HOUSE,  Ui$  ITA  Tl^oi  ITIile.  Idem;  a  stage  on 
the  old  mail  coach  road  from  Clonmel  to  Dublin.  The  main 
road  through  the  village  is  the  western  boundary  of  the  townland. 
Area,  57  acres. 

ROCKVIEW.  No  Irish  form ;  a  modern  fancy  name.  Area, 
131  acres. 

TEMPLEMICHAEL,  Ce^tnpwlt  tfhcil — •"  St.  Michael's  Church." 
Local  seanachies  say  that  the  road  leading  north  from  the  ancient 
graveyard  is  that  by  which  St.  Patrick  travelled.  I  take  this 
tradition  to  be  a  faint  echo  of  the  former  importance  of  the  ford 
hard  by.  Area,  183  acres. 


BARONY  OF   UPPERTHIRD. 


PPERTHIRD,  which  contains  seven  parishes  and 
portion  of  three  others,  extends  along  the  south  bank 
of  the  Suir  from  a  mile  or  so  to  east  of  Portlaw  as  far 
west  almost  as  the  environs  of  Clonmel.  It  is  not  a 
region  particularly  rich  in  local  nomenclature,  though 
a  few  of  its.  names  are  both  philologically  and  histori- 
cally important.  Its  own  name,  tJ^ccAf  Uip  ("  Upper 
Country  "),  the  Barony  owes  both  to  its  physical 
character  (portion  of  it  is  a  plateau)  and  to  its  geographical 
relation  to  its  sister  Barony  of  Middlethird.  Upperthird  was, 
in  Celtic  times,  the  tribal  land  of  the  O'Flanagans,  and 
became,  after  the  i2th  century,  part  of  p-Aop  ACA  (Powers'  Country). 


Clonegam  Parish. 


THE  Parish  derives  its  name  from  the  townland  on  which  stood 
the  ancient  church.  Most  of  the  parish  is  now  included  within 
the  demesne  of  Curraghmore.  Hence  sub-denominations  are 
comparatively  few.  A  description  &c.  of  the  ancient  church  will 
be  found  in  Journal  of  Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Archaeological 
Society,  Vol.  I.,  pp.  251  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

CLASHGANNY,    ClAif  g^inirhe  —  "  Trench  (or  Hollow)  of  the 
Sand  Pit."     Area,  140  acres. 

CLASHROE,  CtAif  tlu^t)  —  ''  Red  Trench."     Area,  212  acres. 

S.D.  Tobberacarrick  (O.M.),  Uob-Ap  n^  C^pitAise  —  '.'  Well  of 
the  Rock." 


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CLONEGAM,  Clu^in  tiA  gCxMn — "  Meadow  of  the  Windings  (of 
Stream)."  In  a  wood  on  the  hill  slope  to  the  north  of  "  Le  Poer 
Tower  "  is  a  line  window  (scil.,  the  western — see  Ware's  "  Bishops  "), 
of  the  old  Cathedral  of  Waterford.  The  elaborate  stonework, 
in  no  fewer  than  146  pieces,  forms  a  miniature  cairn  now- 
overgrown  with  briars,  furze  and  thick  moss.  On  the  demolition 
of  the  old  Cathedral  in  1770  the  window  was  transported  hither, 
and  here  on  the  hill  side — abandoned  and  forgotten — it  has 
remained  ever  since.  (6)  Area,  692  acres. 

"  Clongan"  (Tax.  Pope  Nich.). 

S.DD.  (rt)  Le  Poer  Tower  (O.M.)  ;  the  most  conspicuous 
artificial  object  in  Co.  Waterford;  erected  in  1785. 

(6)  Tappin's  Bush  (O.M.). 

COOLROE,  Cuil  Tluxvo — "  Red  Corner."     Area,  590  acres. 

"  Cooleroe  als  Cooleare  or  Coolera  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (<i)  Portlaw  (O.M.),  popcUc.  Meaning  of  the  second 
element,  VAC  or  CUAC,  is  uncertain.  The  root  or  term  in  question 
occurs  also  in  Ballinlaw  (Co.  Kilkenny)  and  Clonderlnw  (Co.  Clare). 
O'Donovan  equates  it  with  the  Saxon  high,  a.  hill. 

(6)  Clodagh  River,  Cl6iT>eAC.  Meaning  uncertain.  Most 
of  our  river  names,  as  has  been  already  more  than  once  remarked, 
defy  analysis;  they  are  very  archaic,  but  before  long  the  progress  of 
Irish  scholarship  may  be  relied  on  to  unravel  their  mystery. 

CURRAGHMORE,  CuppAC  ttlop — "  Great  Marshy  (Spewing) 
Place."  Area,  11,68  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Le  Poer  Castle  (O.M.);  incorporated  in  the  modern 
mansion. 

(6)  Deer  Park  and  Clonegam  Church  (O.M.).  The  burial  place 
attached  to  the  last  is  practically  a  mausoleum  of  the  Water- 
ford  family.  The  tomb  which  is  of  most  interest  historically  is 
probably  that  of  the  last  heir  (heiress,  rather)  of  the  Powers,  Earls  of 
Tyrone,  scil: — Lady  Kathleen  Power,  who  married  Sir  Marcus 
Beresford,  afterwards  created  4th  Earl  of  Tyrone.  The  Countess 
died  in  1769,  aged  68  years. 

(b)  See  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  I.,  p.  287. 


413 

KILLOWEN,  CiU  eo$*tn — "  Owen's  Church."  The  early 
church  site  is  not  recorded  on  the  Ordnance  Map;  it  will,  how- 
ever, be  found  close  by  the  roadside  (south),  on  Rockett's  farm. 
Area,  245  acres. 

S.D.  5opc  tiA  Cille — "  Garden  of  the  Early  Church  ";  name 
of  the  field  in  which  the  primitive  church  stood. 

KNOCKANE,  CnooAn — "  Little  Hill."    Area,  342  acres. 

LISSASMUTTANX,  Uof  A  Smoc<din — "  Lios  of  the  Stump."  This 
place,  now  walled  in  and  planted  as  part  of  Curraghmore  demesne, 
was  occupied  by  small  farmers  and  cottiers  within  the  memory  of 
persons  still  living  or  but  recently  deceased.  Area,  375  acres. 

MT.  BOLTONT,  tK\t\f\  .A  t)eite — "  Birch  Summit."  Arear 
654  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  Sput^n  -Quti — "  Black  Streamlet";  forming 
western  boundary.  This  is  also  called  "  Creamley,"  origin  of  which 
name  is  unknown. 

(6)  Cloc  T\A  -oUr-i  T)Ci$ex\[\nA — "  Boulder  Stone  of  the  Three 
Lords";  on  south-west  boundary. 

(c)  An  ScpADCAe.       Meaning  uncertain;  see  under  St.  Mary's 
Par.,  antea,  p.  257. 

(d)  mom  r\A  gCe^p— "  Bog  of  the  Cultivated  Plots." 
MAYFIELD  or  ROCKETT'S  CASTLE.     This  was  originally  a  sub- 
division of  Knockane.     It  was  known  (temp.  Chas.  I.)  as  Rockett's 
Castle,  by  which  name  it  was  conveyed  to  Sir  Algernon  May,  from 
whom  it  is  called  Mayfield.      Rockett  was  a  "  noted  pirate  " — the 
same   individual   perhaps   whose   tragic   end    gave    its    name  to 
Rockett's  Tree,  near  Waterford;  see  Par.  Trinity  Without.      Area, 
495  acres. 

"  Rockete's  Castell "  (Inq.  Jas.  1.).  "  Rocket's  Castle,  afs 
Knockaine"  (A.S.E.). 

S.D.  tMn  PATM — "  Long  Field  ";  a  single  field  of  great  size — 
perhaps  50  acres. 

Dysert  Parish. 

THE  word  Disert  came  to  us  in  the  first  age  of  Latin  loaning;  it  is 
of  purely  ecclesiastical  origin  and  occurs  twice  in  Co.  Waterford  to 

DD 


414 

signify  the  "  retreat,"  "  hermitage  "  or  "  desert  "  to  which  an  early 
recluse,  who  afterwards  became  a  church  founder,  retired.  From 
the  anchorite's  settlement  sprang  the  later  church  and,  perhaps, 
monastery.  The  anchorite  in  the  present  instance  seems  to  have 
been  St.  Mogue — either  the  founder  of  the  See  of  Ferns  or  his 
namesake  of  Clonmore.  Dysert  is  not  now  retained  as  the  name  of  any 
particular  townland  of  the  parish  though  one  sub-denomination — 
Ballindysert — incDrporatesit.  The  "  Disert"  may  have  been  either  the 
original  church  at  Churchtown  or  an  early  church,  now  represented 
by  a  cilt  on  Ballindysert.  For  a  description  of  the  church  ruin  at 
the  former  place  see  Journal  o/Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Archao- 
logical  Society,  Vol.  II.,  pp.  6  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINDYSERT,  t)uAile  An  "OifeAipc — "  Cattle  Shed  of  the 
Hermitage."  There  are  on  the  townland  two  remarkable  pillar 
stones  which  stand  within  a  few  yards  of  one  another  and,  on  its 
east  side,  the  site  of  an  early  church.  Area,  945  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  tD^ile  UACCIVAC- — "  Upper  Homestead." 

(6)  toe  nA  5C.AOt\Ac— "  Sheeps'  Pond." 

(c)  At  tiA  t>t\6n— "  Ford  of  the  Quern  Stone." 

BALLYCLOUGHY,  tXaae  Cloice  — "  Homestead  of  Stone." 
The  word  ctoc  is  sometimes  used  to  designate  a  stone  building  (c). 
Area,  456  acres. 

S.D.  Castle  Quarter  (O.M.),  CeAtf^rhA  A  C*Mfte4in;  this  castle, 
which  still  stands,  belonged  to  the  Earls  of  Ormond. 

CARROWCLOUGH,  CeAtfArtiA  Cturh^c  — "  Mossy  Quarter." 
Area,  93  acres. 

"  Carhuclogh  "  (D.S.R.). 

CHURCHTOWN,  t)^ile  An  Ue^mpuill — "  Homestead  (or  Village) 
of  the  Church."  Area  (in  two  divisions),  670  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Raven's  Hill  (O.M.),  Cnoc  ^p^ACAin— "  Rook's  Hill." 

(6)  Two  Glebes. 

(c)  m  CtvAinn  Aoibne— "  The  Pleasant  Trees." 

(c)  See  Proceedings  R.I.A.  No.  10,  January  1907,  note  to  p.  239. 


415 

(d)  "  Mulcahy's  Gap  ";  a  ford  in  the  Suir,  opposite  Churchtown 
house. 

(e)  At  An  £it>e—  "  Ford  of  the  (Sacred)  Vestments."       The 
ford  was  on  the  old  road,  now  disused,  and  the  sheanacies  of  the 
locality  say  a  set  of  priest's  vestments  was  lost  here  during  a  flood. 

COOLNAMUC,  Cuit  T\A  ttttnce  —  "Corner  of  the  Pig";  doubtless 
the  allusion  is  to  some  legend,  now  lost.  The  castle  was  erected 
by  a  Catherine  Comerford.  Area  (in  three  divisions),  898  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Toberavalla  (O.M.),  Uot)^  A  t)eAtxM$—  "  Well  of 
the  Roadway."  This  well  is  commonly  regarded  as  "  holy,"  and 
—  owing  to  ignorant  rendering  of  the  name  —  is  now  known  to  local 
speakers  of  English  as  —  St.  Vallery's  Well  ! 

(6)  St.  Antony's  Well  (O.M.).  A  pattern  was  held  here 
formerly  (O.D.).  The  well  has  now  however  lost  not  only  its 
reputation  for  supernatural  virtue  but  even  its  name. 

(c)  Tobberagathabrack  (O.M.),  Uob*\t\  A  ge^CA  ttyeAic  —  "  Well 
of  the  Spotted  Gate." 

(d)  "  Ballinderry  Ford";    an   ancient  crossing  place  of  the 
Suir,  now  never  attempted. 

CORRAGINA,  Cx.\t\tAAi$;  6i"6neAC  —  "  Ivy  Covered  Rock."  Area, 
56  acres. 


''  t)T  t\<y6A1f\C  A1|A  HA 

"  '5  ci$  t>AC.Ait  tit 

(Old  Rhyme). 

GLEN,  An  5^eAnn-  Idem.  A  famous  fair,  held  here  annually 
on  the  Feast  of  the  Ascension,  is  commemorated  in  the  name  of  a 
well  known  air  "  The  Fair  of  Glen."  A  second  air  and  song  of 
reputed  local  origin  is  the  popular  "  Se-A&Ati  0  "Ouittip  A  ^leAnnA," 
commonly  attributed  to  Pierce  Power  of  Glen  (1685);  this  air  was 
annexed  by  Allan  Ramsay  in  1724  and  Burns,  who  calls  it  "  a 
favourite  Irish  air,"  wrote  two  songs  to  it.  Dr.  Flood,  however,  (d) 
thinks  "  Seaghan  O'Duibhir  "  is  not  of  Waterford  origin.  The  fair 
of  Glen  was  held  on  both  sides  of  the  river,  hence  the  saying:  — 
"  A  leAt  A1|\  tAOiti  mAH  AonAC  A  ^leAnnA."  The  fair  and  ferry 


"  History  of  Irisii  Music,"  pp.  121-2. 


416 

rights  were  of  considerable  moment;  the  latter  were  held — on  the 
Waterford  side — by  the  Hurleys  of  Glen  and — on  the  north  side — 
by  Captain  James  Power.  Colonel  Roche  received  a  grant  of  Glen 
for  his  services  in  swimming  the  Foyle  at  Derry,  to  communicate 
with  the  beleagured  Williamite  army.  Roche  was  buried  in 
Churchtown  graveyard  and  at  his  funeral  Se^muf  ru\  Spon  de- 
livered so  sarcastic  a  "  eulogy  "  in  Irish  that  it  split  the  gravestone. 
Another  quondam  owner  of  Glen  was  Cullenan  from  whom  the 
place  was  called  5^eAnn  tXAile  XJi  CttitteanAtti.  Burke  ("  Family 
Romance  ")  tells  how  Colonel  James  Roche  swam  up  the  river  at 
Londonderry  during  its  historic  siege  in  order  to  tell  the  besieged 
of  approaching  relief,  and  that  William  III.  gave  him  all  the 
undisposed  ferries  of  Ireland  as  a  reward  for  his  bravery.  This 
grant  embroiled  him  in  many  lawsuits,  and  Roche  made  fresh  ap- 
plication to  the  Crown  that  upon  surrendering  his  former  patent 
he  might  have  a  grant  of  the  forfeited  estate  of  James  Evenucl 
in  the  Co.  Waterford,  "with  some  ferries  near  his  habitation  "  (c). 
Area  (in  two  divisions),  1,425  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CAptiAigfn  Sioru\i§— "  Little  Fox  Rock." 

(6)  C,\p|UM5  Ui  ttotAin— "  O'Bohan's  Rock." 

(c)  "  The  Decoy."      This  word  occurs  occasionally  in  place 
name;  it  denotes  a  contrivance  in  a  pond,  lake  or  bog  for  entrapping 
game — chiefly  wild  duck. 

(d)  "  The  Hop  Yard." 

(e)  t)U\t65  ;  this  is  the  old  name   of  the  road   now   known 
as  the  "Jinny   Hill";  it  seems  to  signify — "The  Little  Smooth 
Surfaced  (or  '  Flowery  ')  Place,"  from  bUte,  a  flower. 

(/)  CAHIUMS  A  CuAitte — "  Rock  of  the  Pole  (or  '  Pile  ')." 

(g)  UobAp  A  ltlA|\CAir — "  Well  of  the  Marquis." 

(h)  The  Racecourse. 

(i)  gUMfe — "  Stream,"  called  also  gt^if e  PA-OJUMS — "  Patrick's 
Stream  ";  from  root  gt^f,  airy  blue  or  green — the  colour  of  water; 
it  separates  the  parishes  of  Dysert  and  Kilsheelan.  The  source  of 
this  stream  is  at  an  altitude  of  1,400  feet. 


(e)  "Journal   of  Cork   Historical  and  Archaeological  Society,"   Vol.  XIII., 
Xo.  73,  p."  19- 


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In  the  River  occur  the  following : — 

(j)  Script)  nA  m6tiA— "  Stony  Ford  (or  Shallow)  of  the  Bog  "; 
this  also  appears  to  have  been  called  "  Ford  Island,"  from  a  small 
green  island  which  has  disappeared. 

(k)  Script)  A  $o|\tn6i5i$ — "  Gormog's  Stony  Ford."  See  under 
Tramore  Burrow,  Drumcannon  Par. 

(/)  poll  A  CiAHt\Ai-6i£ — "  The  Kerryman's  Drowning  Pool." 

(in)  poll  nA  Cpe-Af-A— "  Hole  of  the  Fray." 

(n)  "  Glen  Weir." 

(o)  poll  A  ScumpA— "  Hole  of  the  Stump." 

(/>)  poll  A  tubAin— "  Hole  of  the  Little  Tub";  named  from 
its  shape. 

KILLDROUGHTAN,  Cill  'OpuccAin — "  Droughtan's  Church." 
Site  of  the  early  church  was  close  to  Thompson's  farmhouse  (east 
side).  Thence,  the  neighbours  tell,  the  church  was,  supernaturally, 
transported  in  the  night  to  the  opposite  side  of  the  Suir,  where  its 
remains  are  pointed  out  close  to  the  ruins  of  Dovehill  Church. 

S.DD.  (all  in  River):— (a)  poll  DA  sCAiUni-oe— "  Pool  of  the 
Girls  ";  two  girls  were  drowned  in  it  once  on  a  time. 
(b)  poll  A  5iom,\nAi$ — "  Pool  of  the  Huntsman." 
(r)  A  Ford,  with  no  special  name. 

SCARTLEA,  SCAIJU;  tiAt — "Grey  Thicket."     Area,  214  acres. 
S.D.  CALAIS  CAIYI — "  Crooked  Rock";  an  isolated  crag. 
TOOR,  CUAJ\ — "  Night  Field  for  Cattle."     Area,  367  acres. 
S.DD.  (a)  poll  nA  sCAOpAC— "  Pool  of  the  Sheep." 

(b)  poll  tiA  mt)6 — "  Pool  of  the  Cows." 

(c)  t)otAi|\in  T)eAf5 — "  Little  Red  Road  ";  so  named  from  the 
pronounced  colour  of  its  sandy  banks. 

(d)  VAIU  nA  gCApAll— "  Cliff  of  the  Horses." 

(e)  IBACA  An  CUAI^ — "  Glen  Slope  of  Toor." 

WINDGAP  or  ARDMORE,  t3e.\|\nA  MA  5AOlte — "  Gap  of  the 
Wind."  On  the  townland  is  a  cillin,  or  early  church  site,  bramble 


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o'ergrown  and  surrounded  by  a  circular  fence.  Within  the 
enclosure — towards  its  centre — lies  an  ogham-inscribed  pillar-stone. 
Mr.  Macalister  (/)  reads  the  legend  thus: — "  Moddagni  Maqi 
Gattagni  Mucoi  Luguni."  Area,  76  acres. 

Fenough  Parish. 

THE  Parish  and  ancient  church  are  called  respectively  in  Irish 
p^ffiAifce  and  UeAtnpull  £ionnut>.AC.  The  qualifying  term  is 
archaic  and  its  meaning  obscure.  It  possibly  incorporates  the 
word  pot),  a  wood.  We  find  the  name  written  "  Fenogh  "  in 
the  Down  Survey,  "ffenogh"  in  the  Visitation  Books  so  often 
quoted  (g),  and  "  Fynvach "  (which  suggests  the  Irish  form 
ponn  ITlAg)  in  the  Taxation  of  Pope  Nicholas.  The  ancient 
church,  or  rather  its  graveyard — for  the  church  has  disappeared — 
is  on  the  townland  of  Curraghnagarraha.  At  the  entrance  there 
was,  forty  years  ago,  a  small  ogham  stone,  but  it  has  been 
destroyed.  For  fuller  information  regarding  church  and  parish, 
see  Journal  of  Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Archaeological  Society, 
Vol.  I.,  pp.  252  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYQUIX,  t)xMle  tli  Cumn — "  O'Quinn's  Homestead."  On 
this  townland  are,  or  were,  two  cromlechs  and  one  remarkable 
pillar-stone,  ogham-inscribed.  The  reading  of  the  ogham  here  is 
certain  though  the  characters  are  worn:  it  runs: — "  Catabar  Moco 
Virigorb."  Virigorb  =  the  old  Irish  personal  name  Fearcorb  (//). 
One  of  the  cromlechs  has  been  recently  destroyed;  the  other  is 
of  the  earthfast,  or  primary,  class.  It  is  probable  that  this  crom- 
lech is,  like  perhaps  most  of  those  of  primary  character,  artificial 
in  only  a  minor  degree.  Area,  471  acres. 

"  Ballyaquin,  alias  Ballykneene  "  (A.S.  &  E.). 

S.D.  tT16in  A  fytAnnp A— "  Bog  of  the  Cattle  Pen."  The  pen 
here  is  simply  a  circle  of  upright  pillar-stones.  t)|tdtiniVA  signifies 

(/)  "  Studies  in  Irish  Epigraphy,"  Pt.  III.,  p.  228. 

(g)  E.  3.  14- T.C.D. 

(h)  "  Studies  in  Irish  Epigraphy,"  Pt.  III.,  p.  221. 


419 

primarily  a  brand  or  frame  to  support  a  griddle  in  home-baking  ; 
in  a  secondary  sense  however  it  is,  tests  John  Fleming,  applied  as 
above. 

BROWNSWOOD,  Coitl  A  t)f\unAi$.     Idem.     Area,  218  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  cSe^nA  Sp^—  "  The  Old  Village." 

(6)  Cnoc  An  lom^ipifs.  Meaning  somewhat  doubtful  ;  the 
last  word  may  be  a  derivative  from  lom^ipe,  a  ridge  or  wrinkle. 

CREHANAGH,  C|\iot*\tiA(i  —  ''  Shaking  (Bog)."  On  this  town- 
land  stands  an  ogham-inscribed  pillar-stone  ;  the  reading  is:  — 
"  Vimagni  Maqi  Cuna  (/).  James  Butler  of  Creghannagh  was 
lined  £20  &c.  for  refusing  to  present  accusants,  1616  (_;').  Area, 
540  acres. 

S.D.  C^|\f\Ai5  fionnu-o^c.  See  parish  name  above:  this  is  a 
well-known  dome-shaped  rock  which  caps  the  ridge.  On  the  hill 
is  a  massive  rocking-stone. 

CURRAGHBALLINTLEA,  CujvjYAC  t)Aile  An  cSleitte  —  ''Swampof 
the  Mountain  Homestead."     Area,  568  acres. 
"  CupjvAc  t)Aite  An 
"  Coilt  A 


tli  Cumn,  bAile  tte^s  ttmn." 

(Local  Rhyme). 

S.D.  C4WM5  tlxMtitin—  "  Rock  of  the  Little  Lambs  (?)." 

CURRAGHNAGARRAHA,  Cupf^c  nA  nJ^AppAite  —  a  Swampy  Place 
of  the  Gardens."  Area,  223  acres. 

"  Curraghneg  Araghey  "  (D.S.R.). 

PORTNABOE,  po|\cut)AC  n^  t)6.  Meaning  doubtful.  O'Donovan 
writes  it  poptAt  nA  t)6;  assuming  this  to  be  correct  the  name  pre- 
sents no  difficulty;  it  is  —  "  Bog  of  the  Cow."  Locally  however  I 
have  heard  the  first,  not  the  latter  form,  and  I  find  it  written 
phonetically,  Purtoughnaboe,  on  an  old  tombstone  in  Carrickbeg 
graveyard.  Area,  284  acres. 

S.D.  p^it\c  A  pteit)—  "  Recreation  Field." 


(i)  Macalister,  "Studies  in  Irish  Epigraphy,"  Pt.  III.,  p.  223. 
(j)  Egmont  MSS.,  Vol.  I.,  p.  48. 


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RATH,  tl^t — "  Earthen  Fort."  On  this  tovvnland  is  a  crom- 
lech. Area,  393  acres. 

RETAGH,  An  Hei-oceAc — "  The  Cleared  Land."  Area,  149  acres. 

TINAHALLA,  Ui$  .Ati  C^tAit) — "  House  of  the  Riverside  Meadow 
(or  Ferry)."  Compare  Callaghane,  Ballygunner  Par.  The  name, 
Calais,  is  from  the  same  root.  A  fair,  afterwards  transferred  to 
Clonegam,  was  held  here  on  May  28th.  Area,  363  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PA^C  A  Ue^mpuiU— "  Field  of  the  Church  ";  the 
field,  on  Hearne's  farm,  is  so  called  from  an  early  church  site 
thereon.  Here  was  found  a  large  circular  basin  of  fine  sand- 
stone containing  human  bones  and  covered  by  a  domed  lid  also  of 
stone.  The  basin  is  3'  6"  in  diameter,  by  15"  high,  and  is  carefully 
wrought  and  slightly  ornamented. 

(6)  t)Aile  nA  ttarftaAfbe.  Meaning  unknown.  This  is  a  well 
known  sub-division. 

(c)  PAIJ\C  HA  t)pt\6Ac^n — "  Field  of  the  Cows." 

(</)  p.<ii|tc  A  U*Mpo — "  Field  of  the  Bull  ";  so  called  from  a 
man  nicknamed  "  The  Bull." 

(<0  p.\if  c  A  teArfi-Ain— "  Field  of  the  Elm." 

(/)  p^ipcm  A  tfUi$ircip— "  The  Master's  Field." 

(£)  Ballyhoora.  Meaning  uncertain  ;  a  considerable  sub- 
division. 

Guilcagh  Parish. 

THIS  is  a  small  parish  (eight  townlands)  which  seems  to  have 
possessed  no  church.  The  name  is  unecclesiastical,  and  will  be 
looked  for  in  vain  in  the  Visitation  lists,  though  it  occurs  under  the 
form  of  Kilcath  in  the  Taxations.  There  is,  however,  a  Down 
Survey  reference  to  "  the  Division  of  Coolefin  and  Gilcagh."  The 
name  is  pronounced  51o^c<M$  (dat.)  —  "  Broom  "  (Sparlinm 
Scoparium). 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYCAHANE,  t)Aile  Hi  C^fc*.\in — "  O'Cahane's  Homestead." 
Area,  836  acres. 

S.D.  "  Uorj^t\  5e.M  "— (<  White  (Clear)  Well." 


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BALLYVALLICAN,  tMile  t)Ailicfn  —  "  Wilkins'  Homestead." 
Area,  530  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PAI^C  An  Aippmn— "  The  Mass  Field." 

(6)  5tex\nn  nA  gCpuAC— "  Glen  of  the  (Turf)  Stacks." 

(c)  lomAipe  PMXA — "  Long  Ridge." 

BEALLOUGH,  t)6^l  loc,\— "  Mouth  (Gap)  of  (by)  the  Lake." 
There  is  a  pond  or  basin  of  water,  nearly  an  acre  in  extent,  on  summit 
of  the  ridge  and  hence  latter  part  of  the  name.  Area,  447  acres. 

"Balloghy"(D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  An  loc— "  The  Lake";  this  is  the  pond  above 
alluded  to. 

(b)  "The   Pinnacle";  a  rocky  point  on   the  ridge  near  the 
lake. 

(c)  t)*.\n  A|vo — "  High  Field  ";  a  piece  of  arable  land  situated 
at  a  great  elevation  and  visible  for  many  miles. 

(if)  CALAIS  Apt)— "  High  Rock  ";  a  point  similar  to  (6)  above. 

CURRAGHATAGGART,  CupjvAC  A  cSx\5<M|tc  —  "  The  Priest's 
Swamp."  Area,  407  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  tWn  mv  gCld^n— "  Field  of  the  Pignuts  (Bunium 
Flcxuosum)  ";  it  is  frequented  by  a  ghost. 

(6)  "OpoiceAD  AtA  nA  he-AgtAife — "  Bridge  of  the  Church 
Ford  ";  on  west  boundary  of  the  tovvnland. 

KILMOVEE,  Citl  TTloitM — •'  Movee's  Church."  There  is  a  parish 
of  the  same  name  in  Co.  Mayo,  and  near  Lusk,  Co.  Dublin,  is  an 
ancient  cemetery  called  St.  Movee's.  The  Irish  martyrologies 
mention  St.  Mobhi  of  Glasnevin  on  Oct.  I2th,  St.  Mobhi  of  Donny- 
brook  (Domhnach  Broc)  on  Sept.  3Oth,  and  St.  Mobhi  of  Cluain 
Fannabhair  on  Dec.  I3th.  Site  of  the  early  church  in  the  present 
instance  has  been  identified  close  to  Gough's  farmstead  and  on  north 
side  of  road  to  Kilmacthomas.  Area,  692  acres. 

S.D.  UotMp  KA  SpiAti— "  Well  of  the  Bridles." 

KNOCKHOUSE,  Ui£  An  Cnoic — "  House  of  the  Hill."  Area, 
143  acres. 

KXOCKNACROHY,  Cnoc  HA  C^uAice — "  Hill  of  the  Pile  (of 
Rock)  ";  so  called  from  a  high  wooded  point  of  the  ridge  on  south 
side  of  the  townland.  Area,  254  acres. 


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S.D.  An  SAiticin— "  The  Little  Willow  Place";  so  named 
from  a  well,  CotXAp  n&  S<Mlecin — "  Well  of  the  Willows."  This  is 
an  instance  of  a  sub-denomination  better  known  than  the  townland 
name  proper. 

GUILCAGH,  51O^CA1§ — "  Broom."  The  townland  is  entirely 
included  in  Curraghmore  demesne.  Area,  780  acres. 

S.D.  pxM|\c  A  5iotCxMge — "  Field  of  the  Broom  ";  a  field  from 
which  the  townland  probably  takes  its  name. 

Killaloan  Parish. 

GREATER  portion  of  this  parish  as  well  as  its  ancient  church  and 
graveyard  lie  within  the  Barony  of  Iff  a  and  Offa  and  County  of 
Tipperary.  Further  reference  to  it  will  therefore  be  found  under 
the  barony  in  question. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BARRAVAKEEX,  t)AHp  .A  tX\icin — "  Summit  of  the  Little  Arm 
(Winding  Road)."  Area,  534  acres. 

BAWNARD,  tMn  A|vo.     Area,  134  acres. 

S.D.  C<\ol — "Narrow  (Place)";  a  glen  which  runs  through 
middle  of  the  townland. 

CARRICKNABRONE,  CALAIS  HA  t)j\on — "Rock  of  the  Hand- 
mill";  from  a  small  rocky  hill  near  the  centre  of  the  townland. 
Area,  123  acres. 

S.D.  At  tiA  t)UtAi$e — "  Buttermilk  Ford  ";  near  by  stood  a 
farmhouse  the  milk  vessels  from  which  were  rinsed  in  the  ford, 
whence  the  stream  got  a  milky  colour. 

GLENDAW,  5^e.Ann  "OAirji* — "  David's  Glen."    Area,  142  acres. 

LISHEEN,  lifin — "  Little  Lios  (or  Earthen  Fort)."  Area,  54 
acres. 

S.D.  CAW A15  nA  apiAfr— "  Ravens'  Rock." 

DERRIXLAUR,  "Ooi|\e  An  \,Aip — "  Middle  Oakwood."  The  old 
castle,  now  very  ruinous,  belonged  to  a  branch  of  the  Butlers. 
A  stone  with  Butler  arms  was  found  in  the  ruins  more  than  half  a 
century  since  and  was  carried  away  by  Lord  Cahir,  the  proprietor. 


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The  castle,  which  is  referred  to  in  "  Pacata  Hibernia,"  is  commonly 
reputed  to  have  been  in  later  times  the  abode  of  a  robber  band.  It 
was  evidently  a  place  of  great  strength  for  its  walls  are  over  eight 
feet  in  thickness — full  eleven  feet  in  the  flanking  towers.  Under 
the  year  1574  the  Four  Masters  relate  that: — "  The  son  of 
the  Earl  of  Desmond  (John,  son  of  James,)  took  by  surprise 
a  good  and  strong  castle  called  Doire-an-lair  and  placed  in  it 
trustworthy  warders  of  his  own  people  to  guard  it.  When  the 
Lord  Justice  of  Ireland  (Sir  William  Fitzwilliam)  and  the  Earl  of 
Ormond  (Thomas,  son  of  James,  son  of  Pierce  Roe,)  had  heard  of 
this  castle,  it  renewed  their  animosities  against  the  sons  of  the  Earl 
of  Desmond  and  they  summoned  the  men  of  Meath  and  Bregia, 
the  Butlers  and  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  English  Pale  to  proceed  to 
devastate  Leath-Mhodha,  and  they  marched  without  halting  until 
they  had  pitched  their  tents  around  Doire-an-lair  which  they  finally 
took;  and  the  Lord  Justice  beheaded  all  the  warders."  Area,  658 
acres. 

S.D.  COI\A  Ui  Tien— "  O'Neill's  Weir  ";  in  river. 

TIKIXCOR,  €i£  Cmn  Cop  Ait) — "  House  at  Head  of  (the)  Weir." 
The  "  House  "  in  question  was  the  i7th  century  mansion  of  the 
Osbornes,  which  stands  now  a  roofless,  many-chimneyed  ruin  close 
by  the  bridge.  Sir  Thomas  Osborne  lived  here  in  1690.  Area, 
379  acres. 

"  Cenn  Cup^is  "  (Wars  of  Gaedhil  with  Gaill). 

S.DD.  va)  "  Sir  Thomas'  Bridge/'  called  also  "  Two-mile 
Bridge."  This  was  erected  in  1690  by  the  Sir  Thomas  Osborne 
mentioned,  and  continued  to  be  till  about  sixty  years  since  a  private 
bridge  with  a  gate  in  its  middle. 

(6)  COJVA  lile<.Y6oric\c — "  Middle  Weir  ";  in  the  river. 

Kilmeadan  Parish. 

SEE  under  Middlethird. 

TOWNLANDS. 

COOLFIX,  Cuil  f  inn — "  Fionn's  Corner."  Greater  portion  of 
the  townland  is  a  flat  or  "  callow "  by  the  riverside.  Area, 
i, 068  acres. 


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S.DD.  (a)  Kilbunny  Church,  CiU  t)unn.A— "  Bunna's  Church"; 
a  very  interesting  ruin  with  an  early  nth  century  door  (Irish 
Romanesque)  (k).  t)unn.A  is  almost  certainly  a  corruption  of 
tTlutin^.  An  inscribed  slab,  some  centuries  old,  which  lies  within 
the  ruin,  bears  an  effigy  of  a  Bishop,  with  the  inscription 
"  S.  MONNIA  EPS."  Munna,  Bishop  and  Abbot,  is  com- 
memorated under  October  2ist  in  all  the  Irish  Martyrologies. 
"  Fionntan  was  another  name  for  Munna.  Fulchan  was  the  name 
of  his  father.  Two  hundred  and  thirty  was  the  number  of  monks 
in  his  convent.  And  it  was  Mochua,  son  of  Lonan,  that  cured  him 
of  the  leprosy  which  he  had  from  the  beginning  "  (/). 

(b)  "  The  Lates  ";  wide,  and  often  deep,  ditches  which  drain 
the  extensive   marshes.       It  has  been  suggested   that  the   song 
"  The  Lakes  of  Coolfin  "  has  reference  to  this  place,  and  that 
"  Lakes  "  is  a  misreading  of  "  Lates." 

(c)  Clodagh  River,  on  west  boundary,  An  Cl6iT)e^c;  interpre- 
tation   difficult    and    doubtful.       Dr.    O'Donovan    translates    it 
4i  muddy"  (in). 

GLEXHOUSE,  ^le^nn  A  C^DAif — "Glen  of  the  Causeway"; 
this  is  a  curious  instance  of  perverted  Anglicisation.  Area,  647  acres. 

LAHARDAN,  Le-At-ApTKMi — •'  Half  Little  Eminence  " ;  from  the 
peculiar  outline  of  an  apparently  cloven  rock  bluff  which  forms  the 
summit  of  a  ridge.  Area,  593  acres. 

"  Laghardane  "  (D.S.R.). 

Kilmoleran  Parish. 

FOR  an  account  of  the  Church  and  Friary  antiquities,  see  Journal  of 
Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Archaeological  Society,  Vol.  II.,  pp.  2-6. 
Kilmoleran  (Cilt  ITIo  AilejVAin)  is  the  name  of  the  parish  only,  and 
perhaps  at  no  time  did  it  designate  a  townland.  It  signifies — 
*'  Church  of  My  Aileran  "  (otherwise  Aireran).  Aileran,  called  the 

(*)  See  journal  of  Waterford  and  S.E.  Ireland  Arclui-ological  Society,  Vol.  I., 
P-  247- 

(/)  "  Martyrology  of  Donegal,"  with  which  "  Calendar  of  Oengus  "  agrees 
in  almost  identical  words. 

(in)  Field  Books,  Ordnance  Survey,  Mountjoy  Barracks. 


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Wise,  is  commemorated  on  December  29th.  Site  of  the  ancient 
parish  church,  as  well  as  existing  remains  of  the  old  Friary, 
are  on  Carrickbeg  tovvnland.  The  present  parish  church  occupies 
the  site  of  the  Friary,  while  the  neglected  cemetery  of  tlilig  MA  ttluc 
indicates  the  position  of  Kilmoleran  Church.  Kilmoleran  Parish 
contains,  in  all,  only  four  townlands. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLYSLOUGH,  t)Aite  S-Aile^c — "  Willow  Homestead  ";  some- 
times now  called  t).  SAUC — "  Dirty  Town."  The  Down 
Survey  Reference  shows  by  its  spelling  that  the  adjective  is  not 
"  dirty  "  but  "  willowy."  Area,  164  acres. 

"  Ballysellagh  "  (D.S.R.). 

CARRICKBEG,  CAPJVAI 5  t)e^5 — "  Little  Rock,"  or  rather  "  Little 
Carrick."  When  Carrick-on-Suir,  which  got  its  name  from  a  rock 
in  the  river,  grew  to  be  a  place  of  some  importance,  its  suburb  at 
the  opposite  side  of  the  river  came  to  be  called  by  centra-distinction 
"  Little  Carrick."  Carrickbeg  was  anciently  Carrick-niac-Griffin, 
from  one  Matthew  FitzGrifnn,  to  whom  the  place  was  granted  early 
in  the  I3th  century.  Area,  800  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  UotMp  TTA  sCtvAnn— "  Well  of  the  Trees";  the 
place  is  now,  however,  treeless. 

(b)  tleilig  tiA  TTluc — "  Cemetery  of  the  Pigs  ";  the  interesting 
cemetery  which  once  pertained  to  the  parish  church. 

(c)  CopA  Tflop — "  Great  Weir  ";  a  ford  in  the  Suir  from  which 
the  lane  at  west  end  of  Clareen  Factory  formed  the  northern  exit. 

(</)  Cop^  C^t^m— <(  Kane's  Weir." 

(e)  CnocAn  A  TUoA— "  Little  .Hill  of  the  (Flax  ?)  Rack." 

(/)  tD6tAit\in  tllxMois— "  Mallock's  Little  Road." 

GARRAVOXE,  5^0  ttl6in — "  Rough  (Turf)  Bog."  Area, 
371  acres. 

"  Garranowney  "  (D.S.M.). 

SHESKIX,  Setfcmn — "  Boggy  Place."    Area,  600  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CobAp  ^ti  6ic—u  The  Horse's  Well";  the  water  was 
esteemed  specially  beneficial  to  racehorses  which  were  brought 
hither  to  drink. 


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(b)  5^ptvAi'oe  r\A  p\re — "  Garden  of  the  Pease." 

(c)  ^Ft1**1'06  "^  S^uc — "  Field  of  the  Cones  (i.e.,  Rock  or 
Earth  Mounds)." 

(d)  UotxAp  tiA  t)AtvAi$e— "  Well  of  the  Oak  Tree." 

(e)  t)6fj.Aip in    r\A  gCfAoGAnn — "  Little  Road  of  the  Branches." 
(/)  t)6txM|\in  A   cSttutA— "  Little   Road  of  the   Stream";  a 

portion  of  last. 

Kilsheelan  Parish. 

LIKE  Killaloan,  this  Parish  is  chiefly  in  the  Barony  of  Iffa  and  Offa 
East,  Co.  Tipperary,  which  see.  Only  five  of  its  eighteen  townlands 
lie  in  Co.  Waterford,  and  of  these  five,  one  (Knocknaree)  is  within 
Glenaheiry  barony. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BOOLA,  t)UAile — "  Milking  Place."  The  townland,  nearly  all 
mountain  and  bog,  is  of  very  peculiar  shape — resembling  a  gigantic 
CArnAn  or  "  hurley,"  some  three  miles  in  length  by  less  (on  an 
average)  than  one-third  of  a  mile  wide.  Area,  642  acres. 

S.D.  Cnoicin  r\A  Cifce— "  Little  Hill  of  the  (Heath)  Hen." 

COOLESHAL,  Cuil  Tfc^t — "  Lower  Corner."     Area,  646  acres. 

•'  Cooleisheel  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

GURTEEN,  5u1Fcin — "Little  Garden";  anciently  5u1Fcin  A 
rSonnAig  ("  Little  Garden  of  the  Stockade  ").  In  1838,  a  snake, 
3^  feet  in  length,  was  captured  here.  Area,  1,939  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Carrigeenseebohilla  (O.M.),  CAff^iSiti  Suit>e 
DuACAtlA — "Little  Rock  of  the  Cowboy's  Seat";  now  it  is 
more  generally  known  as  CAPJVAIS  T)6i§ce — "  Burned  Rock." 

(b)  Carrickatobber  (O.M.),  C-AffVAis  A  UobxMf — "  Rock  of  the 
Well." 

(c)  Cloghadda  (O.M.),  Cloc  $A-OA — "  Long  Rock  ";  a  majestic 
dallan,  10  feet  in  height. 

(d)  DotAipin  pe^-OAip— <(  Peter's  Little  Road." 

(e)  SeAnA  t)Aite— "  Old  Village." 
(/)  Cop  A  Cuiainn— '•  Holly  Bush." 


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(g)  "  Decoy."     See  place  of  same  name,  Inislounaght  Par. 

(h)  PA^C  An  e^fcom — "  Field  of  the  Eel";  a  low-lying 
meadow  by  riverside  into  which  eels  sometimes  crawl  at  night 
from  the  river. 

In  River  (E.  to  W.):— 

(i)  "  Church  Gap";  a  ford,  formerly  well  known,  immediately 
to  east  of  bridge,  about  midway  between  latter  and  the  church  ruin. 
There  was  a  second  ford,  not  so  generally  used,  a  few  perches  to 
west  of  bridge. 

(»  pott  A  C.APAIU — "  Horse's  Pool." 

(k)  poll  'OiApmu-oA — "  Dermot's  Pool." 

(/)  At  tXAile  A  ptMOfVAig — "  Priorstown  Ford." 

(in)  COJVA  ConcooAip — "  Connor's  Weir." 

(«)  Urm  A  cSAgAipc — "  Priest's  Pool  (or  Broad),"  in  which 
a  priest  was  drowned.  Relative  position  of  the  linn  was  not  noted. 

LANDSCAPE,  Ce.Ap.AC — "  Tillage  Plot."     Area,  140  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Cromlech  (O.M.)  ;  this  fine  monument,  having 
weathered  the  snows  of  three  thousand  winters,  has  been  partly 
prostrated  by  a  recent  inundation  of  the  river. 

(b)  CfAnn  5iob.Al.AC — "  Untidy  (or  Ragged)  Tree  ";  an  aged 
tree  by  roadside,  regarded  with  superstitious  dread. 

In  the  River: — 

(c)  Script}  tiA  rnonA— "  Stony  Ford  of  the  Bog." 
(J)  "  Hogan's  Hole." 

(e)  Cuil — "  Corner  ";  an  elbow  in  the  river. 


Mothel  Parish. 

MOTHEL,  a  parish  of  great  extent,  was  formerly  impropriate  in  the 
abbey  (Canons  Regular  of  St.  Austin)  of  the  same  name.  It  is 
richer  in  place  names  than  any  other  parish  of  the  barony  and 
furnishes  a  few  mountain  and  ecclesiastical  designations  of  more 
than  ordinary  interest.  On  the  most  difficult  of  these  latter  John 
Fleming,  who  was  a  native  of  the  parish,  has  left  us  some  useful 


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notes  (ii).  The  parish  gets  its  name  from  the  townland  on  which 
stood  the  ancient  church  and  abbey.  Both  church  and  abbey  are 
supposed  to  have  grown  out  of  the  early  monastic  foundation  of 
SS.  Cuan  and  Brogan.  This  latter  however  was  not  at  Mothel  but  at 
Ballynevin  a  mile,  or  so,  distant.  The  observant  reader  will  notice 
the  number  of  townland  names  implying  ecclesiastical  association 
and  indicating  dependency  on  an  important  religious  house, 
e.g.  Bishopstown,  Ballynab,  Ctoc  \\&  Coimi|\ce,  Old  Grange  &c. 
For  a  description  of  the  church  and  abbey  remains  the  reader  is 
referred  to  Waterford  Archaeological  Journal,  Vol.  II.,  pp.  9  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

BALLINAB,  t)Aile  M\  At) — "The  Abbot's  Town."  Area,  253 
acres. 

"  Ballynapp  "  (A.S.E.). 

BALLYDURN,  t)Aile  "Ui  "6io|u\in — "  O'Durran's  Homestead:" 
Area,  1,149  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  CfOfAipe  na  nDanes — "  The  Danes'  Cross- Roads." 
The  "  crossroads  "  owe  their  name  to  the  more  or  less  modern 
fashions  of  attributing  all  antiquarian  remains  to  the  Danes.  The 
remains  here  attributed  are  confined  to  a  basin-like,  apparently 
artificial,  depression  of  bullan  type  in  a  large,  partly  buried  boulder  by 
the  roadside.  The  basin  is  some  20"  in  diameter  by  about  9"  deep. 

(b)  gteAtin  ^tnnnfe — "Ash  Tree  Glen";  on  boundary  with 
Glenaphuca. 

BALLYGARRET,  t),<Mle  jjexxpom — "  Garret's  Homestead."  Area, 
133  acres. 

"  Ballygarrott  "  (A.S.E.). 

BALLYHEST,  tMile  tleifc — "  Hesty's  Homestead  "  (O.D.). 
Area,  135  acres. 

BALLYKNOCK,  t)Aite  ^n  Cnuic. — "The  Hill  Homestead." 
Teige  O'Bryan  of  Ballyknocke  was  fined  ^20  and  imprisoned  for 
refusing  to  present  recusants.  With  him  suffered  in  the  same  cause 
a  like  penalty,  his  neighbours,  Rowland  Power  of  "  Corduffe," 

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Jeffrey    Power    of    "  Fedane,"    Walter  and    William    Power    of 

"  Kilballykilty,"    and    Nicholas     Power    of    "  Whitstowne."    (o). 

Area,  487  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  DAW  tlifge— "  Height  (Summit)  of  (the)  Water"; 

a  well  and  sub-division. 

(6)  CobAf  nA  sCtngeAnn — "  Well  of  the  Churns." 
BALLYNACURRA,  t)Aile  nA  Cot\At> — "  Homestead  of  the  (Cattle) 

Stall."     Area,  536  acres. 

"  Ballinacurry  "  (A.S.E.). 

S.DD.  (a)  1nfe  An  Rmnce — "  River-holm  of  the  Dance." 

(6)  Uot>Ap  A  TtlAfSAit) — "Well of  the  Market";  on  what  was 

formerly  a  commonage. 

(c)  An  teAcc — "  The  Monument ";  a  stone  pile  on  the  Feddins' 
boundary,  marking  the  scene  of  a  murder. 

(d)  "  The  Barrack  Field." 

BALLYNEAL,  t)Aile  T16iU — "  Niall's  Homestead."  Area,  346 
acres. 

"  Ballyneyle  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.D.  At  An  CAilin — "  Ford  of  the  Girl  ";  perhaps  the  maiden 
was  drowned  here. 

BALLYNEVIN,  t)Aite  Hi  CnAirhin — "  O'Knavin's  Homestead"; 
this  is  popularly  believed  to  have  been  church  land  fraudulently 
alienated,  hence  a  tradition  prevalent  half  a  century  since  that 
occupying  farmers  invariably  got  "  broke."  The  present,  as  well 
as  the  adjoining  townland,  is  remarkable  for  a  number  of  artificial 
pits  now  filled  with  water  and  frequented  by  wild  duck.  A  new 
generation  has  forgotten  the  object  of  the  excavations,  scil: — to 
extract  marl  for  manure  in  the  wheat-growing  years  of  the  early 
i9th  century.  Area,  697  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  UooAp  C«Ain— "  St.  Cuan's  Well  ";  next  to  St. 
Declan's  Well,  at  Ardmore,  this  is  the  most  remarkable  holy  well  in 
the  Decies.  The  "  patron "  here  on  July  loth  was  attended  by 
thousands. 


(o)  Eginont  MSS.,  Vol.  I.  p.  53. 

EE 


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(6)  "  Site  of  St.  Cuan's  Church."  The  church,  which  belonged 
to  the  primitive  and  diminutive  oratory  class,  disappeared  within 
the  past  half  century. 

BALLYTHOMAS,  t)Aile  UomAip  —  "  Thomas'  Homestead." 
Area,  602  acres. 

S.D.  Aughatanawillin  (O.M.),  At  A  cSeAnA  rhuillmn— "  Old 
Mill  Ford." 

BISHOPSTOWN,  Citl  An  6Afpoi5 — "  The  Bishop's  Church." 
Area,  591  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  HA  CiU,init>e  ;  two  or  three  small  fields,  in  one  of 
which  was  site  of  the  ancient  church  from  which  comes  the  name 
of  the  townland. 

(6)  Aughnagan  (O.M.),  At  nA  gCeAnn — '«  Ford  of  the  Heads  "; 
some  monks  were  beheaded  here  and  the  heads  thrown  into  the 
stream.  The  most  awesome  and  dreaded  ghost  in  East  Munster 
haunted  this  ford,  and  only  the  protection  of  SS.  Cuan  and  Brogan 
rendered  wayfarers  secure  against  his  molestations.  On  one 
occasion  the  ghost  caught  a  Tartar: — 

An  SppTO, 

"  UA  comneAl  -\  coirmleoip  Ann 
Aguf  CA  tipuit,  A  teAt-pAnn  p Airh  "  ? 

An  peAj\, 
"  tttuilleAn  1-oip  "OA  £leAnn 

6  Ag  f Clll6At)  tAtt  1   A  ttfUf 

"o^  n-oeAnpA,  An  Ait|M§e  m  Am 
"  Hi  oeiteA  TO'  f  ArhAilc  Anf  o." 

An  Spfvm, 

"  tTlA|\AC  CuAn  -|  tDpo^An  •]  io-6t)Ai^c  nA  tnionn 
"  t)A  cuirhm  IBAC  no  CUAIJVO  50  h-At  nA  gCeAnn."  (p) 

I  am  indebted  to  Mr.  John  Flynn,  Carrick-on-Suir,  for  another  version: — 

An  fTeAfi, 
Ce  h-e  fiti  CAtl?;  ce  h-e  fin  tAtt?;  ce  h-e  fin  t 

An  Sp^i-o, 
Ann  ;  rAf-Afi  Ann  ;  cAf AJI  Ann. 

An  "peA-p, 

-o  rnife  me  pein  fe  coimi|ice 
CviAin  •)  bjiojAin  •]  lOTDbAi-pc  nA  mionn. 

An  Spjii-o, 
C  coimif;ce  C«Ain  -j  t)|io5Ain 

bAif;c  nA  mionn 

CuimneocfA-fA  50  t-A  An  tuAin, 
"oo  CUAIJIC  50  h-Ac  nA 


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BRIDGETOWN,  DxMle  An  'Opoicit) — "  Homestead  of  the  Bridge." 
The  "  Bridge  "  commemorated  in  the  place-name  is  hardly  the 
bridge  of  Clonea,  which  is  not  on  Bridgetown,  but  connects  Clonea 
with  Ballyneil.  Fleming,  not  aware  of  the  antiquity  of  both  names, 
suspected  Ballyneil  to  be  a  later  name  for  a  sub-division  of  Bridge- 
town (<?).  Both  names  have,  however,  the  respectable  antiquity  of 
nearly  three  hundred  years  behind  them  for  they  occur  in  their  pre- 
sent form,  in  the  Down  Survey  Maps  &c.  Area,  410  acres. 

CLONEA,  CUiAn-p<v6  — "  Meadow  of  (the)  Deer."  The 
sobriquet  P.AOJVAC  ("  of  Powers'  Country  ")  is  generally  added  to 
distinguish  this  from  a  place  of  the  same  name  in  the  adjoining 
Barony  of  Decies.  On  the  townland  are  the  ruins  of  a  fine  castle 
which  was  habitable  till  a  half  century,  or  so,  since.  Area,  225  acres. 

"Clonee"  (Inq.  Eliz.). 

S.D.  Drehid  Keal  Bridge  (O.M.),  T)f\oicexyo  CxU)t — "  Narrow 
Bridge." 

CLONMOYLE,  Ctu^n  m^ol — "  Bare  Meadow."    Area,  202  acres. 

"  Clonmele  "  (Inq.  Chas.  I.). 

COMMONS.  Modern  name;  no  Irish  form;  entirely  mountain. 
Area,  367  acres. 

COOLNAHORNA,  Cut  n,A  heotvnA — "  Barley  Ridge-Back."  Area, 
724  acres. 

"  Coolnehorney,"  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  C|\UAC — "  Stack  ";  a  conical  hill  to  south  of  Crotty's 
Lake. 

(6)  CAI^IS  ^n  piolAip — "  Eagle's  Rock." 

(c)  CUl  tXAite  Vli  t)t\eAc4m — "  Church  of  O'Bracken's  Home- 
stead ";  this  is  the  site  of  an  early  church,  on  Mahony's  farm. 

(d)  An  Uit)it\;  name  of  small  river  which  later  on  joins  the 
Clodagh.     See  Nire,  Barony  of  Glenahiery. 

COOLNALINGADY,  Cut  tiA  "lomniT>e  —  "  Ridge-Back  of  the 
Churn-Dash  ";  in  allusion  to  the  butter-producing  property  of  the 
place  (r).  An  old  native  informed  me  the  original  name  was  Cut 
nA  ton — "  Corner  of  the  Blackbirds."  The  townland  is  more 

(q)  "  Gaelic  Journal,"  Vol.  II.,  p.  300. 
(r)  "Gaelic  Journal,"  Vol.  II.,  p.  163. 


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commonly    called    Curraghlandy,     perhaps    from    an    old    sub- 
denomination.     Area,  367  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  teACA  TttAbAC — "  Grey  Glen-Slope." 
(6)  CotXAf  nA  t),Ainf\io5n.A — "  The  Queen's  Well  ";  from  some 
lady-proprietor  who  was  noted  for  her  "  airs." 

(c)  CALAIS  RATTI^H — "  Thick,  Stumpy  Rock." 

(d)  An  t)eAtAC — ''  The  Roadway  (or  Pass)  ";  a  "  gap  "  leading 
to  Commons. 

(e)  ClAitie  nAtipAnn  and  Soc  ~\  A  CollCAip — "  Earthen-Fence 
of  the  Fianns  "  and  "  Sock  and  Its  Colter  "  respectively;  these  are 
two  remarkable  and  nearly  parallel  trenches  which  run  up  the  steep 
mountain  side  and  are  visible  for  miles.      At  a  distance  the  curious 
features  look  like    boundary    fences.     The    first  is    considerably 
longer  than  the  other.     It  was  Fionn  MacCumljail  who  ploughed 
them:  he  had  completed  the  first  and  had  got  more  than  half-way 
up  the  second  furrow  when  the  colter  broke. 

(/)  An  tub — "  The  Hoop  ";  name  of  a  field. 

(g)  ComnleAc  Apt) — "  High  Stubble-Field  ";  a  patch  of  now 
wild  mountain  at  a  considerable  elevation. 

(h)  Uumn  A  $6^ Ain  t6it — "  Swamp  of  the  Old  Grey  Horse." 

0")  tXAn  nA  T16ininit>e — "  Daisy  Field." 

(/)  CutM^c  nA  texvob — "  Marsh  of  the  Rags." 

(k)  An  T)tit>$l.Ar— "  The  Dark-Coloured  Stream."  See  under 
Woodstown,  Killmacomb  Par.;  the  present  name  is  applied  to  a 
stream  forming  boundary  with  Ross. 

(/)  Uob^  "A  tlAit>le.  Ai-ote  is  "  an  adze."  The  word 
occurs  several  times  in  Waterford  place-names;  its  force  I  am 
unable  to  determine. 

(in)  \)eApr\A  An  tluxvbAin — "  Gap  of  the  Moory  Tract." 

(«)  t)eAlAC  r\A  n^eAicini-Oe — "  Way  of  the  Gates." 

(o)  t>4w  A  t)eAUi§— "Top  of  the  Highway." 

The  features  designated  by  the  following  five  names  occur 
along  the  mountain  summit — south  to  north : — 

(p)  Cnoc  tTUol— "  Bare  Hill." 

(q)  CtocA  T)io5— "  Stone  Bank." 


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(r)  CALAIS  A  cSontiAit) — "  Rock  of  the  Stockade." 

(s)  Scott  A  CpocAig— "  Crotty's  Cliff";  named  from  the 
famous  outlaw.  See  under  Coolgower,  Kilbarry  Par. 

COOLROE,  Cut  RUA-O— u  Red  Corner."     Area,  217  acres. 

"  Cooleroe  "  (A.S.E.). 

CURRAGDUFF,  CupyiAC  T)ub — "  Black  Morass."  Area,  394  acres. 

CURRAGHPHILIPEEN,  CuppAc  pitUWn  —  "  Plover  (or  Little 
Phillip's)  Morass." 

"  Curraghphillifreen  "  (D.S.R.). 

FALLAGH,  An  p^ttA — "  The  Wall."     Area,  342  acres. 

11  Folio  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.D.  At  r\A  )?AtUM$e— "  Ford  of  Fallagh." 

FEDDANS,  J?eAT>Ain — "  Streams."  There  is  a  small  ruined 
castle  on  the  townland,  also  a  mote.  From  a  Down  Survey 
reference  to  "  Fiddownes  als  Ballyhasteene  "  it  would  seem 
that  Ballyhest  is  an  ancient  sub-division  of  Feddans,  or  vice  versa. 
Area,  722  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Ac  A  cSe^nA  ttluittmn— "  Ford  of  the  Old  Mill." 

(b]  An  le-Acc — <(  The  Monumental  Cairn." 

GLENAPHUCA,  ^te^nn  A  PUCA — "  The  Pooka's  Glen."  Area, 
560  acres. 

"Glenafoco"  (D.S.R.). 

S.D.  Ac  nA  h-e^txMf  e — "  Ford  of  the  Church  " ;  this  is  close  to 
the  north  east  angle  of  the  townland — on  boundary  of  latter  with 
Curraghataggart — and  is  so  named  from  a  Penal  Days  Cliapel 
which  stood  in  the  neighbouring  field  (on  Glenaphuca). 

GLEXSTOWN,  t)Aite  An  gte^nnA — "  Homestead  of  the  Glen." 
Area,  343  acres. 

"Glanbegg"  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  CtAif  A  ti\A-opA— "  Trench  of  the  Wolf  ";  regarded 
locally  as  an  independent  townland  and  now  frequently  Anglicised 
Glendog! 

(b)  Aughagowleen,  Ac  A  <y*o.<Mtin — "  Ford  of  the  Little  River 
Fork." 

JOAXSTOWN,  t)Aite  Siot>Ain — "  Johanna's  Homestead."  Area, 
506  acres. 


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S.DD  (a)  CiU,  rhuipe— "  Site  of  Muire's  (Mary's?)  Church." 

(6)  toe  t)ui-6e — "  Yellow  Pond." 

(c)  tiAicinit>e— "  Little  Forts." 

KILCANAVEE,  Cill  CeAnAtiunie — "Cannaway's  Church";  John 
Fleming  gives  somewhere  another  (somewhat  far  fetched)  derivation, 
scil. : — CiU,  Cinn  HA  TTlxMje.  Site  of  the  early  church  is  on  Keating's 
farm  and  the  outlines  of  the  circular  rampart,  enclosing  two  acres 
or  thereabout,  are  distinctly  traceable.  Some  interesting  dressed 
stones  from  a  primitive  doorway  are  built  into  a  fence  by  the 
roadside.  Area,  825  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  5UMnn  puinnpe— "  Ash-tree  Glen." 

(b)  Cf\ux\c^n — "  Little  (Mountain)  Pile";  little  in  comparison 
with  the  Comeragh  heights  behind  it  to  the  west  but  itself  in  reality 
a  remarkable  hill,  1,285  ^ee^  high. 

(c)  CAHJVA15  t)fVAnnfVA — "Rock  of  the  Cattle   Pen";    on   the 
summit  of  the  last.    See  under  Ballyquin,  Fenough  Par.,  antea. 

(d)  UotMp  UAitein— "  Walter's  Well."  ' 

KILCLOONEY,  Cat  CluAtiA  —  *'  Church  of  the  Sequestered 
Place";  the  largest  townland  in  Co.  Waterford.  Site  of  the 
eponymous  citl  was  recovered  with  difficulty.  It  is  by  side  (east) 
of  main  road  to  Dungarvan.  Included  in  the  townland  is  a  great 
extent  of  mountain;  the  highest  point  (directly  above  the  lake)  is 
2,597  feet-  Area,  3,218  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Mahonbeg  and  Mahonoge  (O.M.),  TTlAcun  t)e^5  and 
TTlACun  65;  two  streams  which  have  their  source  here. 

(6)  Coumshingaun  Lake  (O.M.),  Com  Se^ng^n — "  Hollow  of 
the  Pismires."  Area,  36  acres. 

(c)  Cloc  ttl6f\ — "  Great  Stone  ";  a  remarkable  cloven  boulder 
of  immense  size  which  stands  by  side  of  main  road. 

(d)  Se^nA  tXdile — "  Old  Village";  a  sub-division  of  some  1,400 
acres. 

(e)  ScAifC — "  Thicket  ";  another  sub-division  of  about  1,400 
acres. 

(/)  Ac  $e.AptvA — "  Short  Ford  ";  applied  here  to  a  stream. 
(g)  Cloc  A  CXMC— "  Cat's  Rock." 


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(A)  ClodA  ttxMnne— "  Milk  Rocks." 

(1)  t)4n  A  iMfvoAil— "  Field  of  the  Drake."    Compare  "  Drake's 
Acre,"  Ballinamona,  Mora  Par. 

(f)  An  ScAi$pe — "  The  Stairway";  a  steep  lane. 
(k)  "O^om  A  TtlAt\CAi§ — "  The  Rider's  Ridge." 
(/)  m  t)6iUnit>e — "  The  Little  Mouths." 
(///)  C.Aj\t\Ai5  An  potAifx — "  Rock  of  the  Eagle." 
(n)  CA\\^A^  A  Uimciolt — "  Enclosing  Rock." 
(o)  tU  ScAblunOe — "  The  Stables." 
(/>)  C.Af\fVAi5  r\A  n5^t!>x\p — "  Goats'  Rock." 
(q)  C.Af\fVAi5  r\A  SceApc^n — "  Rock  of  the  Ticks."     Sce^fCAti 
is  a  parasitical  insect  found  frequently  in  heather. 

(r)  At  r\A  LAJVAC  t)4ine— "  Ford  of  the  White  Mare." 

(s)  An  Cfinre— <(  The  Trench." 

(/)  Ppiof un  r\A  n^AbAf — u  The  Goats'  Prison." 

(u)  \,QACA  pinn — "  Fionn's  Glenslope." 

(v)  TnedtritvAC  5'LAf — "  Green  Cattle-Pen."     See  (aa)  infra. 

(w)  Com  poinf  e — "  Hollow  of  the  River-Source." 

(*)  pf-Com— "  Wild  Growth  Hollow." 

(y)  t)6At  A  Cuim— "  Mouth  of  the  Hollow." 

(2)  tTIGmceAn  HA  CAOJVAC — u  Bog  of  the  Ewe." 

(aa)  TTleArhfVAC  (mt)|AAnnt\Ac)  SeAj^in  ttlAOil — "  Bald  John's 
Cattle- Pen  ";  the  foundation  of  a  large  building  which  my  informant 
stated  was  the  former  residence  of  a  king!  See  under  Ballyquin, 
Fenough  Par. 

(66)  tD4p|\  &  Com  n  A  puUe— "  Cliff  Summit"  &  "Cliff  Hollow" 
respectively. 

(cc)  Ui$  r\A  gCfVAnn — "  House  of  (in)  the  Trees." 

(dd)  "  Paradise." 

The  five  following  are  on  the  summit  of  the  mountain  (south 
to  north): — 

(ee)  tTI6in  A  ttlultAij — "  Bog  on  (of)  the  Summit." 

(ff)  An  CAifle^n — "  The  Castle  ";  a  peak. 

(gg)  An  fr^itt  "OineAC— "  The  Straight  Cliff." 

(hh)  An  Coifceim— "  The  Step." 

(«")   Demnfe  rhof\— "  Great  Bank." 


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KILLERGUILE,  Citt  Ay.  gCoill  —  Apparently  —  "  Church  on  the 
Wood  "  as  O'Donovan  explains  it.  I  searched  however  in  vain 
for  trace  or  tradition  of  church  site.  On  brow  of  a  glen  near  east 
boundary  of  the  townland  I  found,  set  in  the  ground,  a  basin- 
bearing  boulder  of  bullan  type.  Area,  515  acres. 

S.D.  Sput  A  t)i\UAC.Ain  —  "  Stream  of  the  Green  Bank." 

KNOCKATURNORY,  Cnoc  A.  UupnojvA  —  (<  The  Turner's  Hill." 
Area,  843  acres. 

S.D.  tMftfVA  THAi-oin  —  "Maidin's  Height";  an  early  church  site, 
with  circular  fence  &c.  on  Kirby's  farm.  Maidin,  probably  = 
tno-1-oe-An—  "  My  Little  Ita's." 

MONMINANE,  tt16in  ITIionAin  —  "  Bog  of  (the)  Kid."  Rev. 
Matthias  Casey,  who  was  born  here  over  a  century  ago,  used  call  the 
place  Cul65  £innin  —  ("  Fingin's  Little  Corner  "). 

"  Nomanane  "  (D.S.R.). 

MOTH  EL,  Ttt.AOt.Ail  —  "  Soft  Spongy  Land."     Area,  259  acres. 

"  Methallia  "  (Calendar  of  State  Papers—  1253).  "  Mochel  " 
(Do.—  1256). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cloghnacomirce  (O.M.),  Ctoc  r\A  Com<Mp$e  —  "  Stone 
of  Sanctuary";  a  termon-stone,  in  shape  of  a  sandstone  pillar  four 
feet  high,  which  stands  by  roadside  and  is  inscribed  on  its  face  with 
an  ornamental  cross.  In  a  fence  close  by  the  writer  found  a  block 
of  hard  slate  inscribed  with  cup  and  circle  designs. 

(6)  tMnnjrA  —  "  Manse  ";  the  Glebe  House  at  Mothel,  now 
residence  of  the  parish  priest. 

MUNSBURROW,  1TlunAf\U\ip5e  (tT)um-ru\-l^\ip5e).  Meaning 
uncertain;  O'Donovan  translates  it  "Hill  of  the  Shins  "  (s),  while 
Fleming  renders  it  "  Ridge  of  the  River  Forks  "  (/),  and  states  that, 
though  pronounced  as  above,  it  is  written  1Dum  DA  1^1^56.  The 
origin  of  the  Anglicised  name  I  have  failed  to  trace;  probably 
affectation  accounts  entirely  for  it.  A  branch  of  the  Power  family 
was  established  here,  and  as  late  as  seventy-five  years  ago  there 
survived  some  twenty  acres  of  orchard  and  shrubbery  which  had 
been  attached  to  the  "  great  house."  Area,  870  acres. 

(s)  Ordnance  Field  Books  —  Waterford. 
(t)  "  Gaelic  Journal,"  Vol.  II.,  p.  163. 


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"  Monlarg  "  (Tax.  Pope  Nicholas). 

S.DD.  (a)  p^ipc  A  Ui$e  ttldip— "  Field  of  the  Great  House  "; 
site  of  the  ancient  mansion  house  of  the  Powers  of  Monerlargy. 

(b)  SCATIA  t)<Mle— "  Old  Village." 

(c)  "The    Couse"    (CAOAf— u  Stepping    Stones  ")  =  crossing 
place  (Clodiagh  River)  at  south-west  point  of  the  townland. 

OLD  GRANGE,  SeAtiA  5tYAinr>e.Ac — "Old  Monastic  Out-Farm"; 
it  pertained  to  the  Abbey  of  Mothel.  Area,  572  acres. 

"  Ould  Grange  "  (D.S.R.). 

Ross,  ftof — "  Shrubbery."     Area,  1,024  acres. 

"  Rosse  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Crotty's  Lough  (O.M.).  This  is  a  modern  name 
derived  from  the  well  remembered  outlaw,  William  Crotty,  who 
had  for  his  lair  an  almost  inaccessible  cave  in  the  fcol  or  cliff, 
overlooking  the  lake.  Crotty  was  hanged  in  Waterford  in  1742, 
yet  his  memory  is  still  a  vivid  thing  to  the  peasant  of  Powers' 
Country.  See  under  Coolnalingady  supra.  The  Irish  name  of  the 
lake  is  Com  JJ^P6 — "  Laughing  Hollow,"  or  toe  A  ScoltA — "  Lake 
of  the  Cliff."  Scot  is  not  found  in  the  dictionaries,  and  its  exact 
meaning  is  not  easy  to  fix.  It  seems  to  signify,  primarily,  a  pillar 
or  standing  stone  and,  in  a  secondary  sense,  a  cliff  or  mountain 
pinnacle  as  in  the  present  instance. 

(b)  Douglas  River  (O.M.),  'Duo  ^tAife— "  Black  Stream";  a 
name  scarcely  known  locally. 

(c)  tL\  S|U\iT>init>e — "  The  Little  Villages  ";  now  two  or  three 
small  fields  where  stood  the  f|VAiT)in. 

(d)  SAMeAtSn— "  Place  of  the  Willows." 

(e)  p.Mfic  TU\  S^tti Alice — "  Field  of  the  Apparition  (Ghost)  "; 
there  is  a  lios  in  the  field. 

(/)  t)ex*f\n«\  ReAt)moin — "  Raymond's  Gap." 
(g)  CiUin — "Ancient  Church  Site";  on  John  Phelan's  farm. 
(/;)  Cnoc<*n  Ru^t)— "  Little  Red  Hill." 
(0  "Opom  A  tTUpCAig — "  Ridge  of  the  Rider." 
(j)  -An   t>t\e.L\5An   tDe^g — "  The  Little  Man-Simulating  Cairn 
(or  Pillar-Stone)." 


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(k)  An  t)p 6^5 An  TTICfV — "  The  Large  Man-Simulating  Pillar- 
Stone." 

(/)  An  tnom— "The  Bog." 

SHANKILL,  Se^n^  Cuit — "  Old  Hazel  Place.''    Area,  455  acres. 

WHITES-TOWN,  t)Aite  AH  PAOICI$ — "  White's  Homestead." 
Compare  with  t).  r\A  typ,<\oice.AC  ("  Whites'  Homestead  ")  similarly 
Anglicised.  Area  (in  two  divisions),  1,194  acres. 

"  Little  Whitestowne  als  Ballinwytybeg  "  (Inq.  Jac.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  t)Aile  An  £AOICI$  tie^s— "  Little  Whitestown"; 
now  Whitestown  East. 

(6)  p^itcin  nA  -oUfi  gComne  —  "  Little  Three-Cornered 
Hurling  (or  Dancing)  Green";  at  meeting  place  of  three  town- 
lands. 

Rathgormack  Parish. 

LIKE  its  sister  Parish  of  Mothel  this  division,  formerly  a  depend- 
ency of  the  Abbey  of  Mothel,  is  of  great  extent.  Its  name  is 
non-ecclesiastical — derived  from  the  townland  on  which  are  the 
ruined  church  and  graveyard.  Two  of  its  townlands,  scil : — Glenanore 
and  Knockaunaffrin,  are  in  another  barony  (Glenahiery)  and  two 
others,  scil: — Carrigeen  and  Curraduff,  are  separated  from  body  of 
parish  by  the  Comeragh  range.  For  fuller  information  on  the 
ecclesiastical  antiquities  of  the  parish  see  Journal  of  Waterford  and 
S.E.  Ireland  Archaeological  Society,  Vol.  II.,  pp.  14  &c. 

TOWNLANDS. 

AUGHMORE,  At  tfl<3f\ — "  Great  Ford."     Area,  200  acres. 

BALLINGARRA,  t)Aile  An  Je-AppfcA — "  Homestead  (or  Town)  of 
the  Cutting  Off."  It  was  cut,  about  seventy  years  since,  off  the 
modern  Catholic  parish  of  Rathgormack.  5eAtM^^  seems  to  be 
used  locally  in  sense  of  "  short-cut."  Area,  300  acres. 

BALLYCULLANE,  t)Aile  Ui  Coile^in — "  O'Collins'  Homestead  "; 
Area,  176  acres. 

"  Ballycolane  "  (Inq.  Car.  I.). 

BALLYNAFINA,  t)Aite  n^  £oit>ine.  Meaning  unknown;  O'D. 
renders  it — "  Homestead  of  the  Green  Field."  This  is  another  of  the 


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places  visited  by  the  legendary  5lAf  5-AtmAc  ;  she  pastured  here  on 
her  way  Suirwards  from  Coolnalingady.  (»)  Area,  257  acres. 

S.D.  At  nA  mt>AWAilit>e  —  "  Ford  of  the  Barrels." 

BOOLABEG,  tDuAite  t)e^5  —  "  Little  Milking  Place,"  i.e.,  Little 
in  comparison  with  Boolacloghach,  which  was  the  Booley-wore  of 
which  the  present  townland  originally  formed  part.  Area,  325  acres. 

BOOLACLOGHAGH,  DuAite  Cloche  —  "  Stony  Milking  Place." 
Highest  point  of  this  townland,  2,504  feet.  Area,  917  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  Coumgarra  Lough  (O.M.).  The  Ordnance  name 
here  is  incorrect.  The  place  so  marked  is  really  Com  IxxptAf  — 
"  Western  Basin,"  containing  three  small  lakes  without  special 
names. 

(6)  Cap  |\A15  tiA  Se^rt  &\n  —  "  Old  Birds'  Rock." 

CARRIGEEN,  CApjVAisfn  —  "  Little  Rock";  the  townland  is 
practically  uninhabited.  Area,  840  acres. 

S.D.  t)eAfvnA  t)6it  A  t)eAl<M$  —  "Gap  of  the  Pass  Mouth"; 
the  best  known  of  the  passes  over  the  Comeragh  Mountains:  it 
connects  Rathgormack  with  the  Nire. 

CARROWCLOUGH.     See  under  Dysert  Par.     Area,  130  acres. 

"  Carroughkellough  "  (D.S.R.). 

CARROWLEIGH,  CeatjvAmA  ti^t  —  "  Grey  Quarter."  Area,  204 
acres. 

"  Carhuleagh  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  t>6tAi|\in  UAic6ip—  "  Walter's  Little  Road  ";  now 
obliterated. 

(6)  Ctoc  nA  sCe-Ann—  "  Stone  of  the  Heads  ";  a  large  unhewn 
boulder  upon  which  the  Powers  of  Rathgormack  beheaded  male- 
factors or  their  enemies! 

CLOXDOXXELL,  CluAin  'Oottm.AiU  —  "  Donal's  Meadow."  Area, 
961  acres. 

"  Clonedonill  "  (Inq.  Jac.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Aughanirvor  (O.M.),  AC  An  pp  rh6i|i—  "  Ford  of 
the  Big  Man." 

(6)  p,\ipc  A  Ui$e  ttl6ip—  "  Field  of  the  Great  House  ";  from 
former  mansion  of  a  branch  of  the  Power  family. 

(H)  "  Gaelic  Journal,"  Vol.  II.,  p.  163. 


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(c)  Cnoc    x\    CforiAin — Anglicised    '*  Croney   Hill";    a   well- 
known   sub-denomination — "  Hill    of    the    Humming."       A    few 
families    who  inhabited   this    place   were   noted   for   poetic    and 
musical  tastes — hence  the  name. 

(d)  An  Cftoif — "  The  Cross  ";  a  rock  on  the  mountain  summit, 
bearing  a  fancied  resemblance  to  the  symbol  of  Redemption. 

(e)  tU  U|\i  CAtn\Ai5fnit>e — "  The  Three  Little  Rocks  ";  on  the 
mountain  summit. 

CURRAGHKIELY,  CupfVAC  A  C.AOtAi$ — "  Morass  of  the  Fairy 
Flax  (Linuin  Silvestre)"  A  Catholic  Diocesan  Synod — the  first  since 
the  Reformation — was  held  here  in  1677,  under  the  presidency  of 
John  Brenan,  Bishop  of  Waterford  and  Lismore.  Owing  to  operation 
of  the  Penal  Laws  such  a  meeting  would  have  been  attended  with 
much  danger  if  held  in  a  more  public  place.  The  exact  site  of  the 
Synod  house  is  not  now  on  this  townland,  but  on  Poulavone,  a 
former  sub-division  of  Curraghkiely.  To  left  of. the  main  Clonmel 
road — fifty  perches  or  so  to  west  of  latter — stood  the  residence  of  a 
Catholic  middleman  named  Power  in  which  the  clergy  assembled. 
"  SeAtnup  Cuipce^c  (v),  Cupp^S  -an  CAOIAI$,"  one  of  the  Powers 
of  that  ilk,  is  still  traditionally  remembered.  Area,  848  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  t>6tAif\in  CAOC— "  Blind  (Cul-de-Sac)  Little  Road." 
(6)  pxSifC  r\A  5^1166156 — "  Field  of  the  Hedgehog." 

(c)  A"t  A  tXain  TfeAt— "  Lower  Plain  Ford." 

Along  the  Mountain  Ridge  occur  the  two  following: — 

(d)  t)e^l  muice— "  Pig's  Mouth." 

(e)  T)f\oni  p^ifce — *'  Serpent's  Ridge  ";  jutting  out  at  a  right 
angle  to  the  general  mountain  line. 

CURRAHEEN,  CufijVAicin — "  Little  Morass."    Area,  1,766  acres. 

"  Cuirraheene  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  CeAt^ArtiAn  (loc.  case) — "Quarter";  a  sub-division. 

(b)  Lough  More  (O.M.),  loc  ttl6p— "  Big  Lake";  at  height  of 
1,518  feet. 

(c)  Comduala,  Com  "Ou^lA.     Meaning  undetermined  ;   called 
also  Quinlan's  Lake.       This  mountain  tarn  is  five  acres  in  extent, 

(v)  "James  the  Top-Knotted." 


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and  is  situated  at  height  of  1,533  ^eet-     From  it  the  Clodiagh  River 
rises. 

(tl)  C^f^n  p6\l — "  Paul's  Path  ";  running  by  side  of  last. 
The  Paul  commemorated  gave  his  name  likewise  to  a  semi-savage 
faction,  "  The  Pooleens,"  who  with  their  barbarous  rivals,  "  The 
Gows,"  long  disturbed  the  peace  not  only  of  this  region  but  of 
all  mid-Waterford. 

(e)  CxMflexXn  TIA  S^i$T)iuini-6e — "  The  Soldiers'  Castle  ";  a  rock 
pinnacle  at  junction  of  three  townlands  and  at  height  of  2,476  feet. 
The  "  soldiers  "  I  take  to  be  Royal  Engineers  engaged  in  Survey 
work,  and  the  "  castle,"  probably  a  trignometricaf  Survey  mark. 

CURRAGHDUFF,  Cupj\AC  Dut> — u  Black  Morass."  On  this  town- 
land,  which  is  practically  uninhabited,  are  four  small  lakes  the 
names  of  which  the  12  in.  Ordnance  Map  has  done  yeoman 
service  in  confounding  and  confusing.  The  two  basins  forming 
the  north  group  are  known  as  the  "  Stilloges  "  (see  under  Ross, 
above),  while  the  other  two  are  called  the  "  Comalachs  "  (probably 
compounded  of  com,  a  hollow,  and  toe,  a  lake).  Highest  point, 
2,465  feet.  Area,  1,706  acres. 

GLENPATRICK,  5^eAnn  P^vonui5 — "  Patrick's  Glen."  Area, 
1,905  acres. 

"  Glanpatrick  "  (D.S.). 

S.DD.  (a)  At  r\A  gCAilinnie— "  The  Girls'  Ford." 

(6)  Sit)  $AonAi$e — "  Gowna's  (or  the  '  Calf's  ')  Fairy  Mound." 

(c)  Aughnacilla  (O.M.),  At  TTA  Cilte — "  Ford  of  the  Church." 
The  ciU,  referred  to  is  the  site  of  an  early  church  by  north  side  of 
old  Clonmel  road  at  the  junction  of  this  townland  with  Poulavone. 

Along  Mountain  Summit  (south  to  north): — 

(d)  CAPP-AIS  Si-oe  5At>nAi$e.     See  (b)  above. 

(e)  C-ApfVAis  A  Coifisemc.      Signification  of  qualifying  word  is 
undetermined:  Coifigemc  may  possibly  be  a  corruption  of  some 
derivative  from  coiftM$im,  I  consecrate. 

(/)  Se^&Ainin  r\A  t)|\6i5e — "  Lying  Little  John  ";  a  jutting  rock 
point  which  in  the  distance  looks  like  a  man. 


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(g)  CALAIS  tiuo—  "  Black  Rock." 

GRAIGAVALLA;  5^15  A  t)eAt<M$  —  "Village  of  the  (Mountain) 
Pass."  Area,  1,217  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  An  tex\c  "6ut>—  "  The  Black  Flagstone." 
(6)  5le^nn  "Out*—  "  Black  Glen." 

(c)  An  ScxM-ope  —  "  The  Stairs";  this  is  the  entrance  to  the 
"  Gap  "  from  east. 

(d)  1T)6in  A  CiomAinc—  "  The  Hurling  Bog." 

(e)  m  Sf  Ai-oinirte—  "  The  Little  Villages." 

(/)  An  t>t\6,A5xin—  "  The  Little  Deceitful  Thing";  a  point  of 
the  mountain  on  the  boundary  line  with  Boola. 

KILLBALLYQUILTY,  CiU,  tXAile  1H  Coillcig  —  "  Church  of 
O'Quilty's  Homestead."  Here  stood  another  mansion  of  the 
Powers,  of  which  there  is  a  rough  sketch  on  one  of  the  Down 
Survey  Maps  in  the  Public  Record  Office,  Dublin.  Area,  60  1  acres. 

"  Killballikilty  "  (Inq.  Jac.  I.). 

S.D.  p^ipc  OA  CiUe—  "  Site  of  the  Early  Church  ";  on  west 
boundary  of  the  townland. 

KILLBRACK,  CiU.  t)peAC  —  ."Speckled  Church  (or  Church 
Site)."  Area,  596  acres. 

"  Killbrack  "  (Inq.  Jac.  I.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cupt^c  nA  tTJuine—  "  Swamp  of  the  Neck";  a 
village. 

(b)  totXAH  n.d  t>p^iT)init)e  -  -  "  Well  of  Little  Paddy's 
Descendants." 

(e)  Cittin,  early  church  site,  with  its  circular  fence. 

KNOCKALAFALLA,  Cnoc  A.  Leit-t)Aite  —  "  Half-  town  Hill."  An 
ogham-inscribed  stone  found  here  has  been  removed  to  Comeragh 
Lodge  ;  its  legend  runs  :  —  "  Lugundi  Maqi  Leduqa  Mocoi 
Donmi  "  (w).  Area,  378  acres. 

"  Knocknafally  "  (D.S.R.). 

KNOCKNACREHA,  Cnoc  n^  Choice  —  "  Gallows'  Hill."  The 
Gallows  in  question  was  set  up  on  a  hillock  (CpUAC  r\A  Choice) 


(w)  Macalister,  "  Studies  in  Irish  Epigraphy,"  Pt.  III.,  p.  226. 


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by  one  of  the  Rathgormack  Powers.  An  annual  fair  was  held  here 
till  1814  when  it  had  to  be  discontinued  owing  to  abuses.  Area, 
117  acres. 

"  Knocknacraghy  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.D.  UobAtt  ponn— "  White  Well." 

MONADIHA,  m6m  KA  "O^ittce — "  Bog  of  the  Vat  ";  the  "  vat  " 
may  have  been  a  bog-hole.  tTloin,  in  this  name,  is  now  being 
corrupted  into  mum  and  even  muitlCAnn.  On  the  townland  is  a 
fine  dallan  of  micaceous  sandstone.  Area,  388  acres. 

S.D.  Ddtdp  tiA  t>pAinni*e  (?)— "  Road  of  the  Rings.". 

PARK,  p<Sip  c  tflop — "  Big  Field."     Area,  546  acres. 

"  Upper  Parke  "  (D.S.R.). 

S.DD.  (a)  Cl^t\  A  ftmnce — "The  Dancing  Board";  a  name 
applied  to  two  fields. 

(6)  5°PC  ™  te^cc — "  Garden  of  the  Monumental  Cairns." 

(c)  Sean  Aif  A  Ui$e — "  Old  Place  of  the  House."  The  present 
is  perhaps  the  only  occurrence  of  the  word  xMf  in  a  place-name 
of  the  Decies. 

(d)  Cill  6o$Ain — "  Eoghan's   Church";    a  very   interesting 
early  church  site,  the  circular  fence  of  which  is  bisected  by  the 
main  road.     A  bullan,  with  double  basin,  lies  where  the  church 
stood.     There  is  also  a  holy  well.     A  "pattern"  was  held  here 
annually  on  the  I5th  of  August,  till  its  suppression  by  the  Parish 
Priest  in  1825. 

PARKBEG,  p^ipc  tte^g — "  Little  Field."     Area,  172  acres. 

"  Lower  Parke"  (D.S.R.). 

POULAVONE,  poll  A  ttlum— "  Hole  of  the  Putrid  Water."  See 
under  Curraghkiely,  above.  Area,  237  acres. 

S.D.  VAS  nA  SUnne — "  Slate  Hollow." 

RATHGORMACK,  llZtA  ^opmAic  (TUt  0  sCofvmAic)— "  O'Cor- 
micks'  Rath."  Contrast  Rathcormac  (TUt  Cot\mxMc),  Co.  Cork. 
Area,  112  acres. 

S.DD.  (a)  PA^C  nA  t>pAinnit)e — •'  Field  of  the  Rings";  from 
the  discovery  of  some  gold  rings  which  (with  a  bronze  cross)  were 


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dug  up  here  some  forty  years  since.  The  cross  is  in  use,  over  the 
high  altar,  in  Clonea  Church. 

(6)  p^i|\c  nA  Citte—"  Field  of  Early  Church  (Site)";  on 
Terry's  farm. 

(c)  TlAitini-oe — "  Little  Forts  ";  three  or  four  lioses  in  a  group 
near  centre  of  the  townland. 

"  Rahines  "  (Inq.  Jac.  I.). 

SHANKILL,  Se^nA  Cuil — "Old  Hazel"  (not  "  Sexxn  CoiU," 
O'Donovan).  Area,  455  acres. 

"  Shannakill"  (D.S.R.). 


INDICES. 


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INDEX  OF  PARISHES. 


Attane          101 

Aglish          55 

Ardnnnan 297 

Ardmore     59 

Ballybacon 300 

Ballygunner           185 

Ballylaneen            108 

Ballymacart            75 

Ballynakill 188 

Baptist  Grange      357 

Cahir           259.  306 

Carrick-on-Suir      259 

Clashmore 77 

Clonea         112 

Clonegam 411 

Colligan      114 

Corbally      191 

Crooke        193 

Derrygrath 314 

Donaghmore         262.  360 

Dungarvan 116 

Dyscrt          413 

Faithlegg 195 

Fenough      418 

Fcws            129 

Garrangibbon        263,  405 

Grange        82 

Grangemockler      407 

Guilcagh     420 


Inislounaght 


238,  264 


Kilbarry      198 

Kilbarrymaiden     ...         ...         ...  131 

Kilbride      384 

Kilburne      381 

Kilcaragh 201 

Kilcash        269 

Kilcockan    ...         ...         ...         ...  4 

Kilcop          203 

Kilgobinet 135 

Kilgrant      271 

Killaloan     274,  422 


Killea          204 

Killotteran 385 

Kill  St.  Lawrence 210 

Kill  St.  Nicholas 211 

Killure         209 

Kihnacleage  215 

Kilmacomb 213 

Kilmeadan 387,  423 

Kilmolash 86,  142 

Kilmoleran 424 

Kilmurry 275 

Kilronan      240,392 

Kilrossanty 144 

Kilrush        154 

Kilsheelan 250,279,426 

Kiltegan      282 

Kilwatermoy          ...        8 

Kinsalebeg 87 

Leitrim        13 

Lickoran      156 

Listnore  and  Mocollop      2,  14 

Lisnakill      393 

Lisronagh 284 

Modeligo 158 

Molough     317 

Monamintra  220 

Monksland 161 

Mora  361 

Mortlcstown          319 

Mothel  427 


Neddins 
Newcastle  ... 
Xewtown  Lennon... 


320 

...163,  321,  395 
,     285 


Outeragh 364 

Kathgormack         250,438 

Rathmoylan            220 

Rathronan 289 

Reiske         396 

Ringagonagh         92 

Rochestown           327 

Rossduff      226 

Rossmire     ,                      ...        ...  163 


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INDEX  OF   PARISHES-continued. 


Page 

Seskinane    ...         167,251 

Shanrahan 328 

St.  John's  (Within) 231 

„      (Without)          226 

Mary's  (Clonmel)         ...        253,  291 

Michael's          232 

Olave's 232 

Patrick's 233 

Peter's 234 

Stephen's  (Within)       235 

„         (Without)     230 

Stradbally 172 


Tallow         

Ptigf 
...  45 

Templemichael      
Templetenny 
Templetney           
Trinitv  (Within)     
„        (Without)  
Tubrid 

48,409 
...  338 
...  293 
...  235 
...  401 
...  345 

Tullaghmelan        
Tullaghortan          

Waterford  City  Parishes  ... 
Whitechurch         

...  353 
...  330 

230 
178,  356 

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INDEX    OF   TOWNLANDS. 


Pa* 

Abartagh 77 

Ahhcyside 117 

Acrcnakirka           361 

Acres           117 

Adamstown  387,393 

Adramone  ...         ...         ...         ...  144 

Adrigole      ...        82 

Affane         101 

Aglish          16,65 

Ahanaglogh            108 

Ahaun          16,60 

Ahaunboy 16 

Ahenny       286,406 

Amberhill 388 

Anncstown ...         ...         ...         ...  372 

Ardbane      406 

Ardeenloun...        ...         ...         ...  395 

Ardrinnan 298 

Ardgeeha 289,292 

Ardnahoe 397 

Ardochesty...        ...        ...         ...  61 

Ardoginna 61 

Ardpadden 241 

Ardsallagh 77 

Ashtown     129 

Attyjames 406 

Aughavanloman    ...         ...         ...  322 

Aughmore  ...         ...         ...         ...  438 

Aughnacurraveil 78 

Auskurra     204 

Ballaghoge            407 

Ballaghvorraga      112 

Ballbeg       199 

Ballinab      428 

Ballinaboola           211 

Ballinakill 136 

Ballinamona          386 

Ballinaleucra          ...         ...         ...  16 

Ballinamona          198,276 

Ballinamore           ...         ...         ...  280 

Ballinamult 168 

Ballinamultina       78 

Ballinaraha ...         ...  16 

Ballinaspick            ...         ...         ...  17 

Ballinderry 260 

Ballindrumma       ...         ...         ...  78 

Ballindud    .  199 


Page 

Ballindysert  414 

Ballingarra 453 

Ballingarrane         264 

Ballingarry ...     131 

Ballingeary 306 

Ballingowan          56,  145 

Ballinhalla 350 

Ballinkina 214 

Ballinlevane  ...       17 

Ballinlough 131 

Hallinroad 63, 117 

Hallinruan  ...         407 

Ballintaylor 179 

Ballintour 136 

Ballintrehy 351 

Ballinure     79, 117 

Ballinvella 17,  216 

Ballinvir      ...     409 

Ballinvoher 271 

Ballyadam 397 

Ballvallavoe  306 

Ballyanchor  17 

Ballyard      179 

Ballybanoge  ...        108 

Ballybeg     354 

Ballybo        293 

Ballyboy     129,351 

Ballybrack 4, 164 

Ballybradda  306 

Ballybregin 372 

Ballybronoge         ...         ...         ...     406 

Ballybrunnock       397 

Ballybrusa  C3 

Ballycahane  420 

Ballycanavan         211 

Ballycarnane         366 

Ballycashin 382 

Ballyclement          8 

Ballycloughy         414 

Ballycoe      118 

Ballycondon  48 

Ballvconnery         ...         ...         ...     136 

Ballycordrea          227 

Ballycraddock       372 

Ballycrompane      ...        ...         ...      79 

Ballycullane  56,118,438 

Ballycurkeen          276 

Ballycutrane          63 


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INDEX   OF  TOWNLANDS -continued. 


Page 

Ballycurreen          76,79 

Ballydassoon         49 

Ballydavid 193 

Ballydermody        397 

Ballydine 276,280 

Ballydonagh          241 

Ballydoney 298,314 

Ballydrinan  ...         ...         ...     345 

Ballydrislane          366 

Ballyduff     49, 118,  388 

Ballydurn 428 

Ballydwan 108 

Ballyea        18,345 

Ballyeelinan  ...         ...         ...      83 

Ballyeighteragh 136 

Ballygagin 155 

Ballygallane  19 

Ballygalley 19 

Ballygambon         179,359 

Ballygarran  108,  217,  283,  345,  378 

Ballygarron  395 

Ballygarret 428 

Balfyglan 211 

Ballyglasheen        280 

Ballyguiry 63, 118 

Ballygunner          186 

Ballyhallagh  322 

Ballyhamlet  9 

Ballyhander  ...         ...         ...      45 

Ballyhane 103,  179 

Ballyharrahan        93 

Ballyheadon          373 

Ballyheafy 19 

Ballyheeny 87,99 

Ballyhenebery       307 

Ballyhest     ..."         428 

Ballyhickey  327 

Ballyhist    " 300,351 

Ballyhohan 345 

Ballyhoo     199 

Ballyhurrow          329 

Ballyhussa 164 

Ballyinn      19 

Ballykennedy        179 

Ballykerin 158 

Ballykeroge  145 

Ballykilmurry        63,83,146 

Ballykinsella"         366 

Ballyknock 49,137,366,428 

Ballyknockane       294, 351 

Ballylaffan 346 

Ballylane 83 

Ballylaneen  108 

Ballylangadon       83 

Ballyleen 373 

Ballylegan 307 

Ballylegat 398 


Ballylemon... 

Ballylenane  , 

Ballylough  ... 

Ballylynch  ... 

Ballymabin... 

Bally  macadam 

Ballymacart 

Ballymacarbry 

Ballymacaw  , 

Ballymaclode 

Ballymacmague     , 

Ballymakee 

Ballymartin 

Ballymoat  ... 

Ballymoodranagh 

Ballymorris 

Ballymote  ... 

Ballymulalla 

Ballymurrin 

Ballynaclash 

Ballynacloona 

Ballynaclough 

Ballynacourty 

Ballynacurra 

H.illvnatina... 

Ballynafinshoge 

Ballynageeragh 

Ballynagigla 

Ballynagorkagli 

Ballynagoul 

Ballynagleragh 

Ballynagrana 

Ballynaguilkee 

Ballynaharda 

Ballynahemery 

Hallynahila... 

Ballynakill  ... 

Ballynalahessery 

Ballynamaddagh 

Ballynamasna 

Ballynameelagh 

Ballynamintra 

Ballynamintragh 

Ballynamona 

Ballynamuck 

Ballynanesshagh 

Ballynaparka 

Ballynarrid... 

Ballynaraha 

Ballynasissala 

Ballynaskeha 

Ballynaticge 

Ballynatona 

Ballynatray... 

Ballynattin  ... 

Ballynavin  ... 

Ballvneal 


...  179 
...  373 
...  217 
172,260 
...  204 
...  307 
...  76 
...  241 
...  221 
...  187 
...  118 
...  242 
...  20 

9 

...  20 
354,398 
...  398 
...  179 
...  131 
...  79 
...  276 
...  398 
.56,118,180 
...  429 
...  439 

9 

...  373 
...  162 
...  373 
...  93 
63,158 
260,287 
156,168 
...  63 
...  180 
...  108 
...  189 
...  120 
...  354 
...  346 
...  180 
...  180 
63,217 
64,  307,  317 
...  155 
...  200 
...  56 
...  280 
...  280 
...  162 
...  120 
...  20 
...  329 
...  49 
362,366 
...  274 
277,  429 


451 


INDEX   OF   TOWNLANDS— continued. 


Paje 

Ballvncctv 9,136,298,320,364 

Ballynelligan         20 

Ballvneroon            20 

Ballynevin 294,429 

Ballynevoga           ...         ...         ...  146 

Bullynoe      ...         ...         ...         ...  20 

Ballynoran ...         ...         ...         ...  277 

Ballyogarty             110 

Ballypatrick            294 

Ballyphilip 43,99 

Ballvporeen           338 

Ballyquin 86,418 

Ballyrafter 21 

Ballyrandle 113 

Ballyreilly 94 

Ballyrichard  260,287 

Ballyristeen            162 

Ballyroe      ...         ...         ...         ...  4 

Ballyrobin 373 

Ballyrohan 242 

Ballyrussel 50 

Ballvsaggartbeg 21 

Ballysaggartmore 22 

Ballysalla^h            87 

Ballyscanlon          378 

Ballysheehan         329 

Hallyshoneen         218 

Ballyshonock         164 

Ballyslough            425 

Ballythomas           430 

Ballytohill 407 

Ballytrissnane        65 

Ballytruckle            227 

Ballyvadd 164 

Hallyvaden 162 

Ballyvallican          421 

Bally  valoona          172 

Ballyvaughan         271 

Ballyvecane           ...         ...         ...  21 

Ballyvellon 399 

Ballyvera 300 

Ballyverassa           346 

Ballyvohalane        131 

Ballyvooney           172 

Ballyvoyle 173 

Ballywelligan        22 

Ballywilliam          338 

Ballywillin  ., 21 

Bannamore...         ...         ...         ...  319 

Barn             265 

Barnakill     146 

Barnastook 180 

Barranafaddock     ...         ...         ...  22 

Barranahowne       338 

Barranalire             120 

Barravakeen          ...         ...         ...  422 

Bawnard                                            .  422 


Page 

Bawndaw 386 

Bawnfune ...        242, 382 

Bawnlaur 4 

Beallough 421 

Bellaheen 147 

Belleville 102 

Benvoy       ...        ...         ...         ...  374 

Bewley       ...\       ...  142 

Bishop's  Court      201 

Bishopstown          ...         ...         ...  430 

Blackbog 79 

Blackcastle 265 

Blackknock 388 

Bleanahouree        ...        ...        ...  102 

Bleantasour           168 

Bleenaleen 406 

Bog             132 

Bohadoon  ...        ...        ...         ...  137 

Boherard 120 

Boherawillin         158 

Boherboy 65 

Boherduff 289 

Bohernagore          351 

Bohernarnane        346 

Bonatouk 169 

Boola          426 

Boolabeg 439 

Boolabrien 243 

Boolacloghagh      439 

Boolahallagh          322 

Boolakennedy        329 

Boolattin     147 

Boolavoonteen       169 

Booleykennedy      347 

Borheen      120 

Borheenduff           292 

Brenan        110,124 

Brenormore           263 

Brick           354 

Brisca          147 

Bridgequarter        180 

Bridgetown            431 

Brittas         277 

Broe  156,169 

Brooklodge 158 

Brovvley      401 

Brownstown          ...         221 

Browns  wood         ...        ...        ...  419 

Burgery      121 

Burgery-land         292 

Burgess       347 

Burgessland          ...         ...        ...  317 

Burncourt 329 

Butlerstown  277,382 


Caher 
Caher  Abbey 


378 
308 


452 


INDEX   OF  TOWNLANDS— continued. 


Page 

Caherbawn 238 

Caherbrack 243 

Caherclough           284 

Cahergal     13 

Cahernaleague       ...         ...         ...  169 

Caheruane 132 

Callaghan 187 

Camphire    ...        ...         ...         ...  23 

Canty          18 

Cappagh     84,181,409 

Cappoquin  ...         ...         ...         ...  23 

Carnglas     ...        ...        ...         ...  4 

Carrickadustra  389 


Carrickanure 

Carrickaready 

Carrickavarhane 

Carrickavranty 

Carrickbarrahane 


395 
163 
399 
379 
174 


Carrickbeg 425 

Carrickconeen       ...         ...        ...  265 

Carricknabrone     ...        ...         ...  422 

Carrickphilip         395 

Carrickroe 181 

Carricksaggart      194 

Carrigahilla           174 

Carrigaloe 269 

Carrigan     ...  24 

Carriganard           200 

Carrigaun 158,314 

Carriganroe           330 

Carrigataha            347 

Carrigavisteal        ..  339 

Carrigavantry        ...         ...          ..  384 

Carrigbrack           169 

Carrigcastle           ..  110 

Carrigeen  51, 65, 94, 102, 132, 165, 292. 439 

Carrigeennageragh          148 

Carrigeennahaha 174 

Carrigeensharragh           359 

Carriglea 181 

Carrigleigh 212 

Carriglong 366 

Carrigmoorna        ...        ...        ...  148 

Carrigmore 330 

Carrignagower      24 

Carrigmanonshagh           ...         ...  165 

Carrigpheirish       386 

Carrigroe 45,200,243 

Carrigvarahane     399 

Carrigvoe    ...        ...        ...         ...  210 

Carronadavderg    ...        ...         ...  65 

Carronnahyla        65 

Car-row       300 

Carrowbeg ...        ...        ...        ...  65 

Carrowcashlane     121, 137 

Carrowclough        414, 439 

Carrowgariff          115 


Carrowleigh 

Carrowtassona 

Castleblake 

Castlecoyne 

Castlecraddock 

Castlegrace. 


Page 

439 

110 

362 

319 

374 

352 

Castlejohn 409 

Castlekeale 298 

Castlelands 24 

Castlemiles...        ...        ...        ...  51 

Castlereagh            244 

Castlequarter         148,158,243 

Castletown 366 

Caumglen 24 

Chamberlainstown           364 

Checkpoint 196 

Cheesemount         406 

Cherrymount         ...         51 

Churchquarter       9, 159 

Churchtown           414 

Cladagh      79 

Clashanahy 84 

Clashanisha           289 

Clashanisky           266 

Clashavaddra         265 

Clashavougha        323 

Clashbrack 65 

Clasheenaniernan ...        ...        ...  25 

Clashganny  323,411 

Clashmalea 121 

Clashmore 80 

Clashnabrock         25 

Clashnadarriv        142 

Clashnagoneen      181 

Clashnamonadee 25 

Clashnasmut          406 

Clashrea      401 

Clashroe      411 

Cleaboy       401 

Clean's  Land          289 

Clocardeen 320 

Clochardeen          298 

Clocnacody 298 

Clocully      320 

Clogh          142 

Cloghapistole         287 

Cloghaun 25 

Cloghcarrigeen     281 

Clogheen 244 

Clogheenafishoge 347 

Clogheen  Market 330 

Clogherane 155 

Cloghnacody          .'.  314 

Clonacody  ...         ...  359 

Clonanagh 121 

Clonanav 244 

Cloncoskran           ...        ...         ...  121 


453 


INDEX   OF  TOWNLANDS-continucd. 


Clondoundl 


Pott 

.........  439 

113,431 
412 

Cloutad        ............  400 

Clonkerdin  ............  181 

Clomnore    .........  121,265,308 

Clomnnyle  ............  431 

Clomvaish  ............  272 

Cloonacogaile        ...         ...         ...  170 

Cloonbeg    ............  25 

Cloonccty    ......  '       ......  121 

Close            ............  10 

Clottahina   ............  103 

Ci.lligan       ............  114 

Comcragh   ............  148 

Commons   .........        298,431 

Commons  Entire  ...         ...         ...  314 

Cool  .........  25,181,265 

Coolaclamper        .........  309 

Couladallane          .........  125 

Cooladerry  ............  339 

Coolagadden          .........  389 

CtM'lagarranroe     .........  339 

Coolagortboy         .........  102 

Coolahest    ...         ...         ...         ...  66 

Coolanav     ...        ...         .'..         ...  182 

Coolaneen  ............  103 

Coolantallagh         .........  331 

Coolapreavan         .........  340 

Coolarkin    ............  410 

Coolatoor    ............  182 

Coolbagh    ............  80 

Coolbawn    ............  352 

Coolbeggan            .........  52 

Coolboa       ............  80 

Coolbunnia  ............  196 

Coolcormuck          ...         ...         ...  121 

Cooldoody  ............  25 

Cooldrishoge         .........  26 

Cooleens     ............  292 

Cooleshal    ............  426 

Coolftn        ............  423 

Coolgower  ............  200 

Coolishal     ............  26 

Coolnabeasoon      ...         ...         ...  245 

Coolnacreena         .........  103 

Coolnagoppoge     .........  366 

Coolnagower         ...         ...         ...  121 

Coolnahorna          ...         ...         ...  431 

Coolnalingady        ...         ...         ...  431 

Coolnamuck           ...         ...         ...  415 

Coolnaneagh          .........  26 

Coolnasmear          ...         ...         ...  137 

Cooloran     ............  294 

Coolowen    ...         ...         ...         ...  26 

Coolrattin    ............  375 

Coolroe        ......       66,159,412,433 


Pugc 

Cooltegan 194 

Coolturbrid m 

Coolum       223, 192 

Corbally      192 

Corradoon 170 

Corragina 415 

Corrannaskeha       ...        ...        ...       10 

Coumahon 130 

Coumaraglin  138 

Coumnagapple       ...     251 

County  Gate          13 

Couse          210 

Cove  227 

Coxtown     ...         ...     204 

Cragg          80 

Cranna        348 

Crannagh    ...        ...        330 

Crannavone  348 

Creadan       205 

Cregg  287 

Creggane 245 

Crehanagh 419 

Crinalisk      375 

Crinnaghtaun         103 

Groan          410,272,254 

Crobally      66,366 

Crohan        324 

Crooke        194 

Cross  212,214 

Crossery      ...         ...        ...        ...        5 

Crossford 67.84 

Crough       148,375 

Croughta 300 

Crushea       67 

Crussera     121 

Crutta          344 

Cuckoo  Hill  314 

Cullenagh 331 

Cullen  Castle          384 

Cullinagh 389 

iCummeen   ...        ...        130 

Cunnigar 94 

Currabaha 111,139 

Currabella 320 

Curracloney  325,348 

Curradarrig  56 

Curragh       26,67,300 

Curraghacnav        ...         ...         ...      26 

Curraghataggart 421 

Curraghateskin      245 

Curraghatoor         348 

Curragduff  ... 433 

Curragh  dobbin      277 

Curraghduff  440 

Curragh  kiely          440 

Curraghlandy         432 

Curraghmore         412 


454 


INDEX   OF  TOWNLANDS-continued. 


Curraghnagarraha... 

Curraghnagree 

Curraghnamadree  ... 

Curraghphilipeen  ... 

Curraghreigh 

Curraghroche 

Curraghslagh 


419 
245 
115 
433 
26 
103 
332 


Curraheen  27, 148, 155, 174, 301, 406, 440 

Curraheenaris        ...         ...         ...  121 

Curraheenvoher     ...         ...         ...  245 

Curraleigh 341 

Curramoreen         ...         ...         ...  143 

Currane       121 

Currasilla 410 

Curraun       148 

Currenstown          ...         ...         ...  265 

Curtistown 281 

Curtiswood             246 

Cushcam      122 

Cush  of  Grange     84 

Cutteen        148 

Dangan        • 341 

Darrigle      389 

Decoy          265 

Deelish        139 

Deerpark     27,246,260,266 

Derrinlaur 422 

Derry           159 

Derrygrath 315 

Derry  voher 348 

D'loughtane           88 

Dobbyn's  Park       401 

Donaghmore          262 

Doolis          341 

Doon  170,272,332 

Dooneen      389, 393 

Dor  neys  well           354 

Doughill      352 

Dromana 57, 103 

Dromina      194 

Dromore     57 

Dromroe     ...         ...         ...         ...  105 

Drumcannon          366 

Drumdeel 359 

Drumgallane          88 

Drumgorey 246 

Drumlohan...         ...         ...         ...  175 

Drumlummin         348 

Drumroe     27,341 

Drumrusk 212 

Drumslig 67 

Duagh          367 

Ducarrig     28 

Duckspool  ...         ...         ...         ...  122 

Duffcarrick 67 

Dunabrattin  132 


Page 

Dungarvan...         122 

Dunhill        375 

Dunmoon    ...         ...         ...         ...  10 

Dunmore    ...         ...         ...         ...  206 

Dunsallagh 113 

Durraheen  ...         ...         ...         ...  57 

Durrow        174 

Dyre            28 

Dyrick         157 

Dysert         68 

Eagle  Hill 160 

Edenmore 309 

Englishtown           150 

Fadduaga 28 

Faha  69.175 

Fahafeelagh           Ill 

Faithlegg 197 

Fairlane      123,155 

Farnane      ...         ...         ...         ...  157 

Fallagh        433 

Farranlounty          ...         ...         ...  69 

Farranalahesery 132,309 

Farraneskagh         298 

Farrangarrett         ...         ...         ...  69 

Farran  Jordan         ...         ...         ...  274 

Farrannagark         309 

Farranshoneen       ...         ...         ...  189 

Farrenbullen          182 

Feadan        28 

Feagarrid 28 

Feddans      433 

Feemore      298 

Fenor          400 

Ferryhouse 272 

Figlash       278 

Flemingstown        318,332,354 

Flower  Hill            28 

Fornaght 207 

Fountain     ...         ...         ...         ...  10 

Fox's  Castle           175 

Furraleigh 130 


Gairha 

Gallows  Hill 

Gambonsfield 

Gardenmorris 

Gar na villa  ... 

Garra 

Garrahylish 

Garranaspick 

Garranbaun 

Garranbeg  ... 

Garrancasey 

Garrandillon 

Garrangibbon 


...  28 
124,  155 
...  281 
...  132 
309,  316 
...  28 
...  175 
...  69 
...  139 
...  406 
318,  355 
...  333 
...  407 


455 


INDEX  OF  TOWNLANDS— continued. 


Gurruninillon         ...         ...         ...     150 

Garranturton         175 

Garrarus      568 

Garraun       159. 362 

G.irraunfada  182 

Garravone  ...         ...         ...         ...     425 

Garrison      ...         ...         ...         ...       28 

Garrybrittas  29 

Garrycloher  310 

Garrycloync-  29. 115 

Garryduff    ...  52,115,264,301,325 

Garrymore ...         ...         ...         ...     352 

Ganymorris  407 

Garranagree          ...         ...         ...      69 

Garrynageragh      124 

Garrynagoul  ...         ...         ...         2 

Oarryno      29 

Garryntemple         266 

Garryroan  ...         ...         ...         ...     356 

Garryroe     283,301,316 

Garryshane 266 

Gates  69 

Gaulstown  ...         ...         ...         ...     393 

Georgestown          ...         ...         ...     133 

Giant's  Grave         290 

Gibbet  Hill 401 

Glasha         246 

Glebe          88,155,246,254 

Gledane       140 

Glen  113,159,415 

Glenabbey 239 

Glenaboy 45 

Glenaclohalea        299 

Glenacunna  341,407 

Glenagad 254 

Glenagurteen 

Glenaknockaun      ...         ...         ...       2J 

Glenaleeriska         

Glenalemy 272 

Glenaneane  ...         ...         ...     17( 

Glenanore  ...         ...         ...         ...     25( 

Glenaphuca  ...         ...        ...     43J: 

Glenary       25-= 

Glenasaggart         

Glenassay   ...         ...         ...         ... 

Glenavaddra          182 

Glenaveha 29 

Glenawillin...         ...         ...         ...       1< 

Glenbeg      29,12 

Glencairn 2 

Glencallaghan        333 

Glenconnor  ...         ...         ...     28* 

Glencullen 2< 

Glendalligan          15( 

Glendalough  25 

Glendaw      42 

Glendeish    ...         ...         ...         ...       2 


Pate 

lenfooran ...         ...      30 

lengarra 29,333 

Glenhouse  ...         ...         ...         ...     424 

lenlicky     ...         ...         ...         ...       69 

ilemnore 30,124 

lenmorrishmeen  ...         ...         ...       30 

lennafallia  ...         ...         ...      30 

lennaglough        46 

rlennaskagh          408 

rlenpatrick  441 

Henribbeen  ...         ...         ...       30 

rlenshask 30 

Glenstown  ...         ...         ...         ...     433 

Jlentaun     ...         ...         ...        ...      30 

Jlentaunneamon   ...         ...         ...       31 

Jlenwilliam  ...         ...         ...       85 

}listinane 89 

iormanstown        ...         ...         ...     301 

Jortaclade 389 

iortacullen  ...         ...         ...     301 

Gortadiha 94 

Gortahilly 224 

ortavicary  ...         ...         ...     150 

Gortbrack 281 

Gorteen       69 

Gorteeshal 342 

Gortknock 410 

Gortmaloge  293 

Gortmore    ...         ...         ...         ...     266 

Gortnafleur 299 

Gortnalaght  151 

Gortnalower  299 

Gortnapeaky          ...        ...        ...      31 

Gowlan       69,76 

Gracedieu ...     386 

Graigariddy  207 

Graigarush ...         ...     130 

Graigavalla 442 

Graignagower        246 

Graigue       ...  58,159,224,302,352,362 
Graigueavurra        ...         ...         ...     159 

Graiguenageeha 165 

Graigueshoneen    ...         ...         ...     Ill 

Grallagh     70,85 

Grange        85,227 

Grangebeg 310 

Grangemockler      408 

Grangemore  ...         ...         ...     310 

Grantstown  189 

Greenan      165,237 

Greenmount  ...         ...         318,355 

Guilcagh      422 

Gurteen       124,426 


Hacketstown 
Hackettstown 
Hardbog  ... 


70 

396 
410 


456 


INDEX   OF   TOWNLANDS— continued. 


Page 

Harristown 214 

Harrowhill ...         ...         ...         ...  53 

Haywood    ...         ...         ...         ...  293 

Headborough         11 

Heathview 407 

Helvick        95 

Hopkinsrea...         ...         ...         ...  333 

Horsepasture         ...         ...         ...  272 

Hunt  Hill 46 

Husseystown          ...         ...         ...  310 

Inchidrislea            140 

Inchileama 13 

Inchnambraher      ...         ...         ...  274 

Inchnamuc...        ...         ...         ...  333 

Inishlounaght         266 

Island          176 

Island  Hubbock 176 

Islandkane             379 

Islandtarsney         ...         ...         ...  380 

Jamestown 290 

aneville  11 

oanstown  ...  ...  ...  ...  433 

ohnstown 375 

bssestown ...  ...  ...  ...  361 

Joulterspark           124 

Keal 320 

Kealfune     130 

Keereen      86 

Keiloge       218 

Kedragh      319 

Keylong      310 

Kiladangan 140 

Kilavenoge...         ...         ...         ...  333 

Killballyboy           353 

Kilbarry      200 

Kilbarrymeadan 133 

Kilbeg         46,113,133,334 

Kilbree        31 

Kilbride'     384 

Kilbryan      140 

Kilcalf         46 

Kilcanavee 434 

Kilcannon 183.  376 

Kilcaragh 201 

Kilcarron    ...         ...         ...         ...  373 

Kilcash        269 

Kilcloher 182 

Kilclooney 434 

Kilcockan    ...         ...         ...         ...  5 

Kilcohan      191 

Kilcolman 70 

Kilcomeragh          151 

Kilcommon            ...         ...         ...  310 

Kilcooney 170 


Page 

Kilcop          203 

Kilcoran      348 

Kilcreggane           247 

Kilcullen     198 

Kildanoge 302 

Kildermody            ...         ...         ...  396 

Kilderriheen           106 

Kildwan      163 

Kilfarrassy  ...        ...         ...         ...  381 

Kilgabriel 89 

Kilgainy      255 

Kilgobinet 141 

Kilgreany 183,247 

Kilgrogy     304 

Kilgrovan 113 

Kilheffernan          274 

Kilkeany      251 

Kilknockan 70 

Killahaly     31 

Killaidamee           302 

Killaloan     274 

Killatoor      

Killawlan 207 

Killotteran 386 

Kilballygorman     302 

Kilballyquilty         442 

Kilbrack      442 

Killcannon 185,  376 

Killcarton 400 

Killdroughtan        417 

Killea          53, 159,  207 

Killeaton     334 

Killeenbutler          311 

Killeigh       311 

Killenagh 5 

Killerguile 435 

Killerk         360 

Killemly      311 

Killinch       410 

Killineen     113 

Killinoorin 97 

Killinure     348 

Killishal       183 

Killnagrange 130 

Killone        376 

Killongford 124 

Killosseragh          125 

Killowen     413 

Killsteage 376 

Kill  St.  Lawrence 210 

Kill  St.  Nicholas 212 

Killurney 294 

Killvvinny 47 

Kilmacleague         219 

Kilmacomb            ...         ...         ...  215 

Kilmacomma         239 

Kilmacthomas        165 


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INDEX   OF   TOWNLANDS-continued. 


Kilmagibboge 
KUmaloge  ... 

Kilinal(X) 

P<^<< 
86 
...299,316,327 
89 

Knockannagh 
Knockanpadden     ... 

Pane 
33 
225 

Kilmanahaii 
Kilmaneen  ... 

247 
304 

Knockanpower 

...oo,  ol 
97,  116 

Kilmanicholas 
Kilmaquage 
Kilmeadan  ... 

i 

...     22^ 
390 

Knockanroe 
Knockaraha 

70 
248 

Tzs 

Kilmecdv    ... 

89 

OQQ 

Kilminnin    ... 
Kilmolash    ... 
Kilmore 

133,  176 
143,267 
...     47,81,285 

Knockastooka 
Knockateemore 
Knockatoor  

85 
125 
70 

Kilmovee     ... 

421 

Knockatouk 

TT 

Kilmoyemoge 
Kilmoylan  ... 

391 
166 

Knockatrellane 
Knockaturnory 

248 

4.ZA 

Kilinurrin    ... 

133 

Knockaun 

10  T.-JL  -tan 

Kilmurry     
Kilnacurriga 
Kilnafarna  ... 

125,316 
32,  325 
183 

Knockaunaglokee  ... 
Knockaunagloon    ... 
Knockaunbrandaun 

159 
141 

9^1 

Kilnafrehan 
Kilnamona  ... 

141 
342 

Knockaunagoun     ... 
Knockaunapisha 

85 

349 

Kilnamack  ... 

240 

Knockaunarast 

33 

Kilroe          

349 

Knockauncourt 

293 

Kilronan 

392 

Knockaun  roe 

14 

Kilrossantv.. 

151 

Knockavannia 

251 

Kilrush        

155 

Knockaveelish 

34  208 

Kilsheelan  ... 

281 

Knockballiniry 

304 

Kiltankin 

342 

Knockbaun... 

34 

Kiltegan 

283 

Knockbulloge 

53 

Kihvatermoy 
Knockacaharna 
Knockacait  ... 

11 
159 
33 

Knockbrack 
Knockboy  ... 
Knockcorragh 

90,  126 
34,  126,  170,  188 
34 

Knockacomortish  ... 
Knockacoola 
Knockacullen 
Knockacurrin 
Knockacronin 
Knockada  v  ... 

32 
248 
184 
208 
106 
32 

Knockeen    
Knockeengancan  ... 
Knockfargarve 
Knockgariff 
Knockgarraun 
Knockhouse 

282,354 
34 
34 
34 
160 
...215,386  421 

Knockadempsy 
Knockaderry 

321 
396 

Knockinrichard 
Knocklofty  ... 

316 
354 

Knockadoonlea 

32 

Knocklucas  ... 

255 

Knockadrumalea    ... 
Knockadullaun 
Knockagh   ... 

177 
32 
311 

Knockmahon 
Knockmaon 
Knockmealdown    ... 

134 
184 
34 

Knockahavan 
Knockalafalla 
Knockalahara 
Knockalassa 
Knockalisheen 
Knockamaulee 
Knockan 
Knockanaffrin 
Knockanagh 
Knockananna 
Knockanaris 
Knockanduff 
Knoekane   ... 

125 
442 
143 
33 
248,  255 
116 
...134,349,377 
251 
391,393 
33 
81 
369 
134,  349,  377,  413 

Knockmeelmore    ... 
Knockmorris 
Knocknaboha 
Knocknaboul 
Knocknabrone 
•Cnocknaclash 
£nocknaconnery   ... 
•{nocknacreha 
£nocknacrohy 
{nocknacrooha 
\nocknafallia 
vnocknafreeny 
Cnocknafrehane    ... 

85 
312 
319 
35 
35 
295 
261 
442 
421 
184 
35 
70 
35 

458 


INDEX  OF  TOWNLANDS— continued. 


Knocknagapple 

Knocknagappul 

Knocknageragh 

Knocknagloch 

Knocknagopple 

Knocknagranagh  ... 

Knocknagree 

Knocknagriffin 

Knocknahoola 

Knocknakillardy    ... 

Knocknaloorican   ... 

Knocknalougha 

Knocknamona 

Knocknamuc 

Knocknaraha 

Knocknaree 

Knocknasalla 

Knocknasheega     ... 

Knocknanask 

Knocknaskagh 

Knockparson 

Knockrathkelly 

Knockroe    ... 

Knockrour 

Knockskagh 
Knockyelan 
Kylanoreashy 
Kyllelton     


343 

35,70 

160 

35.70 

212 

126 

355 

255 

70 

321 

36 

35 

71 

36 

12 

250 

126 

106 

36 

144 

194 

270 

36, 116,  212,  321 

47 

320 

152 

270 

176 


Labbanacallee       ...         ...         ...  36 

Lackamore...        ...         ...         ...71,81 

Lackanabrickane 304 

Lacken        106,126,201,321 

Lackendarra          90, 171 

Lackenfune 165 

Lackenrea 106 

Lackensilla            58 

Lady's  Abbey        305 

Lafone         ...         ...         ...         ...  36 

Laganore 273 

Lagnagoushee  •   71 

Lahardan 424 

Landscape  ...    ...    ...    ...  427 

Langanoran     ...    ...    ...  160 

Laragh   184 

Lawlesstown          283,290 

Leagh          97 

Lefanta        106 

Lemybrien 152 

Leperstown            ...         ...         ...  208 

Licaun         208 

Lickoran     157 

Limekiln  Close       ...         ...         ...  47 

Lisadobber 278 

Lisahane     ...         ...         ...         ...  163 

Lisaniska    ...         ...         ...         ...  85 

Lisard         Ill 


Past 

Lisarovv       71,  77 

Lisaviron    ...         ...         ...         ...  377 

Lisbalting 270 

Liscelan      369 

Lisduggan 383,402 

Lisfennel     126,  155 

Lisfinny       ...         ...  36 

Lisfunshion            ...         ...         ...  343 

Lisglas         6 

Lisgriffin 59 

Lisheen       422 

Lisheenanoul         305 

Lisheenoona           126 

Lisheenpower        ...        ...         ...  305 

Liskeilty      71,  77 

Lisleagh      157 

Lismore       ...         ...         ...  36, 386 

Lisnageeragh         ...        ...         ...  Ill 

Lisnagree 37 

Lisnakill      ...         ...         ...         ...  393 

Lisnamuck 317 

Lisnatubrid 295 

Lisroe          ...         ...         ...         ...  160 

Lisronagh 285 

Listeige       85 

Liss             37 

Lissakyle     ...         ...         ...         ...  312 

Lissasmuttaun        413 

Lissava        312 

Little  Bridge  Inches        106 

Littlegrace 37 

Little  Island           190 

Lodge          305 

Logleagh 37 

Logics         402 

Longcourse 402 

Loskeran     71 

Loughacutteen       ...         ...         ...  356 

Loughaniska          126 

Loughanunna        ...         ...         ...  126 

Loughaun   ...         ...         ...         ...  312 

Loughdcheen         ...         ...         ...  393 

Loughlohery          312 

Loughmore            ...         ...         ...  155 

Loughsollis 47 

Loughtally 267 

Luskanargid           155 

Lyranearla 256 

Lyrattin       157 

Lyre            37,  71,  152,  252 

Lyrefune     ...        ...         ...         ...  343 

Lyrenacarriga        12 

Lyrenacalee           37 

Lyrenagloc 37 


Macreary     ... 
Magherareagh 


279 
349 


459 


INDEX   OF   TOWNLANDS— continued. 


Page 

Magheraroagh       299 

Maginstown           362 

Mainstown  ...         ...         ...         ...  288 

Mangan       ...         ...         ...         ...  410 

Mapstown 156 

Marlfield     267 

Marlhill       299 

Marshtown             ...         ...         ...  2 

Matthewstown       400 

Maughanstown      ...        ...        ...  281 

Mayfield  ...            413 

Mayladstown         270 

Mebul          37 

Middlequarter        126,  326 

Mill  and  Church  Quarter 85 

Millerstown            177 

Miltown       363 

Miltown  Britton 359 

Minorstown           ...        ...         ...  282 

Moanballyshivane 85 

Moanbrack 72 

Moancrea    ...         ...        ...         ...  321 

Moanfune 47,  72 

Moangariff 273 

Moanmehill            ...         ...         ...  273 

Moanmore 355 

Moanroe     285 

Moat            97 

Mocollop 37 

Modeligo 160 

Moher         343 

Molough  Abbey 318 

Molough  Newtown          ...         ...  318 

Monabreeka           ...         ...         ...  39 

Monacalee 256 

Monaderreen         ...         ...         ...  313 

Monadiha   ...         ...         ...         ...  443 

Monafehadee         38 

Monagilleeny         72 

Monagoush...         ...        ...        ...  72 

Monakerka 177 

Monaloughra          ...         ...         ...  335 

Monalour    ...         ...         ...         ...  38 

Monalummery       72 

Monaman    ...         ...         ...         ...  38 

Monameean            ...         ...         ...  72 

Monamelagh          ...         ...         ...  381 

Monamintra           220 

Monamraher         ...         ...         ...  73 

Monaneea  ...         ...         ...         ...  73 

Monang      ...  6,  126 

Monard       39 

Monaraha   ....         ...         ...         ...  313 

Monarud     ...         ...         ...         ...  141 

Monataggart          39 

Monatarriv...         ...         ...         ...  39 

Monatray 90 


Monatrim 39 

Monavaud ...        ...     177 

Monavugga  39 

Monboy       ...         ...       39 

Monea         ...        ...        ...        ...      73 

Moneygorm  39,  107 

Moneyvroe...         ...     107 

Mongally     ...         ...         ...         ...       59 

Monkeal      126 

Monksgrange        ...         ...         ...     267 

Monkstown  267,  283 

Monloum 369 

Monminane  436 

Monroe       126,  305,  349 

Monvore     ...         ...       39 

Monvoy      ...         ...         369 

Moord         ...       91 

Moorhill      12 

Moortovvn 252,267,273,363 

Mortgage 92 

Mortlestown          320 

Mothel         436 

Mount  Bolton        413 

Mount  Congreve 391,394 

Mount  Melleray 39 

Mount  Rivers         106 

Mount  Stuart         73 

Mountanglesby      ...     335 

Mountain  Castle 160 

Mountain  Farm     ...         ...        ...      39 

Moyng         73 

Mullagh       279 

Mullenaranky         ...     285 

Munmahoge          383, 385 

Munsburrow          436 

Mweelahorna        73,98 

Mweeling 74 

Mylerstown  273 

Neddins      321 

Newcastle 343 

Newtown    ...53, 66, 74,  92, 127, 160, 194, 

228,  274,  288.  360,  369,  381 

381,  391 
Newtown  Adam    ...         ...         ...     313 

Newtown  Anner   ...        ...        ...     282 

Newport      6 

Nicholastown         184,317 

Nine-mile  House 410 

Norisland    ...         ...         ...         ...       39 

Okyle  39 

Oldbridge 256 

Oldcastle 288 

Oldgrange 355,437 

Orchardstown        220,383 

Outeragh 564 


460 


INDEX   OF   TOWN  LAN  DS-continued. 


Page 

Paddock      12 

Paddocks 40 

Pallis           40 

Park  177,355,443 

Parkheg      443 

Parkaderreen         335,349 

Parkatobeen           40 

Parkdotia 47 

Parkeenflugh          127 

Parkeengarra         184 

Parkeenaglogh       166 

Parkgarriff 48 

Parklane      127 

Parkmore    ...         ...         ...         ...  160 

Parknagappul         127 

Parknascaddane 283 

Parknoe       40 

Parkswood ...         ...        ...         ...  213 

Parkville      290 

Passage  East         213 

Pastimeknock        402 

Patricks  well           267 

Paulsacres 152 

Peahill         356 

Pembrokestown     394 

Picardstown           370 

Pillpark       81 

Pilltown      92 

Portally       209 

Portnaboe 419 

Poulaculleare         ...         ...         ...  356 

Poulakerry 282 

Poulatar      305 

Poulavaula 349 

Poulavone 443 

Poulbatia 107 

Poulboy      256 

Poulfada     40 

Poulmaleen             288 

Poulnagunoge        ...         ...         ...  256 

Power  sknock         392 

Powerstown  273,293 

Prap            74 

Priestown   ...         ...         ...         ...  326 

Prior  sknock            228 

Priorstown 275 

Propoge      ...         ...         ...         ...  53 

Prospect  Hall         92 

Pulla           74 

Quarter       107 

Qullia          369 

Raheen        195,256,313,407 

Raheenballindoney           299 

Raheenroe ...         ...         ...         ...  335 

Raheens       392 

Ralph           40 


Raspberry  Hill       14 

Rath        * 40,92,420 

Rathanny 134 

Rathard       320 

Rathclarish 279 

Rathduff      290 

Rathfadden 402 

Rathgormack         ...         ...         ...  443 

Rathkeevan             290 

Rathkelly 319 

Rathlead      74 

Rathloose 273 

Rathmaiden            131 

Rathmore 313 

Rathmoylan            225 

Rathnameneenagh  ...         ...74, 98 

Rathnaskilloge       177 

Rathnasligeen        283 

Rathokelly 32 

Rathquage 134 

Rathronan 290 

Ratlnvalter 355 

Readoty       99 

Reagarrid 41 

Reamanagh            ...         ...         ...  74 

Reanabarna            ...         ...         ...  41 

Reanaboola...         ...         ...         ...74,77 

Reanaclogheen      74 

Reanacoolagh        ...         ...         ...  41 

Reanadampaun      ...         ...         ...  171 

Reanagullee           74 

Reanaskeha            ...         ...         ...  75 

Reanavidoge           ...         ...         ...  75 

Rearoe         ...         ...         ...         ...  335 

Redmondstown      273 

Reechestown          ...         ...         ...  327 

Rehil  336,349 

Reisk           400 

Retagh        420 

Rincrew      ...         ...         ...         ...  53 

Ringapuca 127 

Ringcrehy 127 

Ringnasilloge         127 

Rochestown           328 

Rockett's  Castle 413 

Rockfield     160 

Rockview 410 

Rodeen        75 

Roosca        349 

Ross 184,396 

Rossduff      226 

Rossgrilla 41 

Rossrehill 349 

Rossmore    ...         ...         ...         ...  327 

Roxborough           ...         ...         ...  355 

Rusheens     ...          ...          ...          ...  75 

Russelstown  248 


461 


INDEX   OF  TOWNLANDS-continued. 


Page 

Salterbridge  41 

Sapperton 12 

Savagetown  378 

Scart  7, 42, 127, 161, 184,  336,  350 

Scartacrooka          42, 177 

Scurtana      356 

Scartbeg     350 

Scartnadriny          141 

Scartnaglorane       ...         ...         ...     357 

Scartore       127 

Scordaun 75 

Scrahana     ...         ...         ...         ...      75 

Scrahans     42,166 

Scartlea       417 

Scrothea      257 

Seafield       Ill 

Seemochuda  42 

Seskin          282 

Sillaheens 249 

Sion 43 

Shanacool 81, 177 

Shanaclone 99,  377 

Shanakill     59,167 

Shanapollach         12 

Shanavoola  42 

Shanbally      42,  86,  99, 152,  285,  296,  337 

Shanballyanne       25£ 

Shanballyard          268 

Shandon      127 

Shankill       128,443 

Shanrahan  ...         ...         ...         ...     337 

Shean          2,42 

Sheskin       107,177,425 

Shinganagh  394 

Short  Castle  299,320 

Skehacrine 128 

Skehanagh 282 

Skehanard 128 

Skeheenarinky       ...         ...         ...     343 

Skibbereen 387 

Sladagh       360 

Sleady         161 

Sleeveen      7.135 

Slieveburth 12 

Slieveroe     394 

Sligaunagh 128 

Sluggera      107 

Small  Quarter        .f        ...     249 

Smoor         377 

Snugborough          12 

Southpark  ...       43 

Spa 257 

Spital  Land 299 

Sporthouse ...         ...        ...         ...     385 

Spring         156 

Springfield 53,  92, 107 

Sruh...  43 


Page 

Stael 53 

Stillimitty 363 

Stonehouse 392 

Stradbally 177 

Straiguebraghad 161 

Strancally 7 

Strancally  Demesne         8 

Stuccolane 128 

Summerhill  ...         ...  86, 284 

Sunlavvn     ...        ...        ...        ...     107 

Suttonsrath...  ,     313 


Tallow 

Tallowbridgelands 

Tankardstown 

Tannersrath 

Templelyvrick 

Templemichael 

Templetney 


...  48 

...  44 

...  135 

...  273 

...  112 
53,  410 

,  296 


Terrystang 128 

Thomastovvn          ...         ...         ...  317 

Ticincor      423 

Ticor           402 

Tigroe         392 

Tiknock       82 

Tinahalla 420 

Tinalira       161 

Tinascart 59 

Tincurry     357 

Tinlough 408 

Tinnabinna 81 

Tinnagrown          ...        ...        ...  43 

Tinnalyra    ...        ...        ...        ...  86 

Tintur          43 

Tinvane       ...         ...         ...         ...  261 

Tircullen     ...         ...         ...         ...  13 

Tiroe           289 

Tobber        44 

Toberagoole          92 

Toberaheena         268,284 

Tollohea     263 

Tonteeheige           86 

Toor  43,75,86,270,417 

Tooracurra 249 

Tooradoo 43 

Toorala       249 

Tooranaraheen      ...         ...         ...  43 

Tooraneena           172 

Tooreen      360 

Toorin         43,253 

Toornageeha         43 

Toorreagh 249 

Toortane     44 

Touloure     299 

Towergare ...         ...        ...        ...  383 

Townparks  44,261,313 

GG 


462 


INDEX   OF  TOWNLANDS-continued. 


Pa°e 

...    370 

Tramore  Burrow  ... 
Treenearla  Commons 
Tuarnagoppoge 
Tubbernahulla       
Tubrid         
Tullacoolbeg          
Tullaghmelan 
Tullow         

...     370 
...     153 
...      44 
...      44 
44,350 
...     128 
...     355 
...     305 

Turbeha      

...     108 

Turnore 

...     128 

Two-mile-Bridge  ... 

Vicarstown             
Villierstown           

128,  273 

...     161 

...      59 

Page 

Waterford 402 

Waterpark 2 

Weslown 371 

Whitephurch          184.  357 

Whitefield 381,394 

Whitehouse  Quarter        250 

Whiteland 364 

Whitesfort 250 

Whitestown  167,438 

Williamstown        177,  191 

Windgap 128,417 

Woodhouse  86,  161,  177 

Woodroof 268 

Woodstock 144 

Woodstown  381,387,215 

Woodville  ...  44 


463 


INDEX   OF   IRISH   NAMES. 


Page 

Page 

4*&A  A  CSCAJIflAlj    ... 

...     302 

At  A  CAilin 

...     429 

At>A  nA  SCAU 

...       20 

„    „  CAmAin 

...     211 

Afc-Mnn  beAj 

...     331 

,,    ,,  CAoloij 

...     219 

AbAfiCAd,  An 

...       77 

„    „  Ceim 

...       60 

AiDloijic  AnnA 

...     123 

„    „  ClAipin 

...       56 

4^CA]iAit>e  poil 

...     152 

,,       ,   CoiTlftAlj 

...     180 

<XcjtA  nA  Cifice 

...     361 

,       ,   ClljtftAlj             

...     219 

^OllCAtAn 

...     187 

,    „  "OAifiijcin 

...       23 

xXonAd  nA  beAlcAine 

...     159 

,    ,,  JjAiftoeil 

...       78 

Afo  A  fhuillmn    ... 

...     166 

,    ,,  re                 

...     166 

„  Sceillijin  ... 

...     325 

,    ,,  triAdAi-pe 

...     409 

„  cSei-oeAin  ... 

...       49 

AtAn             

16,  44,  60 

t>An 

...     406 

At  An  AiFftinn 

...     207 

btii'oe 

...     269 

AcAn  bui-oe 

16,  115 

CiAfu\tn 

...     289 

At  An  6i-oe 

...     415 

CfiotnAil 

...     180 

AtAn  5A|ib              ' 

...     322 

fionAin 

...     297 

„      nA  gCloc      

...     108 

gAoite            

289,408 

At  An  Oit)|iif 

...     218 

JlAf                       

...     281 

„       „     CSA1JO1UJ1A... 

252,  169 

tei-oin 

...       14 

„       „     CSAfAnAIJ    ... 

107,  115 

nA  bpji^ACAn... 

...     241 

„     „    cSeAnA  itluillinn  ... 

...     433 

Cjioide 

...     401 

,,    t)Aile  A  p-pio-pAij 

...     427 

CuAille     ... 

...     276 

„        „      tiAm       

...     389 

JTA-ObftAC     ... 

...       38 

„    borAifiin  nA  CeA^-ocAn 

...     218 

jCAilim-oe 

...     165 

„    buiT)e 

...     210 

jjCAfAn 

...     239 

,    CAJIHAIJ  A  cSeA|trA    ... 

...     248 

hUAitne     ... 

...     397 

,    ClAif-e  An  lAf  Ainn 

...     171 

teime 

...     152 

,    Coille  Duin     

...     157 

mule 

...     206 

,    'Ooithin 

...     169 

nrunnAi^e 

...     165 

"Onuirn-toin 

...     146 

neAdtAifii-oe 

...     246 

,    T»«t)                     

218,  272 

ntjvoini 

...       47 

,    ponnoise 

...     332 

SAijoe      

...     342 

,     $CA|1|1A                    

...     434 

SAI  joiuiftiT>e 

...     139 

,    tTlAi-pe 

...     102 

SAileAd: 

...       77 

,    fheATioin 

...     101 

6  jdneAt)     ... 

...       61 

,    fho-p 

175,  438 

pAix>in 

...     241 

,    nA  blACAije     ... 

256,  422 

tDeiT>liTi           ...          ... 

...     103 

„     „   b^ton 

...     414 

,      VJi  h-^AnnluAn            ... 

...     395 

„     „   b«inni5e 

...     217 

,          „     SCAfTA         

...       61 

„     „    CAile 

...       90 

^MArlinn                 

34,136 

,     „    CeAjvocAn    ... 

...     157 

At 

344 

,     „    Co-pAnn 

...     147 

A  b-Ain   IfCAl 

...     440 

,     „    CfOife 

...       67 

„  bAinne 

...     254 

,     „    •pAllAije 

...     433 

„  t)Afl-OAin             

...     291 

,     „    gAimme 

...     137 

„  beAlAij          

...     114 

,     „    jCAitim-oe  ... 

24,  441 

beAnnlomAin 

...     322 

,     „    jCtA-pAC 

...       64 

„  CAtAipin 

...       80 

,     „    h-eAjlAife... 

...     444 

464 


INDEX 

OF   IRISH   NAMES—  continued. 

Page 

Page 

Vc  TIA  l/AftAc  ttAine 

...     435 

t>Alte    ATI  ^A'p'pAI'Oe 

131 

tifin              

...     171 

i>        »   5AttTt^1t1  108> 

217,264,283,345, 

TnbAftfiAil/i'oe 

...     439 

378,  395 

tTlOTIA 

...       75 

" 

•^eAjirttA 

438 

tTluice 

...     204 

^tCATinA 

211,  433 

n'CAtt 

...     132 

5JIATICA15 

189 

ftioj; 

250,251 

luftAlfl    ... 

79 

SAC               

5,  32,  389 

„ 

t-Ai^teifij 

283 

SAIJDC         

...     342 

„ 

tCAItlAin 

17 

SAltCAC 

...     137 

Lin 

373 

SAOJI 

...     247 

,( 

Lot>A1f1     ... 

117 

SCAittfte 

240,354 

M 

tOCA 

131,217 

ScAijrte 

...     254 

tocAin    ... 

346 

SAlAC 

...     169 

„ 

ttlAtlunAi5 

172 

ScufifiAiTi) 

...     204 

TtlApAlj... 

156 

SeAtnuif 

...     167 

M 

rhocA    ... 

9 

Sotuif 

...     346 

n 

rhuileoriA 

117 

,  teme                  

...     286 

ttluiitinn 

...  21,359,363 

,  Cije  CttAinn 

...     344 

„ 

noriAij  ... 

287 

,      „     "Ooijce      

...     255 

, 

TiAOjlAlX 

273 

,      „     SeAtnuif    

...     406 

, 

pl/eiTnion 

318 

, 

poilt     ... 

92 

)Aite  A  CAOT>A 

...       70 

, 

f)|11H 

275 

XVOAItTI 

387,  397 

UA1X)tm... 

283 

„       An  .Ab           

...     428 

i 

UAn-OAit 

113 

„            ,,     AlfllT) 

...     109 

, 

Uifce 

327 

„        „  Aicinn     ... 

362,366 

, 

U6ix> 

63,  117 

„        „   AncAirte... 

...      17 

, 

Uoifci5... 

328 

„            „    toAjIftAlj; 

...     211 

TltiA^Ain 

407 

„   bite        

17,  216 

( 

UUIT^AlAlj 

50,248 

,,        „   tiiocAijie 

...     161 

ScAitin  ... 

390 

„            „    t)1Oft|1A    ... 

...     409 

, 

Sici|ie 

200 

„            „     t>6tA1ft    ... 

...     271 

, 

CAlttlU|1A 

179 

..         »    bjtunAij 

...     221 

, 

CeAtnpuitt 

414 

„            ,,     CAfoAlf     ... 

...     118 

„ 

CriiAttA... 

394 

„        ,,    CAifteAin 

...     409 

, 

cSeAtTi|iAio6'ji 

A  364 

„     CAtAIT)    ... 

40,350 

, 

rSimne  ... 

28 

,        ,,   CAjinAin... 

...     366 

, 

cSleibe... 

63,  145 

,        „   Cei-oeAnAij 

...     214 

, 

cSjiAoitteAir 

81 

,,    CLAtnpAip 

...     119 

p 

CxiAiri 

136 

,        „    CnocAij 

...     137 

, 

Ut>All-$vnric 

220 

,        „   CnocAin... 

...     351 

,      &\m 

179 

,        „    Cnuic     ... 

49,  365,  428 

,      ttAiticin 

421 

,        „   CftotnpAin 

...       79 

,        bCAJ 

30,354 

,         ,    CuAicin  ... 

...     119 

,      t)o6c 

164,199 

,         ,   "OioGAtfce 

...     378 

,        tt|1At)A15 

306 

,   TKyoAij 

199,  314 

,        t)tlCAC 

4,164 

,           ,    T)onA  (cSonnAit)) 

...     298 

,        tt^llAfA 

346 

,               ,     "O-flOtCIT)... 

...     431 

,      btticin 

402 

,           ,    "O-fiomA  ... 

78,  111 

,      ft^onoij 

406 

,           ,    6Afpoi5 

...       17 

,         tJuitcCAtlAlj 

382 

,   PAOICIJ...  9,  136,298,354,438 

,      CAiwntifc    ... 

9 

»             »i          ^CA5        ... 

...     438 

,      CAO-OAIJ 

396 

•ptiAHAin... 

...     277 

,      Ctemenc 

8 

„          ,    ^AbAinn 

...       56 

,      Ctoide 

414 

,    sAt)Ann  ... 

...     145 

,      CnocAin 

294 

|!             ,     $AOtltA1-6 

...     306 

,    b6 

118 

465 


INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES  -continued. 


CutvounAij  ... 


Thib 


heipc 
henebpe 

tllfC 

Hulk 


ttlAibin 
rhAvoin 
TtlAfone 


TTlAiftcin 

ttlACAlf 


meAlx»uin 
itlic 


neA-otnoin 
Seoimj 

tfhleifi 

ttlionufiA 


rhocA 

m«icteACAnAC 


TIA  tJAnoije  ... 


buAite  ... 
Cilte 


Page 

...  227 

...  372 

...  281 

...  48 

...  193 

...  49 

...  397 
18, 118 

...  108 

...  19 
150, 151 
179,  359 

...  428 

...  214 

...  428 

...  307 

...  300 

...  48 

...  199 

...  136 

...  83 

...  307 

...  281 

...  204 

...  162 

...  288 

...  362 

...  20 

...  400 

...  277 

...  399 

...  307 

...  76 

...  242 

...  241 

...  21 

...  221 

...  146 

...  186 

...  187 

...  118 

...  273 

...  12 

...  273 

...  282 

...  320 

...  27 

...  398 

...  19 
131,  214 
354,398 

...  109 

...  167 

...  158 
9 

...  211 
189 


t)Aile 


A  clAipe     ... 

79,  110 

,  Cloice     ... 

398 

,    CUlAtlA     ... 

276 

„  Coille     ... 

136,  215,  381,  387 

,  CojiA-o 

429 

,  Cfioipe     ... 

368 

„  CjiompAin 

79 

„  Cuijice    ... 

56,  93,  118,  180 

,,    T>CAT>5 

20 

.    -OCU^CAC... 

294 

,  'poi-oine   ... 

438 

,  •puinpeoije 

129 

,  jAilpje 

278 

,  5AO1ce    ••• 

187 

£    ...         ...     373 

,  5CleijteAc 

63,  158 

,    jCOflCAC  ... 

373 

,    jCflAtlAC... 

260,287 

,    jCtlAC 

390 

.  jCuijeAleAc 

162 

,  5'°^CA15e 

156,  168 

,  5lAipe     ... 

2 

,  h-Aotoiftce 

383 

,  h-A-otiAi-oe 

420 

,  hAi-ole     ... 

109 

,  h-Aijvoe  ... 

63 

,  h-1mi|tce... 

180 

,  teitfeipfiije 

120 

,    LobAfl 

208 

,  VvhceAnnA 

16 

,    mAtlAC 

267,  283 

AC  181 

,  mt>AiticfieA6- 

\c  ...         180,  217 

,    mt)Af1t1AC 

118 

,  tnbijicineAc 

63 

,  mbo-oAC  ... 

12,  254 

,  mb6x>ftAnAC 

20 

,  mt>poj     ... 

394 

,  mbuitcineAC 

78 

,  miolAC    ... 

180 

,  motiA        64, 

198,  259,  267,  273, 

276,  317,  362 

„  mote 

168 

„  mvic 

155,  175 

„  n-AefeAc... 

200 

,    n-etfiiuti  ... 

20 

.    n^Att 

93 

,    n-UAitne... 

307 

,    pAi^ce    ... 

56 

,    RACA 

...     16,40,280 

SAJA^C 

...     21,  22,  326 

,    Sceice 

120 

,      SOfAtA      ... 

162 

,    Suifci 

288 

,      COTIA 

184,  329 

CtlAJA 

49 

lAemoije     ... 

146 

466 


INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES^ontinued. 


Pate 

Pat>c 

t>Ailet1eiU- 

429 

t)Aile  Ui  t)iAnA 

276 

,      fliocoit 

...     317 

,,        „  "OiojtAin  ... 

428 

,      n«A  20.53,59,74.92,127,131,160, 

,,        ,,  "t)onncAt)A 

241 

166,177.228 

245.274,282.288, 

11        »  "OftoijeAnAin 

345 

312,318,357, 

360,  369.  381,  391 

„       „  t)fuorlAin 

366 

6  jCeAttAij 

19 

..        „  TiublAijje 

97 

pA-OpAIJ 

294 

„        „  t)uit» 

388 

pilib 

4,399 

,           „    CAfA 

19 

piocAijvoe    ... 

370 

,           ,.    eotJAfA     ... 

164,310 

pleimion 

332 

,           „    •pOJAJICAIj 

110 

Uiocoil 

249 

,           ,,    jtA-QflA 

118 

Rti*cwtn) 

260 

155 

ttiprin            ... 

162 

,        „   siotlAin... 

19 

HoibeAfii)     ... 

152,  166 

,        „  stAip'n   ... 

280 

ftoibin 

373 

,,  jJojtniAin... 

301 

4 

93 

SAlteAC 

87,425 

,        „  hen>in     ... 

373 

SAn-OAIfl 

45 

,        ,,  hlnfo 

79 

SeAJAin 

375 

,           „    tlOfAlj       ... 

164.310 

ScAmuip 

290 

,       „  Icfoe 

327 

SeonAic 

164 

,        ,,  lAicnin    ... 

109 

Seoinin 

218 

,        „  l,An5AT)Ain 

83 

Seoifipj 

133 

.       ,,  LeAjoit)  ... 

398 

SiobAin 

433 

,        ,.  LeAnAin   ... 

373 

tAtl 

254 

,        „  toimin     ... 

179 

tomAir 

317,439 

„  toinpj    ... 

172,  260 

tflUCAll 

227 

,       „  LomAfnA... 

346 

UAdxjiAd 

414 

,            .,     ttlAeLAJAin 

22 

UA-O 

164 

..           „    itlAOlAiAI'D 

179 

UilliAtn 

...  19,178,338 

,        „  TTlAonAij... 

43 

Ui  AQ-OA 

18,  345 

,        ,,  tileAfiA 

300 

,    tJAOijitl... 

173 

„  ttloctAin... 

131 

t>CACAin     ... 

271 

,        ,,  tflujniAit* 

172 

tipeijin   ... 

372 

,,  ttluifijce 

83 

bfionoij  ... 

397 

„  tleill 

277 

toflUfA 

83 

„  niAtlAjAin 

20 

t)taAij6e    ... 

351 

,           „    UAJAttAlj 

94 

CAin 

179 

,           „    neA^CAbflA 

21 

CAip'n 

382 

,,  UodAin 

242 

tACAin 

420 

,           ,,    U«-OA 

329 

CeAnnAbAin 

211 

,        „  ScAnnlAin 

378 

CeAftftAit 

287 

,        „  SeAJAin   ... 

102 

CeAfios    ... 

145 

,        „  SiocdAin  ... 

329 

Ceijiin 

158 

,        „  CfCAfnAin 

65 

CiAfiAin   ... 

80 

,        „  tfioicij   ... 

351 

tinei-oe    ... 

58,179 

,        „  CuACAin  ... 

345 

CmnfeAtAij 

366 

,           .,    tuACAlt    ... 

407 

CnAitnin  ... 

...274,294,429 

bAttA  buitie 

129 

CoileAin  ... 

56,  438 

„         gCAlA 

52 

CoitteAin 

118 

bAltAi-oe  bAnA 

110 

ConAiU,  ... 

342 

bin  &yo            84,  143, 

322,  340,  421,  422 

ConAi-pe  ... 

136 

bAn  An  Aipfimn 

224 

CojtfiAin  ••• 

63 

,         ,,    t)A-pCA1|1 

190 

,  Ctnnn 

83,418 

,         „    t)A-ffOAlt 

435 

,  Cvnjtcin    ... 

276 

,       „  beilin 

78 

,  Cm-pin 

265 

,      „  t>iocAi|ie 

113 

,  CtipfiAOin 

76 

,        „    boCAIfl 

279 

467 


INDEX   OF    IRISH    NAMES— continued. 


I'tige 

Page 

An  An  OjieAjAin     ... 

397 

bAnnA£Aille 

...     376 

,,  CAipleAin     ... 

388 

gAinime     ...         ... 

...     397 

t\\niA|tA 

84 

jCApAll 

...       22 

CAflftAJAin    ... 

120 

jClojiAn     ... 

...     421 

,      ,  Cipin 

393 

jCnAth        

...     220 

,  Cnoicin  Ku,\n'> 

384 

5Cfiuibini-ue 

218,  373 

,  CnocAip 

310 

heipce        

...     398 

,         Coiji'n 

322 

hlotAft'OAn 

...     109 

T)AllAtn 

252 

•TTlAinfC|ieAc 

...     323 

,     ,    "OunA 

136 

mbA-ob 

...     216 

,      pUAftlAlj 

377 

mtXpACAH    ... 

...     120 

>    •  S^rt1*1" 

84 

Militia        

...     392 

,       ,      tlAllA 

398 

tniicAn        ...         ... 

...     376 

,     ,    h-AnJle 

156,  200 

nJJA-OAfl 

...     148 

,     ,    H-»\CA 

383 

tloinini-oe  ... 

...     432 

,    h-OileAin 

23 

peipce 

...     203 

,     ,    teAcc 

399 

SceAc          

...     133 

,     .    LeAmnAccA... 

56 

Sceice  h-Aipe 

...     272 

,             LeAfA 

166,379 

Silinix>e 

...     399 

,  LiAjAin 

...373,378,399 

SpAiTje 

...     376 

,      ,  lot*               59, 

307  311,  384,  397 

SpioitAit>e  ... 

...     132 

,      ,  tflucAin 

390 

t)AnnrA  84,85,113,  155,219, 

377,396,436 

,      ,  pACfiuin 

203 

tJAMft  An  Aifro 

...       90 

,,      ,  piopAifte 

374 

,        ,  t>Aicin 

..     422 

„      ,  plei-oe 

164 

,       ,  tiAile         

93,  143 

PUCA 

88 

,       ,  tieAtAij    ... 

...     432 

„      ,  Uinnce 

63 

,       ,  tieite 

...     413 

,      ,  Uinne 

398 

,       ,  T)A  (iLAi-oe 

...       76 

,      ,  Rioj... 

223 

,       ,  CobAiti 

...     257 

,      ,  Spuinnc 

398 

b. 

*               .1 
HHA  Dui-oe 

...     344 

,      ,  CeAmpuil    ... 

204 

,        Cttoi-oe 

136,  137 

,         ,    CSA5A1J1C 

377 

,       "OeAtjAin    ... 

147,  150 

,      ,  cSeAnA  &Aile 

399 

,        JteAnnA 

...     271 

,      ,  cSeAnA  tiocAijt 

155 

,       tTlAi-oin        

...     436 

,      ,  cSleibin 

165 

,        nA  b'peA'ooj 

...       22 

,        ,   CSflAC 

400 

,             'pA-objiAc 

...       44 

,      ,  tSftAi-oe 

192 

,             JTAille    ... 

...     432 

,         ,   CSflUCA 

385 

,             pumnfeoige     ... 

...     302 

,      ,  Cuinne 

124 

,             sCiopo^ 

...     322 

,      ,  CA'ppoij 

219 

,             h-Aix>le... 

310,  348 

,      ,  Oifv 

165 

,             h-thxcp6-" 

...     251 

,      ,  UcAi|\e 

397 

,             LA-OHA6  ... 

...       37 

,       ,,    UlCAIj 

367,  378 

,                   tAIT^6    ... 

...     120 

*OAIC 

386 

,             l,eice 

65 

,     "OomnAiVL 

263 

,             mtJAnoj 

...       22 

,     "OfiAix>e 

190 

,             ITlonA     

...       41 

,       £AT)A 

413 

,             Umne     ... 

91,  317 

.,     JTionn 

102,  219,  242,  382 

,             SAiteAt  ... 

...     145 

,,       tAlft 

4 

,                  SlAC          

...     253 

,     fn6fi 

22 

,              SfiAi-oe  ... 

...     397 

,     nA  t>Ainnioi;nA 

397 

,             SruAice 

...  4,65 

bCAOiceA6  ... 

381 

,              Scvhc     ... 

...     180 

T»t*i  r«»AT>ni*iiT>fl 

398 

Uirre... 

429 

'      CA^A'S6     •• 

"!         '.!!     397 

...     142 

,      ,    Coijtte 
,      ,    CpuAide 

102 
374 

„       A  CtJAITl 

...       87 
...       66 

„      ,    cruice        ... 

109 

,,     „  Cuim 

...     435 

468 


INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES-continued. 


Page 

Page 

beat  AtA  t)Aim 

...     169 

t)emn  A  CA-pnAin     ... 

...       97 

„     tin 

...     269 

,,      gAjiboije     ... 

...    223 

„       TTlAftJAI'O 

...     248 

i,      5°tJ               

...     312 

DAn                   

...     137 

beinnpe  fhon 

...     435 

tJeAj               ...     302, 

326,  335,  353 

t)eifvoi  nA  Umne    ... 

...       91 

tice 

...     102 

t)eiceA-pnA6 

...     326 

tocA 

...     421 

blOJIAnAIJ,  tlA 

...       96 

ttltiice             ...         ... 

...     440 

t)l/AC 

22 

...     134 

,,     ScAnntAin 

...       59 

An  ACA 

45,272 

btACAnnA,  tlA 

...     130 

,,      „   tfloi-p... 

...     280 

t)'l,A1C-§A1f1116 

...     304 

t)6AtAC 

335,  432 

tjlACOJ 

...     416 

„       An  T)oijie  ... 

...     260 

Dl-eAn  nA  VK\t>A  ftviAi'oe    ... 

...     102 

„          ,  t)uit»     

...     115 

t)tein  A  tin 

...     400 

„          ,    lAfiAinn 

...     175 

bt&AncAf  O-OAJI 

...     168 

„               ,     fflAfVJAI'O 

...     112 

t)oc  A  "Oum 

...     137 

,      nA  mt)uinni-6e 

...     382 

t)6ifin  A  SCOCAIJ  

...     286 

,        ,    ngeAiciniTJe 

...     432 

t)O5A6 

...       23 

,        ,    tuime 

...       46 

,        t)An 

...       23 

,        ,    SAijeAt) 

...     103 

,        T>«b              

...       23 

,        ,    Seifce    ... 

...     324 

bocAn  pAiDin         ... 

...     170 

,      65                

...     407 

t)6cAfi  A  tiAnnf  A     ... 

...       93 

„       SlAitin 

...     219 

,        ,  tiil/e 

...     337 

DeAnnA  rhoft 

...     319 

,           ,  OlAIC 

...      93 

t)eAnn  tAijv 

...     310 

,        ,  O'AmpA 

...     321 

„         tlAt                    

...     193 

,            ,   (iApAlll   CAOl6      ... 

...     366 

„         ttUAT) 

...     294 

,        ,  CtAmpAin 

...       41 

t>eAf<nA  An  t)Ainb  ... 

300,  324 

,            ,  Coit&AflA  ... 

...     110 

„        „    CtAtnpAiji 

...     374 

,        ,  t)|toidi'o   ... 

...     117 

„     •  ,     CoiU    

...     146 

,           ,  jt'LlA'O 

354,  355 

„            .       f^lA-OAIj 

...       56 

,        ,  s'ftAin      

...     345 

„            ,       £lA1X>     ... 

...     105 

,        ,  tttAiAtfie  ... 

...     103 

,        ,    rhAt>ttAi-6 

10,  138,  149 

,            ,    ttlAX)JtA 

...     351 

,      TUlAXtAin 

...     432 

,            ,  ttlA-OIIA  UUAI'6 

...     300 

,         t)An             

...     331 

,        ,  fhomceAin 

...       27 

,        toeil  A  tieAlAij    ... 

...     439 

,        ,  ttluiltmn... 

158,  383 

Oui-oe        ...       38,122,219,369 

,        ,  poinnce  ... 

...       95 

,        Citt  CiAnA 

...     251 

,       An  A 

...     126 

,        Ctoice  A  t>uix>eil 

...       33 

,       An  xVomAi*o  ...          ... 

...    338 

,        C^oine       

...     194 

(         ,    -Aipttinn  ...          ... 

...      29 

,        TieAfij 

...     364 

,         ,    Aijtn6Ain 

...    346 

,            •f'UAfVOA 

307,  313 

,         ,    AODAIJ  ... 

...     123 

,        JAOice 

...     338 

,         ,    ACA         

...    240 

,        h-eifje     ... 

...     153 

,             ,      CAtlAfO... 

...      17 

,        nA  -oCjii  SA5Aftr  ... 

...     300 

,         ,    £ionA     

...     120 

,         „   gAoice 

243,  271,  417 

,             ,      pUCA 

...       26 

,         „   jCoiteAd 

...     169 

,         ,    CodAif  

...     140 

,         „   ngAfttAd: 

170,  108 

,         ,    cSleifte  

...     115 

,         „   SAij-oiuiju-oe  ... 

...     158 

,         ,    Uifje     ... 

30,  256 

,        Seifc 

...     139 

,             ,      UtCAIj    

...       17 

,        UeAX)moin 

...     437 

,          ^|fO 

...     120 

,         UAiceiji 

...     143 

,       tiAtniiiojnA 

...     150 

t)eitini-6e,  tlA 

...     435 

,       tjAin-pioJAin  AniiA... 

...     368 

tDeil/icin 

147 

,      t)uix)e  22,30,47,65,74, 

249,  261, 

t)emn 

...       98 

335.  401 

„      titii-oeS 

...     374 

,       TieAjlAin    

...       88 

„      tiA  Scei6e    

...       10 

,      "OeAns         

...     245 

469 


INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES— continued. 


Page 

Pag'- 

I).  if  ^p  7)niriiin 

343 

bocAipin  ATI  punA... 

...     138 

t)ub 

...289,341,344 

,  Rider    

...     175 

PAT  >.\ 

249,351 

,  ttio<5      

...     223 

5Ainriie 

86 

„          ,  UuA-OAin 

...     156 

J5Apo 

106 

„          ,  ScAijpe 

...       31 

sjlAp 

43 

„           ,  Cpinnpe 

...       68 

lodcApAd 

123 

„          ,  cSpucA 

319,  426 

LAip 

326 

binn-^TAbAi-p 

...     346 

,,       leATAn 

66 

CAOC-*        98,117,178 

292,  352 

11  \  b  \ix)bt? 

41 

CinnT)umc 

316 

,,   BpAintmH' 

443 

Cpor 

...     220 

,.   bpotoj  ... 

102 

„          T)eAp5 

...     417 

,,    bpucAi-oe 

151 

,,          T)ic    *"       

...       21 

.,   CeAp-oi'-An 

272 

,,              "OopCA 

...     118 

„   ^CiAppAfoeAi- 

94,292 

x>\)b 

...     215 

.,   gCLot 

28,31 

eitip  nA  Cille   ... 

...     380 

,,         „  jCopA     ... 

351 

,,         fuipc 

5 

,,         ,,   jCpAnn  ... 

152 

»         S^t1^1^  Coitle... 

...     337 

,,            .  .     UCAtC        ... 

367 

gUp        ...     266,  290,  342,  352 

,,   rnbACAt  ... 

147 

goinn 

...     283 

„         ,,   mt>pACAp 

117 

Loftus 

...       90 

'   ..         ,,   WeApAn... 

346,348 

WAloij    ... 

...     425 

,,    Won  A  t)imJe 

245 

nA  bAi'obe            ... 

...       32 

„    Wvnce     ... 

135 

bpA'obpAc 

...     223 

,,     tlAOrh 

27,105 

,!  bpotl 

...     288 

,,     tl^All 

326 

„  bpoprAn 

110,  174 

,,    HAnn 

152 

,,  bpunc 

20 

„         „    Uet-oe  bxrnJe 

131 

„  CAiltije 

...     349 

,,             ,,     KUATJAn  ... 

150 

,,  5A^nA1Se 

...     301 

„    SAij-oiutpi-oe 

143,  158 

,,  jCopp            ...118, 

130,  396 

„   Sop 

97 

,,  gCpAobAnn    ... 

...     426 

,,   SpAi-oe    ... 

355 

,,  h-AbAnn 

33,  267 

,,   ScuAice  ... 

6 

,,  h-Abtoipce    ... 

...     355 

„        „   CAi-oBpe... 

110 

"  Horr}-s 

...     125 

,,          UA6CA1p 

341 

,,  t,Aix>pe 

...       56 

bocAipin 

...118,120,135 

„  teACAn 

...       67 

A  CApAlll 

260 

,,  WApb  

...     162 

„       CAOII 

5             149,  163 

,,  mbeAn  ngopm 

...     211 

,,  tHocAin 

347 

„  WeACAn 

...     183 

,,  CuppA»j 

24,  398 

WonA  ... 

...     343 

,,  CupCAin 

109 

,    WonA  UuAiTJe 

129.  137 

„          „  "OeAncAtj 

61 

,    ngAbAp 

...       82 

,,         „  "OpomA  ... 

164 

,    n-AppAi-oe 

137,  141 

„         „  Foley    ... 

80 

,    n^All 

...     143 

„          „  £iuriiAipe 

386 

,    n-1tibAp 

...       86 

„         „  CteAnnA 

355 

nA  pAtte... 

123,  194 

,,              ,,   gOCAITJ... 

408 

nA  CpAjA 

...     272 

,,  LeApA    ... 

67 

peAT)Aip 

...     426 

„   WA-OpA 

307 

p1ApA1p     ... 

73 

.,         ,,  Winipcip 

333 

StAC             

...     388 

„         „  Wuittin 

...122,287,289 

SpileAc    ... 

...     246 

,,        An  Aippinn 

328 

t>Aiceip    ... 

...     439 

„   f  ApAlj 

136,  140 

bop"o  A  tlioj 

...     176 

,,         ,,  lAp5Aipe 

299 

bpAnAi-p 

...     377 

„         „  lA-pAinn 

12 

bpAnAp,  An 

...       29 

,,         .,  piopA    ... 

158 

„          Wop           

...     263 

„              ,,   pUCA 

152 

bfAnnAipin              

...     164 

HH 


470 


INDEX   OF    IRISH    NAMES— continued. 


Page 

Page 

bftAonAn 

110,  174 

CAifteAn  C«AnAC  ... 

...     243 

bpeAc-t)An 

...  -343 

Cuillinn 

...     384 

bfieAjAn,  An 

397,  442 

•Oub         

...     262 

„          beAj,  An 

...     437 

pville  An  ponA 

...     135 

„        rn6p,An... 

...     438 

gAIjtlT)     ... 

...     299 

b|teA5O5 

...     265 

tTltiice... 

...     339 

bpeo                         

...     156 

nA  SAij-oiuip.i'oe 

...     441 

bpic                         

...     354 

nA  SionnAd 

...     175 

bftiorAp 

...     277 

TlUA             

...     343 

bjnfleAc  "OeAp5    ... 

...     324 

TliAbA£  ... 

...     240 

bpoice 

...     184 

SeAJAin... 

...     409 

bnoi  ^"oc  An 

23 

CA^AT),  An     ... 

58 

bjunfce,  An 

...     147 

CATM  JteAnn 

...       24 

bpuipe 

...     296 

CAot             ...           80,241,276, 

320,  422 

buACAitl  Aimpfte... 

9 

„       A  $61-6                 

...     392 

buACAittix»e,  HA    ... 

...     279 

„     bfteAjoise 

...       50 

buAite,  An               ...         23,  50, 

138  426 

CAotAn 

322 

Aicinn 

...  'l47 

CAot  ponn 

...     130 

An  T)ifeAipc 

...     414 

„       t?OT> 

...     218 

„  fhomctn 

...     169 

»     S0!1™ 

...     219 

t>fiiAin 

...     243 

„     nA  mbpACAp... 

...     146 

ClOCA6 

...     439 

„         „    SttACAT)       ... 

...       50 

SAt  At 

..      322 

CAOI  pitAnncAfe 

...     208 

Hi  CA"6LA  ... 

23 

CAoLoj! 

310 

,,   Cinneix>e 

...     329 

CAop-JteAnn 

...     301 

buAt>Ainn 

...     248 

CAjipAjAn    ...         ...         ...  24, 

151,  314 

bui-ojeipe 

...     121 

„               A  $lA01-6 

...     334 

builic 

...     293 

„,             UUAT>       ... 

,     330 

buille  ClAi-oim     ...          ...173, 

176,  271 

„          (or  Cnoc)  ui  "bioriiufAij   321 

buijtjiAip 

...     347 

CA|ipAi5  Aitif 

...       93 

bullAn,  An 

...       81 

„         Ainiftei-D  ... 

...     174 

,         Cipe          

...     324 

„         Ainx>|iiu    ... 

...     395 

,         teACAn 

...     149 

„             ATI  Al|1T)     ... 

...     200 

,         nA^Cojip  

138,  150 

,,           „  t)An-pAdAin 

...     399 

,          „  ngeici-oe 

...       95 

,,           „  tiocAi-pe 

...     137 

,           „  SpeAl  ... 

...       57 

,,               „    ti-p^AJAITI 

390,  400 

bun  AbA 

...     372 

„          „  tJpoinnceoftAij 

...     379 

A  t)Aile 

173,  249 

„           ,  t>ui-oeit 

191,  302 

„  DocAijt          ...         ...  87, 

128,  131 

„            ,  CAipin  

...     119 

„  t)A  AbAinn    ... 

...     141 

„           ,  CAifleAin 

110,  393 

„  Uoi-o 

...     271 

,,           ,  CAice  ... 

...     394 

„  cSeAbAid 

...     169 

„           ,  CtA-oAitie 

...     109 

Cut,A6               

...       25 

„           ,  61015  ... 

...     377 

tTlucoije 

...     383 

„           ,  Co-oAlcA 

...     160 

nA  Cteice  T1uAiioe 

...     145 

„           ,  Coitij... 

174,  279 

,           ,  Coifceime 

...  6,96 

CAbAip'n  (CAniAipn)  bui-oe 

...     191 

,           ,  CoipjeAnc    ... 

...     441 

CAbAf  (CATTIAf)           ...       129,  151 

210,  348 

,           ,  CorriArtcA 

17.  178 

„          SCAJAin  "OAlbltJ 

...     125 

,            ,  CtiAitie 

...     416 

CAmre,  flA 

...     181 

,                 ,    T)AtA    ... 

...     297 

CAifleAn,  An 

90,394 

,            ,  "OeAtiCAin 

...       66 

"    St^f^S 

...     352 

•Oite    

...       96 

„    cSteibe 

...     160 

,    "Dome... 

...     211 

AOTJA 

...     312 

,            ,    "Oojiuif 

173,  176 

CAT)Ain     ... 

...     319 

,           ,    "OoprAijie 

...     389 

CAOl 

...     298 

,             ,    T)fiAii;in 

...     392 

C|iAx>6i5 

...     374 

,            ,    T)um    ... 

192,  287 

471 
INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES-continued. 


Page 

P<I<IC' 

CAftfiAij  An  et-oneAin 

142 

CAftftAij  CAtn 

417 

.1           ii  Gin 

400 

CAICILL   ... 

383 

.,  pAt-6  ... 
.,  polAift      16 

400 
0,  288,  303,  397, 

CeAnmnjre 

194 
200 

431,435 

..          Cotnin 

265 

„    tjAbAlft 

318 

.,         CnAiriiin 

110 

,,  5  poll... 

139 

,,         CwbAin 

95 

„    ItlbAlft... 

164,395 

..        "OftAijntn  ... 

96 

,,  LeAfA  ... 

212 

..        "Oub 

62,  88,  96,  442 

„  loifcije 

398 

,,          eiblin  CftionA 

96 

,,  ItiAi-oe 

260 

GfoneAC 

415 

„  ifuvoftAi-o 

62,  94,  165,  395 

„         £A-OA 

61,  96,  119,  135, 

.,  liltccifte 

147 

214,374,396 

,,  rhifcetl 

339 

„             pA-OAIj     ... 

194 

„  rhuiftx)i(t 

224 

pinn 

30 

„  OileAin 

95 

419 

,,  piopAifie 

181 

„         J-^bA 

194 

,,  PUCA    ... 

139 

„         J^Aible     ... 

153 

,,  piinA    . 

67 

^e  \tt 

96 

„               „  UATJAIfte 

194 

.,             LAIft  A  CftAlj 

...         ...       91 

„           „  UAWA   ... 

68 

„             l/IAC 

69,  139,  181,  212 

„               ,,  RllAT>Ain 

324 

„         lonJA       ... 

366 

„               „  SCAIHAll 

96 

„             ttleACA-6    ... 

400 

„  SCACA  ... 

393 

„         ttluiltmn 

284 

„  SCAtTIAftAfOe 

317 

„             ttlUtfttf       ... 

182 

„               „  SCOlA   ... 

91 

.         tTluiftne    ... 

148 

„           „  CeAmpAin 

105 

,             ITlOCllAft  ... 

408 

„           „  CimctoLl 

435 

,       fhott 

119,330 

,           „  COJCA... 

392 

,         nA  DAix>neAc 

181 

,           „  ComAif* 

96 

,           ,  bpAC  ... 

422 

,               ,,   CSAJAIftC 

158,400 

,           ,   bpftAnncAc 

119 

„  cSAice... 

347 

,           ,  bpocAi-oe 

96 

.  cSAlAtnn 

381 

,   t)fion   ... 

422 

„   CSAf  AnAlj 

62 

,   Coifceime 

135 

„  CSCAfttAlj 

355 

,             ,   Cftoife 

196 

,           ,,  cSinnpft 

157 

,            ,    CuAice 

394 

,               „  CSlOTJA 

210,  385 

,            ,   -OAfiAije 

164 

,           .,  rSionnAii; 

137 

,            ,    Dollars 

381 

,           „  cSliojAin 

149 

,                  ,     T)Ctl(tCAC 

119 

,          „  cSonnAi-6 

433 

,             ,    jTAiLLe 

376 

,               „  CSUACAtp 

97 

,             ,    'pAiLl-Sgtft 

c  225 

,               „   CSUfM  ... 

119 

,    gAoite 

139,  141 

„           „  CuftAinn 

129 

,     gCAOftAC 

148 

,,         «3kcr6A 

67 

,                  ,     JCAC    ... 

159,325 

,             «.\ffO 

184,421 

,             ,   jCfteAbAft 

181 

,         t)AiL'  CA-omoin 

i             ...     397 

,             ,    LobAft... 

158 

,             t)AftftACAin 

174,  399 

,            ,    mbA-o... 

221 

tjAflftAlj    ... 

193,  368 

,            ,    mtic    ... 

303,398 

,             t>AtCAft       ... 

96 

,             ,    n-eAfcon 

96 

,          t)An 

7 

,             ,    ngAbAft 

...     24,79,435 

,         GcAj 

425 

,            ,   n-OitifeAC 

165 

,             beAftfIA  bcAJ 

379 

,            ,   poltoije 

91 

,             ftftCAC 

...119.  169.  170 

,             ,    ttonncA 

63 

,         GftAnnftA  ... 

434 

,             ,    SCIAC 

16 

t)ftCAn 

96,98 

,                  ,     SCAJACA 

66 

,.         tlfieo 

181 

,             ,    SeAn  CAO 

439 

t>ufoe 

62 

„           ,    SceAfiCAn 

435 

472 


INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES-continued. 


Pa^e 

Page 

CAf1ftA13  nA  S15G 

...     196 

CAfin  beAj 

65,  341 

„          „   Siuifie 

...     261 

„         5tAf                    

4 

„          „    SftonA 

...     147 

,,     mop 

...     341 

„         6  jCuitmn 

...     378 

nA  "OiAltAice 

...     353 

„             iblAftAlf     ... 

357,  386 

,,    jCAOflAC 

5 

,,         pilib 

62.  395 

,,  jConAill 

...       74 

HAITIAN 

432        ,,        ,,  h-.AiT>le   ... 

...       65 

,,         UopAipe  ... 

...     137  i      „      Sjoite          

...       13 

„         ttuA-6 

45,243    CAf  An  A  rilA-ojiA     ... 

...       91 

„         SAjAijir   ... 

...     194 

„       ^Afib 

...     153 

SeAJAin  Hi  CojtftAin 

...       96 

niicil            

...     240 

SeAfilAif... 

...       94 

ii       nA  5fieine    ... 

...     134 

„         Si-oe  JjAbnAije  ... 

...     441 

„       poll              

...     441 

Sjir  pnn 

...       85 

CACAIJI                       ...          ...308, 

313,  378 

„         SionAij    ... 

...     416 

t)An 

...     238 

„         Scjionnj  ... 

....     119 

bleAncvnr  ••• 

...     169 

„             CAtttlUftA 

...     318 

V)j(eAc           

102,  243 

,,         UAintin    ... 

...     419 

,,       SPAI 

...       13 

UAreqi 

...     368 

,,       nA  t)Aix')be  ... 

...     158 

Ui  t)6cAm 

...     416 

,,  jCnATh    

...       82 

„               „    t)f11C      ... 

...       62 

„       „  teige 

...     168 

„                „    ftlKVOA 

...     210 

UAin 

...     132 

„    CA1f      ... 

...       92 

(•(•,M>J\>\CA 

...     319 

,,    UlA-OA  ... 

132,  163 

(•(•-\llACAn 

137,  187 

CAmuMxrin      51,  65,  88,  94,  115,  132.  165. 

CeAnn  A  ttAclAij; 

...       96 

233 

239.  439 

„      „  Uom 

...     371 

„         A  CAOftiAinn      ... 

153,  295 

Cft1AT)Ain 

...     205 

,,  CjteAbAiji 

...     327 

tTluice 

...       11 

,,             „  jt«Att  ... 

...     323 

CeAPAc        ...  84,181,281,377, 

409,  427 

„         „  tnuiftceil 

...     163 

(iumn 

...       23 

„         „  ttluclAij 

...     388 

CeA^c  Uifje 

...     278 

„         -06151:6  

...     393 

CeAt|iAmA,  An          ...          ...107 

300,  393 

„       5eAl      

...     187 

„            ,,   Ac-fi»Mnn 

...     271 

„         tYlAoilmn  tflAftcAin 

...     129 

„  tAtfleAin   ...  24,121.  137, 

„         nA  bpAC             ...199 

292.  295 

146,  148, 

158,  325 

„          „  Coille 

...     132 

,,                 „    T)|tO1C1T) 

51,  180 

„          „  CuAtce 

...     395 

,,  liluiltmn    ... 

...     189 

„          „  •peotA 

...     149 

„            ,,  CeAmpuilt... 

9 

„  pjmneoije  ... 

...     153 

„            ..  Ci?;e  Oiltl   ... 

...     250 

,                 ,    JCAOJIAC 

...     Ill 

„                 .,    CSAfAnAtj   ... 

...     110 

,            ,  h-A.\rA 

...     174 

,,               t)6A5 

...     240 

,            ,  h-GoptiA 

...     201 

„           CtuniAc 

...     414 

,            ,  mt)iofiAn 

...     373 

;c;,\]ib     

115,  218 

,            ,  ngunnA 

...     382 

Uin       ...       14,  126 

325,  393 

,         UUAT> 

...     249 

„               tlAC 

...     439 

SeAfAJIAIj 

...     359 

,,           tlA  mt3A 

...     165 

,         Sotuif   ... 

...     256 

„            „  ngeA-onA     ... 

245,  383 

CAftfiAijini'oe,  tlA  ... 

...     253 

„               SlAft 

...     271 

ii                11  Cfii 

...     440 

CeAt^AmAn 

...     440 

CAftn,  An 

...       98 

Ceim 

...     129 

„        ,  Cjto 

...       50 

CiA-ftAin 

...       86 

„       ,  T)Aiiii  "Oenij 

...       65 

CiU          24,65.66.75.153,176 

242,  252, 

,,       ,  T)|»eoitin  ... 

...       72 

362,373,377,381.397 

400,408 

„            ,  T)ftOfT!Ain    ... 

...       53 

,,    .Aifroe  tTlfoe  ... 

...     302 

„       ,  Leacc 

...     353 

..     An  ttionog 

...     333 

,,    .       .   UAT>A1ftC      ... 

...11,77 

,.      ,.  CnocAin 

...       70 

v           6^                         

...       83 

„      „  Com^Ai^  ... 

...      151 

473 
INDEX   OF  IRISH    NAMES- continued. 


CiU  An  "OAtnjin     ... 

...     140 

CiU  $Ainithe 

...     349 

,,  BAfpoij     ... 

...     430 

5itiiAm 

...       89 

,,   1ut»A1|1 

...     348 

T^ObtlAIC 

141,  308 

,,  longpuifc 

...     124 

M       St1^'"*                    

...     183 

,,  UAi|icinn    ... 

...       97 

,     j^p,  me 

...     247 

AO-OA 

53,  207 

vjfiuAije 

...     304 

A|i  jCoill 

...     436 

,     5fiut»Ain 

...     113 

4cA  itlAoiltnn 

...     166 

,    'ic  HioclAif  ... 

...     5,8 

ArlAin 

53,  207 

,      VAfflAC 

...     125 

t)A»le  jtjOftmAin 

...     303 

,    liAt                ...     159,311 

324,  325 

„     HA  h-Aille 

...     168 

,     loinnin 

113,  148 

.,     Ui  ftfieACAin    . 

...     431 

,    ttlAiticin 

247.  304 

.,  buiT>e 

...     353 

,    rhiATjAti 

...     390 

,,  Coilcij 

...     442 

,    rhic  LIAIJ 

...     219 

bAflpA 

...     200 

,    tni-oe               

...       89 

bAfifiA  tTlefoin 

...     132 

,     iflmjin 

...     176 

be  A5               ...46,  94 

113.  133,  136 

,    rhocomA 

215.  239 

bfieAt 

.  28,  146,  442 

,    ITlo  CUAIJ 

...     224 

bjiiAin 

...     140 

,      ITlOTMOmoiJ    ... 

...     391 

bftije 

...       31 

,    tYlo  ^injin 

...     125 

bjiijoe 

304.  3C4 

,    ttlojioboij    ... 

...       86 

bfttocAin 

...     187 

,    ttloibi 

...     421 

("Atf 

...     269 

,    tYlotAipe 

143,  267 

CAftftutn 

...     333 

,    tttolotj          

...     316 

CAficAin 

...     399 

,     inoluA 

89.  159 

CACA                

46        .,    tTlo  LuAt 

...     299 

^ACAtiAC         201         „    tflop                ...           47,81,94,285 

CeAtiAtwoe  ... 

...     434          .    ttluinjin         

...       47 

ClAtlA 

...     251 

.    tfluifie             125 

316,  434 

Clifpin 

...     286 

,    tfluipin 

...     133 

CIUATIA 

...     434 

,      tlA  bfTflAOCATI  .  .  . 

141,  305 

CLucriiA|t 

...     182 

,          JTeAjitiA 

...     183 

CocAin 

5 

,          jCtoijeAnn 

...     324 

ColmAtn 

...       70 

,          5|iAinfije 

...     130 

Coluim  "beifij 

...       81 

niAc         

...     240 

Colutn£ille  

...       25 

monA 

...     342 

ComAin 

...     310 

,     nAoitii  ConnlAin 

...     140 

CotiAin 

183,  376 

,    6t>jiAin 

...     386 

CopA 

...     203 

.     UonAiti 

246,  392 

CtiACAin 

...     191 

,      UOfADCA 

...     151 

CuAtiA 

...     170 

,      UUA'O 

...     146 

(iuAftAtn 

...     348 

.     Ruif 

...     155 

Cuilinn 

...     198 

,      SAtl   tA6f1A1f  ... 

...     210 

"OlAftmA-OA 

...     396 

,          „      niOClAlf 

...     212 

"Ootfiicin 

102,  106 

,    SceiT>5 

...     376 

Doninoig 

...     302 

,    CAXJjAin 

...     283 

"t)onncAt)A 

...       71 

,     CAincin 

...     342 

"Ottucc<\in 

417 

Citie      ..          ...         ... 

57 

"OubAin 

!         .'.".'     163 

,     cSiol/Aiti 

...     281 

eilciti 

...     176 

,    UAcrAift-tTlAije 

...       11 

eimlij            

...     311 

,    Ui  Ip-pcA-ftnAin 

...     274 

ei-pc 

...     360 

,     „   lx«Ain 

...     274 

eirin                 

...     334 

,    UittiAtn 

...       89 

eoJAin             ...     368, 

376,  413,  443 

UtitiAige 

...     294 

te  4tii:ur  • 

381 

n11,in      19.40.42.93.113.150. 

152.  166, 

pionnr/.m 

...       10                    174,199,208,373,389, 

399,  437, 

$Aine 

...     255 

442 

474 


INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES— continued. 


Page 

Page 

CilAin  A  ttleACAij  ... 

...     224 

CtAif  nA  m«c 

...     64,83,256 

,,        t)vnlceiji 

...     311 

„        „    nOjvo 

40 

„        T>eA5lAin    ... 

...       27 

„          UlAbAC 

401 

,,        "OuijeAin     ... 

...       28 

„          TlU  AT) 

411 

CiltineAC,  An 

376,  390 

,,          tvUA1X)fl1 

206 

Cillinfoe,  nA 

...     430 

,,       nA  Smoc 

406 

,,           ,,  jConnineAC 

...     146 

,,    ScAite     ... 

282 

Cionn  LIAC  bui-oe  ... 

...     223 

,,            ,,     CUAIfl 

154 

Cl/AX»AC 

...       79 

,,       Ui  CmeAt)    ... 

85 

ClAt>An,  An 

...       66 

Cl^]\  A  ninnce 

443 

ClAix>e  t)uiT>e 

...     401 

ClAijiin 

...261,324.386 

,,        nA  bJTiAnn  ... 

...     432 

„          An  Atf-fiinn 

289 

ClAifiini-oe,  tiA 

...     300 

,,           ,,    lAftAinn 

24 

ClAlf,  An 

.  11,  119,  385 

Cloc 

142 

,,       AnA 

...     224 

„     An  CAIC 

434 

,.       An  Aijrjiinn  ... 

304,  306 

„     „    Cumne 

24 

•^'T151'0 

315.  347 

„     „    "OAlLAin    ... 

71,  157 

,         „   AttnA 

...     277 

„     T)ACA 

73 

i               t)Atnne   ... 

...     309        ,,     „    ei-6m 

174 

ClAit>e 

...     320        „    „    fiolAitt      ... 

248 

,               ConnAit) 

...     282 

„      „      lAfllA 

106 

,               "OinjAiji-o 

...     154 

..     ,,    Oijfie 

62 

,               T)uin 

9 

„    rtifi 

389 

,           F^'T1 

...       97 

-  „     „    ^)iofcoit  ... 

287 

,                     J^UAlL 

...     163 

,     ,,    jb-peACAin  ... 

288 

,               Uoij      ... 

...       10 

.     .,    ScAinje     ... 

311 

,              leAthnACCA 

...     301 

,     ,,    CAijtb 

88 

,                     ttlACA 

...     323 

,,    Ci?;eA|inA  ... 

341 

,                     tflA-OflA    ... 

265,  433 

.,    Uifje 

288 

,                     tflAflJAI-O 

...     105 

,    Aifcoin 

298,320 

,               rhiccifie 

299         ,    AcAin 

60 

,                     6fCA 

315        ,,    toocAift 

217 

,               titicA 

97,  306 

CA|niAi5in 

281 

,             cSlojAifie 

...     316 

,,    ConAtn 

367 

Uifse     ...     239.269.289.290 

tA"OA 

290 

,          t)|ieAC 

...       65 

.,    pinn 

81,353 

,          ClAflAUl 

...     265 

,    1-AbitAir 

174 

,        T)ub 

...     308         ,    IIAC     

35,  88,  222,  322 

,       eAnAijce     ... 

...       84 

,    ifloji 

434 

,       JAinriie          89,  316 

,  323,  327,  411 

,    nA  Coi-oe 

...298,314,359 

,,       5°!*™ 

...     277  i       ,     „  -oCjii  T>Ctj;eA]inA 

413 

,,       l-eACAi-oe     ...         *. 

...     222               „  ^CeAnn 

316 

„       ttlAiLeic 

...     121 

,,  j;Cuininix>e 

120 

,,       tfleAjtA 

...     277 

CLocA  ViAinne 

435 

,       rhojt 

...32,80 

,,          bjtCACA 

10,  27,  66,  344 

,       nA  bemnpje 

...     154 

„       "0105 

432 

,                  T>CAflb      ... 

...     142 

,,       "OubA 

303 

,                  gCAOJIAC 

...       34 

„       "Oum  nA  mbjioc 

137 

,                  5CAC          ... 

...     351 

„          J^AjlbA 

78 

,             gComim-oe 

...     181 

,,          LlACA 

119 

,             5Co^in     ... 

...     267 

ClocAn,  An 

...  24,347.350 

,                   tACAn 

.122,  249,  363 

„         nA  Coi-oe 

314 

,                  tAOIj         ... 

...     125 

ClocAi|itev\c,  An    ... 

70,85 

,              mbAlAniAn 

...       62 

ClocAifineAc 

219,247 

,             mbfiACA-p 

...       58 

CtocAjiAn,  An 

...  65,  155,  326 

,             mbjtoc    ... 

...23,24 

Cloicin  A  rilAft^Ai-o 

330 

tTloiiA  "Ouibe 

...       24 

,.       11  A  V«'rc.)'5C 

...     347 

475 


INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES-continued. 


Page 

Page 

ClOITM 

Cloije 

'AC        

294 

CnocAntAijiin 

„       ,,    teAfA 

...     309 
...33,71 

An,  An 

150 

Clop,  An 

-in-r 

Cloc  An  teine 

103 

„     ,,  Veit-t)Aite... 

...     442 

CluAin  t>eAj 

24 

„     „  tipin 

248,  255 

Ceip.t»in 

181 

„       „    tuA 

...       93 

CopcpAin   ... 

121 

„    „  rhilif        

...       34 

"OoriinAill  ... 

439 

,     „  rhoinceAin 

...       29 

pjkOltlj; 

121 

,     ,,  ttltnt'linn  .. 

...     276 

,,       rhdp 

...121,265,  308         ,     „  PAOJIAIJ    ... 

97,  116 

nA  jCAin    ... 

412          ,     ,,  poinnce 

92 

„  jCuijeAl 

170         ,     „  p-pio-pA 

'.'.'.     228 

„  nT)Aih    ... 

244         ,     „  UA-OAIJIC     

...     399 

n-t*  \i% 

121         ,     „  UCACA 

241 

PAI-O 

113,431         ,     „  Uinnce 

...     177 

.,         ITlAOl 

431 

,     „  HuppA 

...     197 

ITIeAlA 

292 

,     „  CeAmpuill 

...     249 

ClviAp  A  $AGA1|1 

400 

,     ,,  Cije  ITloiji... 

...     125 

CnocAt'          ...          ... 

311 

.       ,  Cttiot/Ain     ... 

248 

Cnoc  Aijvoin 

64 

...     384 

\n  AcAftAtm    ... 

202 

CSAlt"01U«A 

...     248 

.    AV).\ 

391 

,    rSCADAIC     

...       33 

,.      ,  «Mp.ftinn 

253,  70  1      , 

,  cSeix>eAin  ... 

...     250 

,  Aip 

203,  363  I      , 

,  tSfiucAijie... 

...     257 

,  AonAij 

115 

, 

,  rStij^Ai^o  ... 

...     402 

.,  ACAjtwm 

335 

, 

,  CUAI-JI 

70,  331 

„     „  t)Ainne 

251 

, 

,  CuAi-piAij  ... 

...     246 

,,       ,,    t>ftACA 

53 

,  CuftnojiA    ... 

...     436 

,,    CCACAjtnAlj 

159 

, 

,  Uifje 

...33,81 

ClAC 

348 

, 

t)An                 34, 

252,348 

.,   Cinn 

374 

, 

OAile  An  Oij|ie 

...     304 

,,     ,,  CtujtACAin 

36 

, 

„      Ui  1cix>e 

...     316 

„     ,,  ComojiCAip 

...  32,  254,  138 

, 

DpfAOCAn 

...       35 

„     „   CfiocA»fie    ... 

252 

t)|ieAc             

90,126 

„     „  CjtonAin 

106,440 

t)uv6e             ...34,39,126, 

170,  188 

CuAitle 

248 

CAfgA 

...     294 

Cuillinn    ... 

84,  110,  152,  319 

CO|t|\AC 

34,  224 

i  CumA 

149 

"OAinjeAn 

...     115 

•OAith 

32 

•Ooijce 

...     179 

T)  Attain 

32,  325 

•Oub                137 

361,  388 

,  'OAjtAije     ... 

138 

"Oum 

...     170 

> 

,  "Dome 

396 

pAi-6               

...     331 

,  "O-ftomA  Leic 

177 

•pmjin 

...       21 

,  "Ouin  teit 

32 

ponn 

...     329 

: 

,  6AnAij 

33 

geA-poiT) 

9 

tlAlX) 

217 

toccA 

...     354 

,    pA15 

11 

LomAjicA 

...       33 

pAflAlp 

81 

tuCAIf 

...     255 

,    ^OJJlTIAIft      ... 

6 

tTlACAn 

...     162 

fTWA-OAIj 

309,316 

ITlAOt'OOtTinAlj 

...       34 

^AltAIS 

393 

ITIeAT)6n 

170,  184 

',  tAtiiiAin 

160 

tneAll            

...     163 

\  SltthtAin 

131  i 

tn6|t 

...     352 

,  gimtpiAi-o  ... 

252 

fhvnfiif 

...     312 

SOib 

246 

nA  t>OCA 

...     319 

,    1OtA1|t 

32 

„     bpAOftAC... 

...     392 

1 

,   lomAtiAirs... 

412 

„   bpoU      

...       35 

476 


INDEX   OF   IRISH   NAMES  -continued. 

Page 

Cnoc  An  tojion        ...         ...           35,334 

CnocAn  An  rtlilif    ... 

CAillije  314 

,, 

,   piopAi-pe 

CAfifiAiT>e            ...         ...     138 

,,        j 

,   UACA 

CillAifvoe           ...         ...     321 

„ 

,     UAIfC      ... 

ConAijie  ...         ...         ...     261 

,, 

,   cSoLAir 

Choice     ...     124,292,339,442 

,,      Aoibinn 

CfUAice  184,421 

,,      i 

"OAfiAije  ...         ...         ...       89 

„      t)Aite  UifceAv 

•oCujicAc  ...         ...         ...       99 

„      t)|iAniTOAin 

LAI  Lit1         ...               ...               ...           OO 

„       T)«b 

JAbnAije            393 

„      puipeoije  ... 

SCAOUAC  86,160 

,,      ^ 

gCApAll  35,70,  212,  331,333,343 

„       tomjtAtj     ... 

gCloc      35 

.,      tTlAtAn 

jCnArii     28,362 

,,      nA  b|TeA|i  n^A 

5C-pAnAc  ...         ...         ...     126 

,, 

thiloije 

^CfiiOTTiiAnn       ...          ...     255 

,, 

CAillije 

SjiAinpije           ...         ...       84 

,, 

ClAife  ... 

h-UAille  70 

CjiAije  ... 

LAix>fie     ...         ...         ...     329 

M 

Cuijtce  ... 

LAfAi-oe   ...         ...         ...     340 

,, 

jCeAnn  ... 

Voice        35 

,, 

SCloc    ... 

ITlAnAc     240 

n 

5Cl6cAix>e 

IDAlAi-oe  ...         ...         ...     116 

n 

jCoinini'oe 

tTlAoile  tnoifie   ...         ...       85 

n 

SCUIJCAU 

tnthiACAitli-oe    ...         ...     115 

„ 

giolcAije 

ttlonA       71 

i» 

glume  ... 

ttluc         36 

M 

mbuACAill 

T1eAf5      ...         ...         ...       36 

mV)UACAlll 

ngAbAft    240,397 

» 

UgAbAfl 

UACA        12 

1l5Ap|1A1X>C 

Umnce     177 

n5eA|i|iCAC 

Uiog         ...         ...         ...     250 

„ 

ponAiiie 

SAllCAC     126 

„           6  ^CCAttAd 

Saucepan             ...         ...       58 

„ 

&AiX)in    ... 

SCBAC       144,320 

,,       TlArnfAi  ... 

Sceite      12,153 

^OlfCOCAlbAlj 

„       UuAi'oe    ...         ...     299 

t1AbAC 

Scolb     "  129 

ScuAibe  338,340 

„       SAm 

8156  (SIOJA)        ...         106,  141 

„       S«i-6e  pnn 

Uirse                                         33 

„       Ui  Cufif  Ain 

peAufvnn      194 

Cnotcin, 

An 

ttAite  CeAllAit       ...         ...     270 

An  Aippmn 

nATTiAfi      47,  178,  309,  322,  336,  397 

„ 

„  Cloijinn 

UiAbAc          ...       89,253,331,344 

„ 

„     ColbA1|» 

UuA-6  36,116,212,288,321 

Aoibmn    ... 

SeAnA  Cuillinn        ...          ...     355 

ii 

Ay-o 

ui  £AolAin               ...         ...     152 

.. 

blAit 

„  tAobAin  ...         ...         ...     125 

» 

T)6i5ce     ... 

„  UAllACAin                       106,  113 

T)ub 

Cn'ocAn  12,  33,  134,  224,  341,  349,  377,  413 

)i 

gAn  CeAnn 

CnocAnAC     ...          ...          ...          ...     391 

nA  Cipce  ... 

Cnoc.in  AH  Aif  rtmn              ...          ...     251 

-j 

,,     jCAOttAd 

,,        ,,    CAIC      ...          ...          ...       33 

,, 

,,    mt)«ACAil 

,,           ,,    pA'OAIj                   ...              ...          46 

.. 

nifceAHi-o 

„        ,,    •pojthAiji           ...          ...       33 

» 

Cotoije   ... 

Puge 

20 

112 

425 

33 

79 

154 

77 

287 

251 

...246,367,373 

77 

34 

24 

134 

34 

33 

288 

295 

6 

293 

85 

70 

159 

147 

46 

256 

141 

71 

> 179 

204 

85 

85,  246 

7 

132 

225 

301 

145 

56 

...  14,70,437 

301 

183,  184 

...   '  ...  208 

...119,354,382 

219,323 

332 

244 

252 

334 

347 

253 

336 

34 

426 

342 

ie  ...  89 

316 

229 


477 


INDEX    OF   IRISH   NAMES—  continued. 

Page 

Coill  An  UjiunAij  ... 

419 

Com  TTlAot 

„      „  Cip 

144 

nA  t)eAttnA 

,      „  Cluij         ... 

307 

bpAnn 

,       „  Cuiftceipj 

246 

pAille 

,      „  £oifieip5  ... 

270 

PAICCC 

,         „   pAOflAlj      ... 

26 

5  CAp  All 

,      A  SAile 

31 

gCon 

,         A  CUAIfV 

58 

tCACC 

,      t)eA5 

...294,308,334 

TYlAoile 

,      tounie 

32 

SAillije    ... 

,      'ic  tomAipn 

165 

Sceice 

,      1nfe 

410 

Seifce 

,         IfCAl 

183 

Sci  olloj 

,     rhoji 

114,  326 

CA6 

,      nA  CAjifiAije 

32,  325 

CothfiA,  An 

,       „    CeAnnAine 

239 

COthflAC  An   SCACA... 

,       „   pAifice    ... 

213 

ConAijieAc 

,      ttuA-6 

349 

ConcAOif,  An 

CoilleAC 

204 

COflA 

Coillimt)e 

322 

„       CACAin 

Coimin 

48,  129 

„       ConcobAi-p  ... 

„       nA  T>Cfn  n-lAj 

IA  153 

„         ttlCAXlOnAC    ... 

,,          UlADAC 

46 

„         ttlOft 

CoimineAf,  An 

152,  208,  209,  254 

„      nA  mbfiACAf 

CoinijeAfi 

94 

„       „  SAile 

CoinnleAC  Afro 

432 

„       Ui  fleitl 

Cotfceim 

...  61,248,435 

Co-pfiA  t>eile 

„             A  ttlA-OflAIXt 

UuAi'o        ...     247 

„       l)eite 

„             tlOflA 

57 

„           tlAt 

CoinLeAc,  An 

98 

Cofifi  A  t)Aile 

COIJllCAf 

268 

„     „  -OAT^A 

Coif 

149 

„     „  T)um 

„     An  OileAin     ... 

66 

CofiftAn,  An 

„     CAim 

122 

Cofi-p  Uifje  pnn   ... 

„     "Ofwoe 

66 

CofA-pO5 

„     nA5jUmp5e. 

84 

CflAIJ 

Coicin 

148 

CfiAinn,  TlA 

CollAC 

369 

„        Aoibne,  TlA 

Com 

329 

CfiAmpAn 

„    Aifijlmn 

138 

„         nA  t)fii  joe 

ConiAlACA,  TlA 

252 

CfiAnnA-ttloin 

Com  An  CnocAin 

148 

CftAnnAC 

„      „  "Oume  TflAijib 

329 

CfiAnn  An  lubAifi    ... 

te  \t>  \m 

303 

,    tflile 

„      „  CobAifi 

322 

"        ~f 

„          „     tTllO-A-OA 

ComAfiAC 

148 

„      „  Uiocoi-oij 

Com  CAOficAinn 

154 

„     51ODA^Ac   ••• 

„      ClOCAC 

154,  145 

„      nA  UACA 

,,    CnocAin 

149 

CfiAnnog 

„    "OubAin 

137 

CfiAobAn,  An 

,.     j\\olAin 

255 

CfteAjA,  TlA 

,,      plAIT) 

252 

C-fieAjAn,  An 

„    ponfe 

435 

CfiinAlAif5 

„      1A5 

148 

C-piocAnAC 

,,      lA|1CU1f 

150 

C-po  Connuice 

,    LAOIJ; 

331 

CfOCCA 

,,    TTlACAn 

130,  150 

„      An  T^Ail 

Page 

...  432 

...  303 

...  303 

...  435 

...  353 

...  251 

...  301 

...  255 

...  255 

...  254 

...  334 

...  271 

...  252 

...  150 

...  324 

...  253 

...  51 

...  244 

...  98 

...  425 

...  427 

...  433 
261,  425 

...  261 

...  81 

...  436 

...  320 

...  Ill 

...  341 

...  192 

...  56 

...  170 
119, 121, 141 

...  70 

...  278 

...  287 

...  96 

...  414 
125, 154 

...  40 

...  348 
334,  348 

...  304 

...  290 

...  266 

...  401 

...  427 

...  260 

...  68 

...  361 

...  80 

...  245 

...  375 

...  419 

...  50 

...  300 

...  121 

JJ 


478 


INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES— continued. 


Page 

Page 

Cftoictin 
Cjioif 

8 

78,  440 

Cujtpoj,  An 
CufifiAc,  An...     26,  67,  111, 

...     102 
270,  300,  335 

AOX>A 

67 

„             A  CAOtAlj 

...     440 

Cttom-'tteAnn 

324 

„          ,  CneAniA 

...       26 

Cjiof 

212 

„          .  TJobAin... 

...     277 

CttopAitie 

5,121 

„          ,  T)tit»tAl5 

...     278 

Head  Off 

394 

,,          ,  LiAjAin... 

...       52 

„        nA  nDanes 

428 

„               ,  'pAOJtAlj 

...     116 

»i          »i   n^cAnA 

26 

„           ,  Uoipcij 

...     103 

11 

„              ,  tSA5A1|tt 

...     421 

„          „  -oC^i  jCl 

oc             ...       24 

„           ,  cSAtAinn 

...       95 

CfiorAC 

314 

„          ,  rSeifcm 

...     245 

CfiuAc,  -An 

148,  194,  375,  434 

„          ,  cSluAij 

...     179 

CjiuACAn          137,  141, 

300,  304,  324,  434 

„               ,  CUAIft      ... 

...     348 

CfiuA'OAn 

254,  272,  324,  410 

„         t)Aile  An  cSteibe 

...     419 

CpuATJ  toAite 

66,  366 

„         t)eiie 

...     139 

CjiuinneACCAn 

103 

„            CAOt            

...    337 

CuAille,  An 

25 

„         Cinn 

...       65 

CuAinin 

...       58,  83,  90 

,         CtuAnA     ... 

325,  348 

,          An  £tonA  ... 

222 

,         "Ooijce     

...     342 

,          „  tfluin      ... 

368 

,         -Out)          

433,  441 

t)1T)1 

176 

jAjltt 

...       47 

,              CtOCAIfl      ... 

222 

,             50|W1           

.186,  239,  397 

,         TionndAixt 

173 

,       rn6|t 

.  93,116,412 

,         nA  CeAfit>CAn 

108 

,       rhuijiin    ... 

...     143 

,         UiobeAifvo 

90 

,         nA  ^CApAlt 

...     191 

Cut-pc  An  GAfpoig 

201 

,               sCjiAnn 

...       56 

C«An  A  CAitin 

176 

,                      5C|tAOt> 

...       45 

„     t)Aile  rhic  Amc 

75 

,               5C|ioi-6e 

...     245 

,,         (,         „     "OAibi 

6  221 

,               LeA-ob 

...     432 

„     CAOC,  An 

178 

...     115 

„     'tiAm  5<X^^1°A 

193 

,               mt)-fiArAn 

...     247 

„     nA  jCoujtAn  ... 

96 

,               tnbjiice 

...     180 

„      ,,  mt)An 

119 

TTlUC  pAX)Ain 

...     251 

„      „       „     n-UAfAt 

368 

,               tTluine 

...     442 

209 

,               nJjAftfiAire     .. 

...     419 

,,     TluAi'd-pi 

96 

,               StAO-oije 

...     161 

„     Scuficoij 

119 

,             TtlAt>A6 

...       26 

CUAf  A  jbuCAin 

83 

,             SAtA6           

...     332 

„      nA  t,Aft  A&  t)Aine 

83 

,         SAitli^e  

...     410 

Cuit              

427 

CUt1|AA1j,  TlA                 ...             .. 

...     115 

„     An  £eAi>Ain    ... 

389 

CujijiAicin     11,  27,  57,  148, 

155,  174,  270, 

D      »   Uipje 

399 

301,  406,  440 

„     bfio 

383 

„          A^iuif    ... 

...     121 

„     tmn 

423 

„               A  t)OCA1|t 

...     245 

„     IfeAt 

426 

,,    j'llic-A   ...                . 

...       80 

,,     nA  ITIuice 

415 

,,           nA  ITluice 

...     184 

„     UUA-O 

412 

„           CAifole  

...       10 

„       til  lAftCAin 

410 

Cu^tjiAicinnJe,  MA  ... 

...     113 

CuitteAnAc 

389 

Cut  nA  h-eojinA     ... 

431 

,,     „   tomnfoe    ... 

431 

T)Ait)ce,  An 

...     370 

„      UUA'O 

433 

TDAinjeAn 

...     341 

Cuinn'  A  CutcA 

331 

T)Ai|icin 

22,  334 

Cuiftc  An  eAfpoij... 

231 

"OAltAn 

...       25 

,,      tiAn 

...     291 

T)AtTI   tJCAJ 

...     154 

„      "Ooitce 

329 

...     154 

479 
INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES— continued. 


Page 

Page 

DAOllCAf 

139 

GA'DAI'M  TJlAbAlt 

82 

DeAftj-RAC 

315 

6AX>An 

154 

Deijift 

28 

,,     m6ji 

...     309 

Deijjtic 

28,  157 

eA-oAft  DA  rhoin     ... 

...     144 

DiAttTTiAiX)  LIAC       ... 

138 

CAjtAlf           

16  55 

DircAr*TT                    ... 

68 

245 

Doifie 

159 

eAfj,  An      

303 

,,     An  bocAift 

348 

...     353 

„         „     tAlfl 

422 

DolACCAn 

88 

pAT>bA1f1,  An                  

...     147 

DoriitiAd  m6ft 

262 

,,        A  t)uinne  ... 

...     322 

Do|tur  Dub 

368 

„        CAOC 

...     245 

Djieitn  A  rhAficAtj... 
DjtoiceA-o  AtA  nA  he. 

139 
\jlAi  pe      ...     421 

„        nA  bJTAinleoj 
„         „   CAilUje 

...     332 
...       98 

,,          An  CocAift 

182 

„         UUA-O 

...     332 

,,            „   UntAifi 

24 

•pAiVl  An  At-pjiT) 

...     177 

,,          nA  n^AbAtt 

256,292 

„      „  Aicinn        

...     374 

Dttoicfoin 

69 

„      „  t>6tAifiin 

...     381 

Dfiom  A  tflAftcAij  ... 

427,435 

„         „  bfCAttAlj 

...      76 

„       AnA 

57,  103 

„      „  CACA          

...     177 

„       beA5 

30 

„         „  CApAltt      

...       91 

„       bo 

135 

„      „  Cipin         

...     206 

„       C.\p.Mll 

110,135 

„      „  Coi|teit      

...       95 

„       ConAin 

366 

„         „   CXI.MIl 

...     134 

„       Dil 

369 

„      „  DuiU|-c     

...       61 

,,       6AnAij 

103 

„      „  ponA         

66,  109 

„       6ix>ne 

194 

„           ,  $AbA1|1 

...       63 

„       pnjin 

26 

„        ,  glincin     

...63,64 

„       gAitAin 

88 

„        ,  $unA  ttl6i|i 

...       95 

„       guAifie 

246 

„        ,  UjtAinn      

...       61 

„       LocAin 

175 

„           ,  I.eATllTIAnAlj 

...      62 

,,       lomAin 

348 

„           ,  IOCCA15       

...       62 

,,       mop 

57 

..      ,  rhAT>-pA 

...     222 

„       peirre 

440 

„           ,  ttlA'OIIAI-O   

...61,83 

,,          RUAT) 

27,  51,  105,  341 

,,        ,  ptuip 

...     108 

„       Rur-c 

212 

„       ,  RACA 

...     173 

„          SllOJA 

25,67 

„       ,  Ueite 

...       62 

Djtuimin,  An 

43 

„        ,  ScAicin 

...       97 

DUAC 

367 

„        ,  ScAmpA     

...     368 

DubAn 

72 

„      ,  CAi^b  rhoi|i 

...     372 

Dub  (iAftfiAij 

28 

„          ,  COOAIfl 

...     173 

„     Cnoc,  An 

212 

„           ,  CSA5A1^C  ... 

...     175 

„     glAife 

121,  183,  215,  432 

„           ,  CSA1JT)1U|tA 

...       95 

,,     Liof 

341 

„           .UACAIjt          

...       96 

Ducoilt 

352 

„      „  Uifje         

...83,  97 

Duinin 

25,  52,  246,  389 

„      t»Aile  ttlic  Aijic 

...       76 

Duiftlic 

221 

„      t>ui-6e 

88,  135,  176 

Dun,  An 

170,  272,  332,  406 

„      CtAi-oe  nA  CeojiAnn 

...     371 

Dun  Ailt 

375 

„         Cl/A|1AC 

...       95 

5AftbAin 

122 

,,      DeA^S 

66,  155,  347 

„    tTloJAin 

10 

„      Di|ieAC 

...     435 

,,    tYl6|t 

206 

,,      DungAjibAtn 

66 

„    nA  gAoice 

326 

,,       eojjAin 

...     217 

„     „  tTlAinfC|ieAC 

117 

„      PA-OA              

62,  221 

mbi<eACAn 

132 

i>      $A1t11'° 

...     176 

„      SAltCAC 

113 

,,      1p-piriri 

...       66 

Du|(u-6 

174 

„      nA  bo 

...      75 

480 


INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES-continued. 


Page 

Page 

•pAilt  nA  bpjieAcAn 

61 

•peA-p  bfteAgAc 

...     294 

bumnije 

76 

„     btieije      71,  154,  312 

332,  337,  353 

CeAfrocAn 

133 

•peAjiAnn  PAOICIJ    ... 

...     364 

Choice    ... 

173 

geAJIOIT)  ... 

...       69 

C-poife     ... 

98 

1UfCA1f     ... 

...     281 

CuAiVle  SeAfAim 

62 

teit-Seipjuje     .. 

132,  309 

"OAfiAije... 

68 

nA  jCeAtic 

...     309 

•oCeA-o     ... 

177 

„   teit  Seipjiije 

132,  309 

gCAoriAc...     61,63,76,79 

209 

,,   SCCAC 

...     298 

jCApAtt 

417 

Seomin   ... 

...     189 

jCloc 

109 

SiufTOAin 

...     274 

jCoinim-oe 

76 

•peAftnAn 

157.  287 

Uce         134 

177 

,,         A  bfttnjeApA 

...     317 

tuinge    ... 

75 

•pemt/inn 

...     197 

mbio|iAnAc 

62 

•peit  t)An 

...     148 

mbpuAtAn 

66 

ii    S^t11"0 

...       28 

mbui^oeACAn 

76 

^t-Af 

...       46 

ffieoftoj... 

69 

peitin,  An 

40,  156 

muc        75,113,381 

•pmmp5 

...     157 

n^AbA^i  ... 

253 

•piox)-$l.Aipe 

...     278 

ngAifi'oini'oe 

61 

„     ttlo-p 

...     298 

UgAfltAC 

168 

•pionnbA|t 

...     379 

pipe        

290 

•ponnbAfiAC 

...     379 

UACA 

222 

ponnuipse 

...     102 

SeAJAin  ttlAi|ie... 

83 

polAcc  PAIT)  23,  27,  148, 

152,  181,  323, 

SjAnnjiA 

178 

324,  353,  381 

SjeAn      

223 

£oftAX>  tiAt,  An 

...     130 

StinneACA 

69 

JTojtnACCA 

207,  373 

Smuice  ... 

177 

•pOCAtlAC 

...     382 

ScuAice  ... 

171 

•p|1AOCAin,  11A 

...     300 

•pAitl/pjiftc 

225 

•puA^tAn 

139,  301 

•pAlVlrflCACA  gCAJIA 

149 

JTAiice,  An   68,  69,  81,  114,  151,  184, 

221, 

...     153 

262,  298,  335,  346, 

350 

69 

„   AonAij             

166 

gAibttn  An  (bubAi|t 

...       61 

,,        ¥)eit  CfiAJA 

128 

,                Cuji|u\it; 

...       97 

,,        •puijteAC   ... 

111 

,               plAinceit) 

...       83 

„       rhoji 

68 

,                puit     ... 

...       61 

•pAicceAc 

175 

,                       CSAJAIflC 

...       62 

JTAitcin                    288,304, 

323 

,               rSeAjAi-o 

...       62 

,,       A  pACftvim  ... 

225 

,                cSoUnp 

...       94 

,,       nA  beAjinA  ... 

164 

,          b^eAn 

...       66 

„        ,,  •oCfii  jCoinne  

438 

,          buix>e 

...       91 

„        „   n-UAn     ... 

134 

,          5^An 

...       91 

•pAiicinix>e,  tlA 

41 

,          h-eA^cAij  

...       91 

•pAttA,  An 

433 

,         nA  VeAcoj... 

...       88 

•pAltA  ban                

61 

,           „  mbo 

...       98 

PAOCA  T)ub 

326 

,           „  mbullAi-6e 

...       90 

•pAf-CAm 

435 

gAibnte,  HA 

...       94 

•peAT>  "OuAije 

28 

gAineAiri  A  UeAccAijie 

...     273 

feA-oAn,  An             ...  28,  34,  36,  334, 

433 

gAircoin,  -An             

...     371 

,,            A  tAlt 

303 

„          nA  Coipe 

...       84 

»            5At^>  /At1  "• 

44 

„               p1A-f1A1f   ... 

...       90 

„        nA  teAUAije 

300 

JAifit)  nA  Cui|\ce  ... 

...       11 

CtiAi^ce 

303 

gAijupiun 

28 

•peAt>Ain,  TlA 

321 

...     241 

teAMAnn  buitlin    ., 

182 

iCTAOItltin 

13 

481 


INDEX   OF   IRISH   NAMES-continued. 

Pai>e 

Pa«c 

tCA-6,  v\n           

28,139 

gCAfO               

91 

>-CU>Ain 

...     115 

^CAtl'tt.A-^LCATin        ... 

38 

tfloin             

...     425 

^CA'fl'ftA'Oj    A\T1               ,  ,, 

28 

ttup 

...     368 

^CAti'tiATi    OATJ          .  ,  . 

134 

OA  h-Gilif 

...     175 

ge^-fijiA-tlAim 

25 

iAf6e  An  CAirleAin    ... 

...     163 

56ACA  An  tlOCAI-fl  ^lp-0 

85 

,,           „    CAtnAin         ... 

...     192 

„        ,,  ConcAe  ... 

13 

„           „    Leifi-^orcAi-6 

...       78 

„      -Afro 

26 

,,          ,,   IOCA... 

...     124 

,,      "OeAftg 

166 

,,          „   tleAccAijie  ... 

...       70 

56ACA1-6e,    flA 

69 

„               ,,     UtUVOAin 

...     356 

„        '  Cille  moLuA  89 

„          „   CeAtnpuill  ... 

...     266 

glAife         

246,415 

„               ,,     tSAIJTMUflA 

...     378 

•Ct/ATTIAn 

35 

,,       t>ftiocAir 

...       29 

$Att6 

42 

,,           CLuAin 

...       29 

teACAn 

183 

„           ClucriiAfi 

...     310 

glAf-UAniA 

226 

•Out.       52,  115,  264, 

301,  325, 

gleAnn,  An 

76,  113,  159,  415 

406 

,        .At>A  bui-oe 

45 

fAft.'inn 

...     225 

,        Alt  Afto 

306 

ottmoijij       ... 

...     370 

,        An  Aippinn 

50,  76 

„          5jiAnA  ... 

...     129 

,         „  .AmA-GAin 

353 

„           Wop 

50,352 

,         „  t)eit 

335 

,            ttlui|iifin 

...     407 

,            „  CA&A1f  (CAti 

lAir)         ...     424 

,           nA  Cipce 

...     351 

,        „  CACA 

326 

,                 „     JCAOJIAC       ... 

...     124 

29,  83 

,                 „     jCCAftC 

...     139 

49 

,                 „     jCOlllCAC  ... 

...     175 

,            „  6tA1|t       ... 

337 

i           »i   SCpo^ 

...       69 

,        „  CnocAin 

29 

„  5Ctiuipc»ni-6e 

...       24 

,         ,,  ConnAi-6 

341,407 

,           „   jCuc 

...     426 

,        „  C|t6 

18 

,           „   LeA-ob 

...     307 

,         „  "Oo-OAij  ... 

192 

.                11     tlgAll 

2 

,         „  "OunA 

332 

„   pife 

...     426 

,         „  CA-pbAitl/ 

Ill 

,           ,.   UAinne 

...     130 

,            „  6AfA 

58 

,          ttuA-6    261, 

283,301 

,            „  •fAfAlj    ... 

271 

,          SeAJAin 

...     266 

,            „  frCATOJAlle 

71 

,               „         A  cSupAin 

...     385 

,        „  f^eip 

319 

,          Seotfife 

...     273 

11            »  F^jtriAlp 

250 

,               tA1T»5     

...     241 

„            „  $At>A 

172 

„           UAirne... 

...       57 

,,        ,,  sjAitce  ... 

340 

1A1X.Ce  JJlAfA... 

71,  180 

,,         ,,  got-pct'n... 

2 

„            Uinn     ... 

...       95 

,,            ,,  1ut>A1|1      ... 

270 

tAin,  flA 

...       27 

„        „  tei^i-Uifje 

69,  76 

...     225 

,            ,,  ttlA-OpAltl 

182 

159,  362 

,            „  itlAOIp     ... 

6 

An  bite     ... 

...     309 

,        „  tfluittmn 

10 

,,      OAfpOIJ 

...       69 

,            ,,  fhu-f(t>A1|t 

338 

bCAJ 

...     406 

,        „  ppioruin 

20 

"Oiolum    ... 

...     333 

,            „  pUCA 

53,  433 

JTA-OA 

...     182 

,            „  TlOpAlf   ... 

388 

Jiobthn    ... 

...     407 

,        „  ScucAtn... 

252 

tfliol/um   ... 

...     150 

,         „  Ce/vmpuiU, 

157 

nA  pionnoije 

...     Ill 

,            „  CSAJAIfC 

...       23,  29,  40 

,,    TTIuipif 

...     132 

,            „  CSAfAttAlj 

160 

CojtcAin    ... 

...     175 

,         A-ftAi-oe 

254 

Ul    CACAfAlj 

...     318 

,        t>Aite  nA  h-^6 

loitice     ...     114 

*  ttiAij           

...      91 

,        bAn 

267 

482 


INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES— continued. 


Page 

Page 

gleAnn  tteAj          ...  29, 

61,  90,  124,  392 

glcAnn  nA  n-J^A-o  

40,  425 

botJAti 

...277,406,184 

„  n-l«bAti 

...     294 

tJftij-oe 

303 

„  SceAc  

...     408 

bfon 

255 

„  Sop     

...     255 

t)ui-6e 

325 

„  CeotiAnn 

...     353 

t>utlAin    ... 

294 

pA'O-pAIJ    ... 

...     441 

CAOt 

249 

^)lA|1A1f     ... 

...       61 

CtnmeAin  ... 

7 

UeAx>rnoinn 

...     146 

Cuitmn     ... 

29 

niAbAC      

...     311 

•OAlblX) 

422 

Uoibin 

...       30 

T)A  tACAn  ... 

254 

SCCACC  A  6A1C      ... 

...     291 

"OeAtjAin 

150 

SeAfj 

...       30 

"Oeithip 

29 

SioicAin  ... 

...     108 

T>iojiAin    ... 

207 

CA1T>5 

...     377 

T)itimin 

169 

CfeAfnAin 

157,  161 

"OOTOAIJ       ... 

218 

Ui  CAOITTI  ... 

38,40 

T)oirmn 

...  14,124,150 

„  CeAtlACAin     ... 

...     333 

•OomnAil  ... 

256 

,,  CondobAijt 

...     283 

•Out) 

442 

UiLtiAm    ... 

...       85 

teAn^Ail/i^ 

11 

Jjt-CAnncAn  ... 

30  38 

jruAftAin    ... 

30 

An  Cloijinn  ... 

...     310 

JMimnpe    ... 

428,  434 

„    tflA'OjtAI'O  ••• 

...       65 

JjAiftte 

294 

„  Tleite 

...     332 

WAtltIA          •  •• 

29,  333 

„    CSAJAIftC  ... 

...     332 

JTOAt             ... 

5 

GA'onioinn 

...       30 

lAfiAinn     ... 

29 

nA  bpionnoj... 

...       35 

tAX>|IA6 

355 

„  t)oite 

...     160 

1/1  AC 

...333,342,386 

„    5CAOJ1AC    ... 

...     335 

tuice 

99 

ii  jCnoi-oe   ... 

...       32 

thAi5e^l/iA"6 

Ill 

•^LlOT)  fa 

140 

tflAoil/inn... 

334,  353 

^ti      ineAn 

89 

tYlAtibcA  An  LAO 

t                  206 

^lotlAC 

276 

256 

^lurAti 

222 

tneAnnAin 

192 

Oiiorh 

360 

tYlofi 

...  30,  124,  329 

gob  ftAinne 

...     288 

thuifiir1  thin 

30 

Soittcin                    ...       69,  124, 

137,  304 

nA  t)eice  ... 

30 

„       nA  jCrnopcAtAi-oe 

...     170 

,  boite  ... 

279 

gojipoL  tno-ft 

...     160 

,    CAC|tAC 

245 

gOft  TlU  At) 

...     342 

,  Ctoice  teice 

299 

gojic  Aitriije 

...     342 

,  Coitte... 

179 

An  DiocAifie  ... 

...     150 

,  T)«nA  tnoijie 

325 

t)riiff6 

...     249 

,  •pAitte... 

30 

(itA'DAIS    ... 

...       49 

,  ponnoije 

307 

Cnoic       340, 

344,  410 

,  gCeAfic 

134 

(boittij   ... 

...     224 

,  gCtoi  ... 

46 

CutLtinn... 

...     301 

,  jCoirceirn 

53 

T)|ioniA     ... 

...     267 

,    jCftUAC 

421 

t5uinin 

...       62 

,  gnini    ... 

351 

fTuAntAij... 

...     376 

,  g-peine 

83,  84 

TtAmbunAij 

...     281 

,  guAtAnn 

340 

Ceitt 

...     372 

h-Ai'ote 

334 

tnA5Ai-6  ... 

...       84 

,    teACA    ... 

134 

piobAin   ... 

...     286 

,  t,eime  ... 

272 

COctAIT)    ... 

...     389 

,  'tnAioAn 

301 

CtllOfCl/Alj 

...     361 

,  tttAoite  UAitne          ...     336 

CSA5A1J1C... 

...     133 

,  n-&&n  ... 

170 

tttftCA 

...     273 

483 
INDEX   OF  IRISH    NAMES-continued. 


5oflc  frfieAc            ...         ...         ...     281 
,,     t)uix>e            ...         ...         ...     125 
„     T)tiotnAC        270 

„      ifeAl              342 
„      tTlAl6«5         293 
„      m6|t               ...         ...         ...     266 
„     nA  bpobAl  272 
„           bpfteACAti           ...         169,  286 
„           Citle        413 
„           t)Ait>ce    94 
„           Fleur       272 

,                 gAOlte      310 
^CLi  \u                                              Qft 
Uoj         '.'.'.         '.'.'.         !"       44 
leAdc       151,443 
lobAft       299 
„          ttiAice      276 
„          peice       ...         ...         ...       31 
„           Sceite  Lin           316 
„      Sceice  nA  CAilli^e             ...     136 
„      SpAi-oin         ...         ...         ...     374 
StiAis,  An     21,  58,  98,  159,  224,  302.  353, 
362 
„         „   toeAtAij  442 
,,         ,,    ti«nfiA    ...         ...         ...     159 
,,    Uui-oe    207 
,,         ,,    Huif       ...         ...         ...     130 
„        «A  gAotce  ...         ...         ...     165 
„        Seoinin        ...          ...          ...     Ill 
5|tAinreA6   85,227,267 
„           ftcAj     267 
„           rh6ji     310 
„           TT1ocliA|t          ...         ...     408 
5|tAf  T)e      ...          ...          ...                  Mft 

Inpe  nA  tTluc          

Page 
116,  333 
...       91 
...     421 

37 

,,        ponn         
LAxiAijtin,  An 
LA'OAJIACA    ... 

...     343 
...     347 
344 

LAT>Aft 

Aicinn 
An  t)A  Sftut 
,,   T)uin       

„     lAjtlA         

„   fhuiltm... 
t)An   ...          
beAj... 

152,  252 
...     157 
...     151 
...     170 
...     236 
...     213 
74,  255 
331 

gAjib         ... 

tTlop  ... 

...     335 
331 

nA  CAittije 
,,    CA^nAije 
„   sCloc     
UuA-6            

l-A-OA-pOJA,  flA 

...       37 
...       12 
...       37 
331,  340 
...       35 
4 

„       An   CoT)AlCA      
,,               1ut>A1ft 

„         6i-p  ... 

...     406 
...     334 
...     292 
...     282 
...     273 

„           SmurAin  "Ooijce  ... 
„           cSeAnA  t>6cAiji 

...     334 
...     330 
...     296 

...     402 

308 

„     nA  tcpocA|tAc  ... 
,,       ,   5iutnAife   ... 
„      ,  triA-pb 
,  tlAicnije    ... 

,    SAfAnAC 

,   Stinne 

...     171 
...       71 
...     143 
...     335 
...     245 
...     443 
...     331 
...     308 

80 

5fteALLA6    ... 

70 

SttiAnAn       115,165,238 
5fttAno5,  An             ...          ...          ...     207 
guAlAinn  A  IVciithcrnch   95 

^uittcin 

...     426 

h-AcAftAfoe,  flA 
Inpe,  An       ... 

...     117 
97 

...       32 
...     206 

...     184 

LACA  An      ...          ...          ... 

...     123 
29 

An  "O-ptple 

leime 
ttmnce 
SpA            

cSeAnA  ttluitinn 

...     140 
...     106 
...       13 
...     423 
...       30 
...     241 
...     171 
...     250 

66 

LeAbA  "OiA-pmuxiA  An  •feilt 

An  CSAJAIjlC 

nA  CAitlije 
ComAif  fhic  CAbA... 

LCAC  T)«t),  An          
nA  jCAnoj     

tAltij  tflO1|1  ... 

...      34 
...     318 
...       36 
...     400 
...       34 
...     442 
...       68 
...       66 
...     325 

Coille 
„   mbflACAjt  ... 

...     324 
...       19 
...     274 

484 


INDEX   OF  IRISH   NAMES— continued. 


tCACA   All  ttluttAlj 

„        „  CobAi-p     ... 
„        „  cSei-oeAin 
,,        „   uSimnei-6 

,1            „    tUAItl         

„       tieAftfitA,  An 
„       ftneAc 
„       CuiteAnnAij 
„       -Ooijre         

,,       Pnn  
„       §Atib,  An     
,,      rhoti  ...        ...        ... 

Pai>c 
...     250 
...     318 
...     342 
...     153 
...     417 
...     308 
...     153 
...     303 
...11,61 
153,  435 
...     153 
71 

t^eim  rho-ft    ...         ... 

Page 
83 

,,     Ui  t5-piAin 
LiAjAn 

VlAC   ... 

152 
290,  408 
97 

LlAC-bAnCA  ... 

106 

Lie  An  eifj... 

223 

„    tionnAin 
,,    UAftAin  ... 

69 
157 

tmn,  An 
,        „  poiAftlAij 

,           ,,    fTuAftAin      ... 

,        „  jbucA 
,        „  cSA5Ai|iT;  ... 
,      t5vnx>e... 

136,295 
301 
160 
157 
427 
97 

„       TIA  bpjieAcAn          ...         ...     304 
„        „  Drake      363 
„        „  tAi-ope    256 
,        „  mboiAiftinnJe    ...         ...       38 
,        „  moinceAn           ...         ...     253 
,       ittuitfdeA-OAij;           ...          ...       13 
,       UiAbAc         373,432 
,       UWA-O            52 
,       SleAthAin     147,  342 
,       Cije  HA  n-Ax>Ajic    ...         ...       43 
UACAH          ...75,  106,  126,  201,  208,  303, 
308,  321 
,         T)AtiA  (-OAtiAije)...  90,  171,  304 
An  cSiteAc          ...         ...       58 
„  cSupA  47 
•Ooijte     226 
ponn        155 
nA  5fieme            71 
„  muc    334 
„  nT)eAtriAn        ...          ...         4 
Ueni          106 
LeACAnnA,  DA          ...         ...         ...     253 
UACC,  An     ...       159,  367,  378,  429,  433 

„          A  CSAIj-OIVJflA              ...             ...       301 
„          JJeAl  ---       311 

,      ^At)  A 

247 

<tAr  .. 

58 

,      nA  setup 
,      „    SAJAJIC      ... 
l/ior 

142 
88 
37 

„        An   t>6AtA15 

„       „  t>io|tAin 
„       „   CeArAjinAij 
„       „   CiUe 
„        „  :T)obA1|1 
„       „  fheA-oA 

„          „     ^AOpAlj      ... 
„          „    UOJA 

„       „   SmocAin    ... 
„       ,,  UtfSe 
.  ,      AMX)      ...          ... 

116 
377 
159 
312 
278 
312 
116 
71 
413 
...  85,  115,  194 
Ill 

,       ACAin      .          .  . 

163 

„      beAtcAinne    ... 

,,        t)t1CAC  ...              ... 

270 
243 

,,      CAITI  nA  mt)6  ... 
„      CAOilre 

„        "OCAtlS 

,,      "OubAjAin 
„      •pAotAin 
„      pnjm 
„     ponJAite 
,,      iruinnfeAnn    ... 
^lAr    . 

240 
71 
59 
402 
369 
36 
126 
343 
6 

„       mAJnuir      
„     rn6ft  

...     171 

...     155 

„       nA  bpeAjt 
„        ,,  b£fiAnncAc 
„       Sceite  A  ftocAiji     ... 
LeAcxin,  An 
teAf  CtnllijeAin   ... 
teAir-xVoAiic 
,,    -AfroAn 
„    -t>Aite  ... 
,,    -Cnoc,  An 
„    -Com  t)fieAC    ... 
„    CotfftAn,  An     ... 
,,    -Lifin   ... 
„    -fhoin  ... 
teArAn,  An  ... 

...     209 
...     255 
...     208 
...     332 
...     114 
...     254 
...     424 
22,  249 
...     319 
...     149 
...     128 
169,  171 
36,  153 
...     130 

'CMi'Fin... 

59 

,        1-1  AC 

157 

,      monJAifieAc  ... 
,      ttlofi     ... 

219 
36 

,      nA  CAitlije    ... 
,       „   Con  T)«it>e 
,       ,,  •odob-fiAT)  ... 
,       „  x)C|ti  jCloc 

,          „     SCAOflAC     ... 

,       „    jCeAtic      ... 
,       „   5Ctioi-6e     ... 
,       „   mb|ioc 
,       „   tTltuce 
,       ,,   Coipmje    ... 

TCUAX)     .. 

Ill 
161 
295 
171 
111.219 
305 
37,  161 
83,  126 
317 
171 
115,  166 

LeAiAnAct,  An 
teim  An  PIAI-O 

»       „  «T5e        
ticA?:  ... 

...     319 
...       27 
...     251 
83 

485 
INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES-continued. 


iQf  UUAT)  eAnAij;... 
,,      CAIT>J;  ... 

Page 
285 
85 

nun,™            

Page 

266,  267 
T-IQ 

irin 

423 

"         rfT    t)C      ' 

TAC 

An    pAOflAlj;    ... 
.,    CSCAbAIC... 

nA  CluAipe    ... 
.,   n-U6All    ... 

305 
175 
138 
150 
305 
126 

ITlAiitjeAn,  An 

in  Am 

TYlAOit 

„         t)CA5 

,,       tYlo-p 

...     165 
...     154 
...       37 
...73,98 
300,  324 
300,  324 

TRT 

o£,  An 
An  Ceoil 
Coicin 
teojiAin 
ponnAij    ... 

Cpuim 
cSoLuip 

liuiloe   ... 

301,421 
310 
356 
103 
126 
50 
120 
47 
126 
...266,373,434 
311 

mAOiteAnn  ViAr    
TTlAoitin                   ...         6,  113, 
TTlAOitinn 
TTlAotAn,  An 

tTlAOCAlt 

mAp5Aifce,  An 
metri^AC  (mbfiAnnjiAc),  An  131, 

„             SCAJAin  ITlAOlt 

rneAnAn  £eilinn    

...     334 
139,  141 
74,  170 
96,  138 
...     476 
...       92 
165,367 
...     435 
...     435 
...     198 
133 

•peAjiAinn  nA  h-6Aj 
JJjttiAijin 

;lAipe      ...     315 
310,  320 

miAnA6  An  lA|iAinn 
min  

...       67 
215 

Leine    ... 

276 

fhom,  An     ... 

438 

LvK\rju\... 

312 

tTlOlT)  An  ftAIT) 

177 

rhoit 

tiA  t»6    

...       65,67,90 
311 

„            t)Ainne    ... 

...     260 
253 

„    5CAOftAC       ... 

„  jCeAnn 

niAITIAt 

otA  bui-oe,  nA 

„       LlACA  ... 

414 
155 
113 
278 
47 

„                  ^IDJIJIAIJ 
,,                  t5|1ACA 

„            tinAnn-pA 
,.            t)^ice 

...50,52 
...33,39 
36,  326 
...     418 
39 

„      Dui-oe,  An     ... 
ocAnnA       ...         ... 

270,  312 
320 
313 

„            66015     

„             (inAinn   ... 
„            "Ooi|intn  ... 

...       89 
...       74 
...     313 

05  A  tthnipceifl    ... 

,,      LlAC 

58 
37 

...     348 
...      73 

oitijeAC 

355 

...       74 

6if*cin,  An  ... 

22 

...       71 

71 

...       72 

oifjeAnAC,  An 

OpCAT) 

215 
145 

„                   $«Alt        

...     329 
...     348 

ub,  An 

432 

tin 

245,  347 

uinjCAn 

287 

„            l/omiiAxt... 

...      72 

vi  pc  An  AijijiT) 

(lACA  An  cSAf  AnnAij 
„       Cloice 
,,      nA  t)6  t)Aine 
„       „    sCloc      ... 
„       „    tAix)^e    ... 
„       „    mt>6 
>»       i)    n]^eAfi-p-<iAiti 

HACAIfie  TllAt)AC      ... 
tlAJ  ColpA 
„      Cft1AC|tAC 

„    "Oeitje 

155 

209  215 
331 
73 
99 
333 
50,  195 
t>e            ...     322 
299,  349 
37 
279 
160 

„             ITIiAn 
„             fhutlAij 
„            pei-oteA^A 
,             puipc     ... 
,             UACA 

,                  UtlT) 
SCAt1ttA1"O                ... 
l^AltlD        ...             ... 
^SA^AItlC                 ... 

„            cSlujAijie 

...     154 
...       76 
149,  435 
141,  153 
...     253 
...     313 
...     141 
...     255 
...       39 
...      39 
...     219 
...     396 
...     347 

KK 


486 


INDEX   OF  IRISH   NAMES— continued. 


mom  An  Uipje 

I     M« 

74 

m6ine<\n  Oijjte 

„      AOT>A 

73 

ItlompeAfi  nA  Citte 

„         AfVO 

39 

11            »»  jCeAnn 

„      AtA  t>Ain 

20 

„           Sc^Ai-Dinn 

„      bAile  Siot>Ain 

85 

„           Sui-oe  pnn 

„       t)An 

79,  254 

momceAn  nA  jCAOflAC 

,         tijlCAC 

72 

„           UAicne  ... 

,      tJui^oe 

39,  369 

moifco,  An 

,         CAOt 

126 

monjAn 

,         CplAT) 

321 

mocA  A  Cnoicin     ... 

,         CftUAt) 

410 

morAji 

,      CmLeA-6 

347 

muilleAn  An  lAftAinn 

,      "6u5 

79 

„            „  Uinnce 

,      pnn 

6,126 

„           tS*\n 

,      ponn 

47.72 

„           Ui  Cumn 

,          $Aflb 

11,273 

mum  A  cSeAt»Aic  ... 

,         I^AIfl                      ...             . 

304 

„      mucoije 

,         t,CACAn 

50 

ttlume,  An 

,      torn 

369 

m«ine  $ojitn 

,     rhi<Hi 

273 

mumj 

,      mionnAm 

..303,332,436 

mumnin 

,     m6fi 

39,  355 

muiftbeAC  nA  ngAbAir 

,      nA  opeAfinoj           . 

340 

m«LtA^ 

,         ,   bplun     ... 

382 

„            A  LeAfA       ... 

, 

,  CAiltije             . 

256 

„        nA  Cille  ... 

, 

,  Cleice  nuAi-oe  . 

145 

„          „  muice... 

,   CuAi6e    ... 

245 

..            .,    Sun'ic  ... 

, 

,   T)Ait>(!:e    ... 

443 

niunA  nA  LoftAjt 

, 

,   pSice  "Ouibe 

38 

„       C]tuim 

. 

,  pA-DAile             . 

12 

HlvmA|ilAifi5e 

t 

,     jCAlltCAd               . 

59 

, 

,  jCAOji 

73 

fleAt)  A  tlAoi-oe 

. 

,   jCeAp     ... 

413 

, 

,   gCitlini-oe 

72 

Cs-Coitl 

i 

,   jCnAiri    ... 

28,32 

OileAn 

, 

,    jCUIJCAl                 . 

110 

„       An  Cific 

, 

,   h-Uf6jie  ... 

143 

,       beA5 

» 

,     LUACJIA     ... 

255,335 

,        Coice 

, 

,  triA'ojtAi'oe 

252 

T)e  tiujicA  ... 

i 

,  mbAinrfieAt»Ac  . 

220 

h-Obuc 

t. 

,  mt)An 

38 

nA  b^AoileAnr 

,, 

,    mt>^ACA|\                  . 

73 

,i  mbAncA 

)i 

,   mbuinneAn 

323 

11     n^AOAtl 

i 

,   mcAltAd             . 

...     381 

,.   SeAjAi'be 

,  TTIeAnnAn            . 

348 

SeA5Ain 

, 

,   mei-olije           « 

35 

SlCAtTIAin    ... 

, 

,  UucAije  ... 

332 

CAftplA 

. 

,     SCAfC 

161 

Ui  t)n»c 

, 

,   CiomAin  ... 

442 

„   Cem 

( 

153 

,         OrpAlj 

90 

pAilt'r 

,      UiiA-6   126,  132,  143 

285,  305,  309, 

pA1|(C 

349 

„      An  Atpjimn  ... 

.,      toiivoeAlbAij 

...     154 

„        „   AonA»5    ... 

„      Ui  Ofiic 

Ill 

„        „    AcAin 

„       ,,  t>fio 

107 

„        „    beAnnlomAi 

„           „    fAtAlj       ... 

250 

,.            ,,     tijIACA 

...  63 

...  88 

...  194 

...  363 

...  295 

...  435 

...  340 

...  91 

...  410 

...  321 

...  343 

...  47 

...  285 

...  388 

...  218 

...  271 

...  383 

...  159 

...  107 

...  73 

...  303 

...  371 

...  279 

...  247 

...  330 

...  24 

...  42 

...  38 

...  39 

...  436 

...  91 

...  39 

...  355 

...  286 

...  190 

...  368 

...  380 

...  176 

...  178 

...  295 

...  62 

...  112 

...  108 

...  110 

...  380 

...  109 

...  379 

40,341 
177,  335 
169,  421 

...  141 

...  163 

...  334 

...  73 


487 
INDEX   OF  IRISH    NAMES-continucd. 


Page 

Page 

AH   CA1|*l£Ain 

125,  147 

pAific  An  cSuic       

...     283 

147 

„           „     UlCAIj     
,,         tieAJ 

...       73 

...     443 

„    CiofA 

49 

,.    ClAmpAifi 

...       37,64,79 

„      'Ooijjce 

...      47 

.,     CoilCAJtA 

278 

„      Ciblin           

...     127 

„    ContAtfi  ... 

98 

..      eocAitle      

17 

„    CftAinn    ... 

325 

„     5AP^ 

...       48 

„   t>AllAin...lO,  22,  170,  180,  327 

„      LOCA  nA  jCeAnn 

...     156 

,.    T)oijie 

•  ••                   •••          &  IS 

„         ITlAOJnAlf      ... 

5 

„    "Ootjiin    ... 

335 

„      rfl6fi              

51,  160,  443 

.,    "Doijucin 

449 

..      nA  t)AfifAice 

2 

„    CApcoin  ... 

427 

„       „    beicije  

...     346 

„  "f  All 

106 

..        „   bpAinncoe 

...     443 

£  \rAii 

86 

bt?    "6 

96O 

..      fuiTIAIj   ... 

27,  246 

.  ..        „   bpjeA'ooifii'oe  ... 

...             Cj\J\J 

78,382 

,,     P15CAX)6|1A 

158 

„         ,   bpocA-pAd 

...     140 

,.    £iolcAije 

422 

..         ,   bpjiAnncAC 

...       23 

..     lAfllA 

206,  369 

„        ,   Blair  (bpeileAji) 

...     106 

„     Implf 

180 

„        ,   bpeifc   

...     182 

.,     ItlbAlft 

352 

„         ,   bpilibini-oe 

...     337 

.,     1«lCA1|1     ... 

124 

„         ,   bpobAl  

...     313 

,.    LeAfcc      ... 

41.  159 

„        „   bpoll     

...      84 

„   teAihAin... 

420 

„        „   bpfieACAn 

...     420 

l*CAt*A 

397 

CAiLLi^c 

21 

„    leic-til... 

312 

..        ,.    CeAtfocAn           ... 

...     355 

49 

„       „    Cille      31,  56,  59, 

85,  89,  107, 

„    LiAjAin   ... 

163,  181 

138,183,294,311,344, 

..   im-ojiAix) 

68 

442,  444 

,,     iflAjlJAIT) 

123,355 

„       „    Choice    

27,341 

,,    tileAfioAill 

9 

..        .,        „       tlAoime... 

...     141 

,,      fhlAnAlj;... 

248 

„        „    Cfiuibe    

...       58 

.,    tfluillinn 

11.251 

„        „    Cfiuice    

...       27 

.,     muifTOIJI 

140.  380 

„       .,   •oCjiuipeAnnA    ... 

...      63 

„   6ifi 

312 

„           „     t)CUf1CAC 

...       64 

,,    pACfiuin... 

367 

„        „   pAT)b|iAc  (PATHIAC) 

5,  25,  47, 

„    plefo     ... 

419 

51,74 

.,    poill      ... 

81 

„       „   pAicce    ... 

184,  202 

,,    pjiAipfn  ... 

23 

„       „   potA 

...     292 

„    pfoif 

282 

»•        ii   S^bnAije 

...     388 

„    punA 

251 

»       „  5CAPAU  

...     127 

318 

„        „    jCLoc 

...     257 

„    Review  ... 

261 

...       49 

.,    UopAifie... 

58 

,1        .1    St1*^6    

...     318 

..    Scimiti    ... 

94 

„        „    gjiAineoige 

...     440 

.,     SCJ1AC 

90 

„        „   Grove  (or  nA  jCfio 

)     ...     315 

„    CeAtnpuill 

...114,  393.  420 

„       „   mAnAd    

...      86 

,,    CeojiAnn 

84 

„           „     ITlAOCAlACAn       ... 

...     374 

„    CijeAfitiA 

312 

„        „   mbAn 

...     331 

..    Ctje  moiji 

...  82,437,439 

„       „   m  Barracks 

12,  52,  58 

,,    cSAjAijir 

242 

„       „   rnt)6 

...     206 

„    cSAlAinn 

157 

„       „   rnt>fioc    ... 

...     304 

cSAmAlAir*; 

27 

„       „   mole      

...     321 

..    cSeAtiA  fhtiillitin         ...     132 

„        „   nDanes  ... 

41,334 

,,        Seipeil 

...133.  146.  150 

„        „    nTDfiAjun 

...       30 

Cije 

152 

it       ii   ng^iAmpuifi'oe  ... 

...      73 

,,   cSlujAifie 

127 

„       „   n-lonjAc 

94 

„  cSuAiirmi|* 

2 

„        „    pipe        

...     394 

488 


INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES    continued. 


pAific  nA  Reilje 


SAttiAilce 

SCAT)  An    ... 

Scolb     ... 
SeAnA  SJIAI-OC 
Sjme      ... 
Sjoile    ... 
SrnAl 
SftAfoe    ... 

SnACAT>    ... 

Spinnc    ... 


„  Yeomen... 

Coibin 
pAificin  An  Cfiu 

„    UACC  .. 


„    cSAim... 

nA  bpeiT>lentit>e 
..    Cille  ... 
„    gAoice 
„    jCloc... 

„         „    jCpc   

„         „    S|u\ix>e 

„         ,,    White  Eyes   ., 
pAiftcini'oe  $CA|t|iA 

pAfAlfCC 

pei-oil 

piocAn 

piollA  (or  puile) ...         .. 

plAicin  ...  ' 

PliAipi'n,  ^n 

pftAp,  An 

Pfiiofun,  An 


pomnce  An  CAllAi-6 
„          „    p|ieACAin 


mic 

nA  mbAi|«f 
„   m«ice 
„   TlAnnAi-oe 
Si'o5A  (Si'se). 


poll  An 

„         „     bAlt) 


Page 

P*& 

...       94 

poll  An  t>AfvoAin  (t>tiAt>Ain)      239,  266, 

...    353 

355 

...     437 

„      „   bjtoin 

183 

...     283 

„      „    CAipleAin 

8,80 

51,130 

„         „     CApAlll    ... 

...       7,80,427 

...     132 

.,         „     ClAflftAI'Olj 

417 

...       64 

,,     „  Cip 

134 

7 

„   CoileAttA... 

356 

...       31 

„   Coijie 

282 

...     124 

„     CoifDC       ... 

38 

...       39 

„   Crimea    ... 

247 

...       11 

„   CuAinin    ... 

246 

...       25 

,     CuAlAC      ... 

...      •  ...     249 

339,343 

,    Ctnjin 

140 

...     346 

,     "OOflUlf      ... 

205 

...       67 

,     DttOICIT)  bAC 

A    247 

...     120 

,     6AfA 

...  25,255,329 

80,316 

)     Jv^'t1 

78 

...       40 

>  S^t1*1"  ... 

351 

...       40 

,    SeAfiAin  ... 

244 

...       53 

,    seixiiti 

50 

...       90 

,    CiotriAnAij 

417 

...     156 

,     PJUAll 

91,225 

...     420 

,    lANAinn     ... 

303 

...     398 

,    Ime 

289 

...     156 

,    IAOIJ     -  ... 

305 

...     399 

,     tCACAIfl     ... 

58 

...     127 

,   tin 

24,  362 

...     397 

,     ttl  AT)  J1  A       ... 

88,364 

...     278 

,         „      tttiAi-6 

301 

...     145 

,     rilAlA 

349 

...     166 

,    tiluin 

443 

...     278 

,     tfltllfTOIfl 

289 

...       94 

<3iji 

143 

...     398 

,     pAOflAlj   ... 

137 

...     184 

,    PUCA         97, 

101,  225,  305,  349 

...     213 

,   UACA 

371 

...     341 

Uoin 

134,  371 

...     289 

ScumpA  ... 

417 

152,  175 

,   CAIH& 

80.  87 

...     178 

Ceme  Aoil 

355 

...       98 

Cob  AC 

173 

...       74 

CSAJAIJIC 

102,  155 

132,256 

cSeA^nAij 

305 

...     435 

rSeine 

209 

...       92 

CubAin 

417 

...       95 

Uirje  S°t1tT1 

142 

...       11 

bAitice            ... 

107 

...       69 

beAj 

260 

...     222 

becci 

329 

...       49 

bjieAn 

91 

...     119 

bpice 

191 

...     196 

bui-oe 

50,  256,  315,  356 

...     222 

CAijibfie 

95 

166,301 

CAIN,  An 

140,  142,  241,  247 

...       38 

CAf 

252 

...       23 

•OAfcm 

332 

489 
INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES— continued. 


Page 

P  J<1C 

poll  t)iAp.mux>A    ... 

...     427 

poll  ui  CeAjA-OAin 

...     209 

,,    "Ooimin 

...       32 

„      UilliAm  Coibi'n 

...       38 

,.     Drew 

...     390 

pope            ...         ...         ...143, 

367,  371 

„    T)«b                 206,341,342 

,     -AbA  nuAx>    ... 

6 

,,      JTA'OA 

...       40 

,      A  CACA 

...     107 

„    PAOIC 

...     223 

,      ,,  ClAfoe 

...     221 

,    ^CApoix) 

...       20 

,         AllA  

209 

,    IpeAl 

...     279 

,       Cloice 

...       19 

,       ITlAllll 

...     364 

'ClAr 

...     106 

,     fheipjin 

...       58 

,      JJpeAnAfoe  ... 

...     226 

,     moilin 

...     288 

,      Hewlett        

...     223 

,     mop 

...     407 

,      mAix>e         

...     221 

,     nA  bAppAille 
,      „   biojipAije 
,      „   bpeipc     ... 

...     245 
7 
4 

,      (and  bAn)  nA  jCloc 
,                          „  glAipe 
,      OileAin 

...       58 
...       44 
...     223 

,      „   bpiopAipix>e 

...     140 

,      Seice             

...     225 

„   bpoije 

...     343 

,      SpucAin 

...     205 

,         „     CAppA15C 

247,325 

,     -UAitne  beAg 

...     222 

,       ,    Cipce        

...     371 

popcu-oAc  nA  bo    

...    419 

, 

,    Cloide  TJuibe 

...     245 

puile,  (or  piollA)     

152,  175 

, 

>         ii       51^e 

...     125 

puill  bAitce         

...     323 

, 

,    CpAi5e 

...     183 

„       t)AnA 

...     307 

, 

,   pAille 

...       58 

punA  ApbAip  A  mmipceip 

...       81 

, 

,     JCAJ 

...       91 

,,        ClOCA 

...     323 

, 

,   sCAopAc  78,  266,  318, 

334,417 

„      nA  Lady        

...     376 

, 

,     jCApAll  

85,355 

pup  nA  UAITIA 

...     205 

, 

,     JCAC             

...51,89 

, 

,   jCAillini-oe 

...     417 

UAitin               79,  195,  256,  295, 

313,  407 

i 

,   jCopc 

...     223 

11    5^Ar 

...     363 

, 

,   jCuinneos 

...     256 

„      UVIAX* 

...     335 

, 

,    h-lnpe 

...     247 

UAitini^e,  nA          94,  318,  392, 

432,  444 

,    lApAd  b«xme 

...       11 

UAC,  ^n       40,  92, 

273,  420 

,    'mAX>An    ... 

...     173 

A  11  A         ...               ...               ... 

134 

, 

,    tTlAiniptpeAC 

...       49 

„     An  t>Ain 

...     311 

, 

,   tTlApc 

...     182 

„      „    t»AlbAin    

...     328 

, 

,   mbAppAillit>e    ... 

139,  325 

11         ii     £lA1X>             

...     313 

, 

,    mbo           

...     417 

„      „   tin 

...     350 

, 

,    mbpoc 

...     107 

„     CAineApA        

...     273 

i 

,    tnthiAcAillnie    ... 

...     140 

„     4pt)     248,299 

320,  354 

i 

,   miAnAC    ... 

...       27 

„       ClA1p;ip 

...     279 

, 

,    ITIuc         

...       78 

„     Coeiinjin 

...     290 

n^AbAtt 

...     287 

134 

' 

,    n-OlnA     ... 

...     142 

„     t)t>b    215, 

290,  315 

, 

,     SAJApC      

248,  253 

„     eiblin            

7 

, 

,    ScpeACv\in 

...     252 

„       llAt) 

...       74 

, 

.    ScAijpi-oe 

...       56 

„     rilAolAin         

...     225 

rr«p.Ar.A 

...     417 

313 

nunAin 

...     318 

,,     nA  teAcc 

...     194 

,      ttoibin 

...     226 

„   mAij-oeAn 

...     131 

,      ttuA-6 

...       64 

„           tTlmineAc  ... 

...       74 

,      SAix>be 

...       28 

„          Ueiti-oe    ... 

...     264 

,         SAllCAC 

...     353 

„           Sciolloj:  

...     177 

,      SiobAin 

...       26 

.,           Slijin 

...     283 

,      SumjeAn 

...     222 

„     6  5CeAllAi5  

...     319 

,      CAlniAn 

97,  264 

„     pAi-oin 

...     402 

Cije  A  CAbA... 

...       95 

„     nonAin            

...     290 

,         CpAOlAlj 

...     256 

,,     UAiceip 

...     355 

490 


INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES-continued. 


KACA  jCofiniAic 

443 

HUA£,  An                

...     270 

HeACAi'oe  Uefoe     ... 

249 

HuipeAlAC,  An 

...       34 

UeiT»  A  t)Al,cAife    ... 

29 

HuifC,  An 

...     222 

„     „  &leAnncAit) 

35 

Huip'nnbe 

...       75 

„     ,,  micinn 

12 

HupCAd 

...     349 

„     „  PUCA 

20 

„     „  cSleibe 

39 

SAllCACAn 

184,  437 

„     t)An 

246 

SAilicin,  An 

249,  422 

„     bocAiji-tiui'oe 

22 

SAilin 

134,  162 

„     CoiU 

336 

SALctUOflAIT)                ... 

...       41 

„     DAinjeAn 

28 

SAncA,  An 

95,325 

„     Doijre 

99,  138 

ScAijib  A  Jonmoije 

...     417 

„     ]teAjifiA 

41 

„         nA  monA     ... 

417,  427 

„     meATJAnAC     ... 

74 

SCAIjtbCAC  (ScAJlbAC)    16,21 

,23,260,308, 

„     nA  beAfinA    ... 

28,41 

313 

„           bJTeAT>O5  ... 

...  75,  115.  136 

SCAIJIC         42,93,127,184,336,350,434 

„           buAiie 

74 

..        AntiA 

...     356 

.,           CulAi 

41 

.,         A  CjlUCA 

...     178 

,'          ToCeAttipAn 

171 

,,      ,,  CobAtfi      ...         ... 

...     253 

„           jCloicin  ... 

74 

,,      OCAS 

...     350 

„           jCoiltije 

74 

„         l/IAC 

...     417 

„           jCon 

6 

„      tTlAije  Deilje 

...     161 

„           Sceitc 

75 

,,      nA  beAjtnA   ... 

...     330 

„       ftUAT) 

335 

,,       ,,    Cijice       

...     107 

,,     Ui  Duibiji 

34 

,        „    CjuiAire  

...       42 

Hei-occAC,  An 

420 

,        ..    "OfioijeAnAije   ... 

...     141 

Heilij  beAlAij  A  cSleibe           ...     102 

,        „    jCl^t1*"  

...     357 

„        tfluijie 

37 

,       „    ^Cuncoj 

7 

„        r»A  tttuc 

425 

,      Ui  ftlAnjAin 

7 

,,              „     SftlAO      ... 

396 

ScAijiceoi|t 

...     127 

HeilijeAC    ...         ... 

133 

ScAipcin,  An            ...          ... 

...     325 

376 

SCAftbAC  (ScAIJtbCAC)            ... 

...21.23 

HiAn,  An 

27 

ScA^i-OAn 

...       75 

Hi  An  bo  $A'ofiui5...25, 

38,  298,  299,  302, 

SceAd  An  Aifro 

...     128 

312 

„        ,,    C|tAinn    ... 

...     128 

HiAfCAC,  .An 

309 

,,         „    (''U|||I,MS; 

...     286 

HlAfJ 

400 

„        „    LeAdcA    ... 

...     308 

Hinn 

...  77,346,374 

„       nA  xiCfti  •oCeo^A 

...     118 

„      A  jbuCA 

126,  127 

SCCACAnAC 

282,383 

„      CAOt 

368 

SCCAC  A  cSA5A1f1t  ... 

...       42 

„    Choice 

127 

Sceicin  A  Uinnce   ... 

...     343 

,,     Cfiu 

53 

Sceicini-oe,  HA 

...     253 

„    nA  mbo 

110 

Sceicin  nA  mbuACAiltiTie 

...       35 

„     „    SAileoj 

127 

Scoilc  A  Cmn  Aipo 

...     223 

,,     ,,    SeAtic         ... 

...     219 

T)uilipc 

29.3 

„    KUA-O 

49,  209 

Sc^iAbcAe,  An         ...         ...257,  353,  413 

Hot)  bufoe 

250 

ScjieACAn    ...         ...        39, 

42,  166,  245 

Hoi-oin 

75 

SCfieACAnnA 

...       75 

,,     "OeAjij 

361 

...       79 

41,  184,  337,  396 

...     120 

,,     CuiLL 

130 

SCATJAn 

42 

226 

SeAJAinin  nA  bfteige 

...     441 

^1161  We 

41 

...     271 

„     m6|< 

327 

„     Aif  A  Cije     ... 

...     443 

„     Uei-6-Coille  ... 

349 

„       CAIflCATI 

...     288 

HuAt)An,  An 

322,376 

„     Dun    ... 

127,  387 

TlUA-OAnCA,  11A 

402 

„     LACAIJI 

...     408 

491 
INDEX   OF    IRISH    NAMES-continued. 


Pafe 

SeAn  Oilcan            ...          ...          ...     175 
„     U.vitin             337 

Stiof  nA  CAHjiAije 
SlojAijie,  An 

Page 

331 

107,  143,  273,  360 

SeAtiA  bAile  7,  28,  42,  51,  78,  86,  99,  110, 

Smuft 

106 

377 

128,  152,  174,  217,  260,  267, 
285,  286,  296,  309,  323,  370, 

SmucAn  "Ooijce     ... 
Soc  t)«b 

42 
76 

395,  426,  434,  437 
„           „      AnnA            252 
..      4fvo  ...         ...         ...     268 

SoitLeA|i,  An 
SonncA         
Speifte 

12 

95,  325 
80 

„      -beiceAil     94 
.,      -tWc           165 
„      -boiAtt        166,244 

SplAincin,  An 
SptAnnc  (SpLinnc),  An 
Spnm,  An    ... 

370 

170,  253 
192 

-buAile       ...         ...         ...      42 
„      -C'U           99,128,394 
-ClAnie       326 
,.      -CltiAtn       99,377 
„      -Coill          ...       59.167,366,438 
Cfocc        361 
..      -Cu«l           ...       81,177,302,444 
Cuinc         124 

£jiAinreA£  174,355,437 

„      ttlic  SeAJAtn 
„      nA  Cpoice    ... 
„       „   mbiojiAnAc 
„       „   mbo-oAc  ... 

„         pAX>HA15 

SjiAfoin 
Sf  Ai-oini-oe,  nA 
Snon 

262 
177 
292 
37 
233 
340 
234 
200,  380 
437,442 
31 

.  .        LeAtn.\n      ...         ...         ...     203 
Ions           226 

252 

178 

ttlACA              200 

rhuileAnn  192,212 

„     nA  CAitli^e  ... 

7 
43  87 

jboltAd:      12 
puitl         278 
punA          146 
Seip^At     ...       79,326,336,339 
SpAit)       109.  114.  163,  164,  166, 
175,  195,  200,  217,  218, 

„     An  ACA  bui-oe 

„         ,,     bflAbAlf     ... 

„      „   bumne 

,,       bflUACAin 

14,  116 
213 
151 
294 
436 
•OA              .     138 

372,  373,  377,  381,  383, 
389,  393,  397.  400,  419 
„        tetne  Aoil            119 
SeAnjAnAC  ...          ...          ...          ...     394 

„     mop 
„     nA  teim 
„      „   ScpeACAn 

,,     ]JoiL    ... 

255 
223 
242 

169 

SeipeAL  An  uLcAij            ...         ...     304 

182 

SeipceAnn    ...         ...         ...         ...     282 

SpucAn 

38 

Seipcinn      107,178.425 

S5ibi|itn,  An           387 
SgioboL  nA  nDeipeA^       ...         ...     180 
SiAft  nA  tnA5A       117 
Si'oeAn          ...          ...          ...          ...        18 

„        T)ub 
ScAbtuiT»e,  nA 

SCACA  'pAT)JlA15  moip 

ScAet  (SceiLl,  SciAll, 
ScAispe,  An 

413 
435 
154 
&c.)          53,  363 
...225,  435,  442 
108 

Sir)  $AbnAije         263,441 
SlA-oAc        360 

125 
161 

Sleibin         7,134,187 

StlAb   b«1|1C                   12 

„       nA  mb-\n       ...          ...          ...     295 
,             mbocc       .                               46 

SciAll,  An  ... 
Scoc.  CAtAin 

SCOtL  A   CflOCAIj    ... 

ScoLl/A         ... 

53,  363 
128 
433 
318 

„       „   mbuAipleAC       ...         ...     132 
„       „  SeAipce  ...         ...         ...     161 
„      TluA-6             394 
SUje  CAOI              402 
Slinn  A  cSeAjAiL  ...          ...          ...     225 
SlinnseAftAc.  An    303 

„       nA  SAijtJiuipit) 

ScpAicin  (Scpicitl) 
ScjiApA,  An 
„         An  fhA|tc«if 
„         Coic 
Scn'cin 

e  250 
336 
...169,  252,  329 
95 
26 
159 
,     329 

492 


INDEX   OF   IRISH    NAMES -continued. 


Page 

Page 

Scitioc          ...          ... 

302 

CobAiftin  Scimeine 

80 

SCUAIC  nA  bpocAn 

176 

CobA-p,  An   ... 

120 

Sui-ue  An  "Ofieoilin 

304 

„       AnA 

...     110 

„      £inn  ...          ...     1 

38,  149,  270,  296 

„       An  Alpj     ... 

...     167 

Sunie  tTlocu-OA 

42 

„        „   Aoip-oe 

...     278 

Suil  t)An                   ... 

307 

t)Ai'6ce 

...     113 

I!        "   tute      ...         '.'.'. 

...     156 

CAtAITl   A  cSAJAIjtt 

...       97 

„            „     tololAlft 

...     249 

152 

„     tol-AIC     . 

...     226 

r-Aon  "Oun,  An 

34 

11            n      *     ^"*-     ...              ... 

...     402 

r-At,  An 

...166,214,240 

„         „    CAftAipin 

...     324 

CeAmpuiltin,  An   ... 

24.  278 

„        „    CAiptn  

...       71 

CeAtnpull/  ...          ... 

149 

..        ,,    CAIC 

...     197 

„           eicinne 

296 

„        „    Cinn 

...     344 

56Al       ... 

184,  357 

.,         .,    CnocAin 

...     188 

„           toifjce 

280 

„            „     CorilAflCA 

...     378 

.,           tilicil   ... 

53,410 

„         ,    6|tAinn... 

27,  114,  140 

„           nA  TTIeineAt) 

246 

„         ,    CuAitle 

...       91 

ii            n   P^"*'5e 

254 

„          ,    (^UHJUMJ; 

...     274 

„                pAX>ftA15 

267 

„          ,    'O^omA... 

...     204 

UeA-omAinn 

98 

„          ,   "Ouinin... 

49,352 

„           Ui  topic 

112 

„         ,   T)ui|tnin 

...     283 

Clj  An   CAlAfO 

272,420 

„          ,    "OunA    ... 

139,  170 

„     „    CAOficAin   ... 

324 

,    616        

...     425 

„     „    Cnotc 

82,  215.  386,  421 

„              ,     f^AfAlj... 

...       86 

„     „    Cti|t|tAi5     ... 

357 

„              ,     'fCA'OA   ... 

...     241 

„       „      IOCA 

408 

„         ,   ireApnA 

...       26 

„     „    meAX>Ain    ... 

261 

„                 ,       <U.Ml      ... 

...       42 

„     „    Cuifi 

43 

„         ,    Hopyard 

...       39 

„      CAltte  t>6AJtA  ... 

64 

..         ,   inie 

...     274 

„    Cinn  CojtAi-6   ... 

423 

,.          ,    mAOilinn 

...     334 

„    CVoice  ... 

392 

,       „  mAoift  ... 

6,  102,  170 

Cott 

402 

...     416 

383 

',',  rhAjijAi-o       '.'.'. 

...     429 

„    nA  l)einne 

81 

,          ,    puicin  ... 

...     387 

„     „     CAftftAije  ... 

160 

,          ,    punA    ... 

...     141 

„     „     Coille 

86,  161,  178,  286 

,         ,    SeA-DAin  (cSeA-o^ 

\in)  ...     171 

ti     ii     jCfAnn 

43,  435 

,              ,     SjAlt     

...       83 

„     „     LAiT>f»e 

86,  161 

,         ,   ScAijpe 

306,312 

„     „     HAOI  mite... 

410 

,          ,    SCAmpA 

...       56 

„     „     ScAipce     ... 

59 

,          ,    CeAmpuitl 

171,  212 

„     ,.     Spoipc 

385 

,        .,    cSA5Ai|ir 

...     277 

„      ttUAT)      ... 

289,  392 

,            .  ,     CSAtTltlAI-O            ... 

...     286 

„    (and  tAn')  Van  Joe 

50 

,              ,     CSApAnAIJ          ... 

...     357 

CiobjtAit) 

44,350 

,              ,     CSCAbAIC 

...     182 

Ciji  Cuillinn 

11,13 

,         ,   cSleibe 

...     141 

„    "t)A  SrAinj 

128 

,   cSputAin 

...     399 

CobAipin  A  CotriAftiA 

322 

,          ,    cSufAin 

...     325 

„             „  CAIflb  ... 

58 

,         ,   Cuinne 

...       51 

,             „  CSAJAIpC 

41 

„          ,    CuUij 

...     282 

,         ,,  cSiuicijie 

62 

,          ,    CtijiAinn 

...       86 

,                Oil.  Mil 

85 

,              ,     C«|1A1f 

...       23 

,         "OothnAij 

341 

,          ,    UlrAij 

...     351 

,         ttlAolriiuifte 

246 

i      ^tAin           

...     293 

,         fhtiifte    ... 

67 

,     toAile  mic  eAtnoifin 

...     375 

,         nA  CfiUAice 

109 

,          „       Ui  CAOITTI     ... 

...     207 

,          ,.  mbpACAn 

99 

,          ,,        „  Cinnefoe 

...       58 

493 
INDEX  OF   IRISH   NAMES-continued. 


CobAft  DAP 

...     115 

CobAjt  nA  Cloice  Ueitnjie 

Page 

...     324 

b.vjittA  tllci'oiti        ... 

...     133 

CtlO1f*6 

368 

beil  A  rilAi-ume     ... 

...     140 

„       „    CuileAC 

27 

OjttAin 
bfiJDe        78, 

...       78 
110,  317 

„       „    Cuinne  moijie... 
„       „   Cuijice  

...     325 
...     158 

bui-oe 
CAitlije     

...     408 
...     319 

„       „    "OAfiAije 

...     426 
...       88 

t>CApA       ... 

...     239 

„       „    ponnoije 

...     157 

,       CAIC 

117,  197 

•i       ,,   5CAC      

...     135 

,        CAiclin 

...     274 

„       „   sCLoc    

...     169 

,       CAOI-            ...          ...  26, 

115,  388 

„       „   jCocAn  

...     374 

,       CAJICAIJ 

...       37 

it        ii    jCjiAnn... 

...     425 

,       Cinin  "OAibfu 

...       87 

„       „    jCuijeAnn 

429,  308 

CluniA^ 

...     366 

ii        ,   sloijie  

2,  17,  139 

,      CoLttiAtn 

...       70 

ii      i  5t1A1nri5e 

...     174 

Coluim  Cille 

...     103 

»      i  St1®1716  ••• 

...     255 

CpeAjAin    ... 

...     408 

ii        i   5t1'At1<^l5e 

...     207 

CfioiCe  TlAoiriie 

11 

„        ,   h-Ai-ote... 

...     432 

,      CuAin 

224,  429 

h-.Aoine... 

...     284 

"OAibix*  615 

...       67 

„        \   h-OU    

...       44 

TbAibi-6 

...       26 

„        ,   1/AjtAc  t>Aine     ... 

...     376 

•6  A  HA  5CjtAnn 

...     175 

„           ,    tCAC         

...       80 

T!)IA  h-Aoine 

124,268 

„            ,     teAT>b      

17,  146,  184 

,       CiLip  5A^A 

...     390 

,,            ,     IxBAfA       ... 

...     160 

,       GoiJAin 

...     355 

„        ,   LeAc-pmjne    ... 

...     354 

polAtnAin  ... 

...     326 

,,        ,   mbAn-TliAJA^cA 

...      83 

ponn 

...     443 

,,        ,   mbAnAit,l/i'6e   ... 

...     129 

p'ojiuipje  ... 

...     103 

„        ,    m'OjiAonAc 

...      80 

,      SCAI       19,  59,  177,  263, 

294,383 

,,            ,     mt>|\ACA-(t 

93,  146,  173 

,         JJCAflOIX) 

...     295 

„        ,    miol      

...     366 

£obnAic 

...     141 

„        ,   moinre  

...     243 

lOfA                   

288,  308 

„      TlAoitn  bnijoe 

...     385 

,      LeAriiAin 

...       27 

„                    ConntAin  ... 

...     140 

„      Loi-o 

...     334 

„                    eom 

299,  349 

„      tTlAotuipe  ... 

...     365 

geibin 

4 

,      rhic  Cem    ... 

...     376 

,                            LAt)|\A1f 

...     210 

,      tTloColmoij 

...       24 

,                    fnA|iAnAin  ... 

...     281 

ITloCtlAlj      ... 

...       80 

,        tlAOTTltA 

...       19 

,      moduioA     

44,302 

,      nA  UACA 

...     295 

,      moipe 

...     165 

,       „   UeiT>e    

...     397 

,      rhonA 

...     253 

,       ,,    ScAi-ptje 

...     287 

,      nA  bAiTJbe  ... 

69,204 

„        ,    Scei^-oe 

...     255 

,       „    bxAinjtiojjnA 

256,432 

„        ,   Speite  ... 

...     373 

,       „    bAnoije 

...     368 

„        ,   S-piAn 

...     421 

,       „    bpMtne 

...     369 

,        ,   ScuAice 

...     246 

,        ,   bpACAl 

...       86 

I            »     CflAJJA     

...     125 

,        ,    bpAnn  ... 

...       79 

,       „    Cuinne  ... 

64,  169 

,            bpiAnncAC 

...     363 

,      Oifin 

...      51 

,            bopnne          ...66,73,77,85 

,      PA-OJIAIJ 

...     407 

,            bpAi-oinix>e 

...     442 

,      pA-jACAnAin... 

...      91 

,            CAitt'fe... 

...     278 

,      pocAi-oe 

...     206 

,            CAilli^e 

...     373 

,      pott             

...     169 

CAM-MAItre 

325,  411 

,      UeA-omAin  ... 

...     288 

,                 CAfCA      ... 

...     336 

•Rij  An  "OoninAij  ... 

...       51 

,            CeAjvocAn 

...       37 

,       HoibeAijro  ... 

...       74 

,            CiUe     

...     383 

,          SAJAinC 

...     366 

„            Cijice     

...     343 

,       SAil/ije 

...     303 

LL 


494 


INDEX   OF  IRISH   NAMES— continued. 


Page 

Page 

Cob  Aft  SeA^Ain 

...     166 

C«Atn  A  t>Ailmcin 

151 

„      SionAij       

...     197 

CuAft,  An  25,26,30 

,43,56,75,86,161,189, 

„      UAiceift       

...     434 

270,417 

„         VlTJACCA 

91 

,       Atl   (iuftftAlj 

249 

Ui  bftic       

...     162 

,                £eAftftAto 

inn       ...         ...       43 

CftOCAlt 

...     384 

,           f^ionA 

172 

•ftoirtmne 

299,  354 

,               UJA 

249 

Tiuib 

382,387 

i          6'T1 

128 

eActijeiftn 

...     333 

,               CSCAJAlt 

26 

1i-Ai]ir    ...          ... 

...     395 

,     beA5 

337 

CocAit  An    ...          ...          ... 

...     379 

^A1t1tt1"O 

383 

CoibtteACA                ...          ... 

...     286 

^Aitb 

248 

c-OileAn  t)eA5,  An 

...     190 

!     SeAftft 

383 

Com  nA  TCeroe 

...22-37 

,       nA  5AO1CC 

43 

i)      i.    Cije  CAI-OJ 

...       86 

,      „  sCopoj 

44 

...     299 

l/AiT>tte 

102,322 

Con  CAillije 

...     242 

,       UlAbAC 

249 

...     346 

CUAftCA  "O«bA,  flA 

43 

Cofi                ...          ...          ... 

...     303 

,,       nA  ttAicin 

43 

A  Cuittmn 

...     426 

Cuinn  An  CuTTifiA 

246 

t)eite 

...     108 

„   $AftftAin 

leic    432 

•peAftnA 

...       93 

„            „     «lCA15 

300 

PUCA                 

...     248 

„       nA  pAiLeAd 

323 

nA  mt)6 

...     323 

CulAC,  An 

76,  120 

CftAlj 

...       94 

„        An  lAftAinn 

48 

An  t>A1T> 

...     132 

„         AO-OA 

365 

„    Cnoicin     ... 

...     377 

„        Cuil 

128 

,,    CoihftA 

...     380 

CtltAlj 

305 

,       „    t^Aibtin    ... 

...     371 

c-UmAft,  An 

30 

,       „    puiftcin    

...     132 

CufiCAn,  An 

44 

,      tteAj 

...     222 

,      eilif 

...       81 

UA^CAft  ACA-6 

364 

,      Larry  $AbAft 

...     381 

UAim  An  "Ouine 

303 

,      'LeAtTAin 

...     374 

„       ,,    6ic 

207 

,      nii-oe  615 

...     132 

„       „    §Aibtin 

205 

,      rililif              

...     215 

„       „    lAftAinn 

221 

„    rhoft 

...     370 

..       ..    poiU 

370 

„     nA  n-6At)Aite 

...     371 

,      CAfAin 

193 

„      „    mt)Aiftcini-6e 

...     370 

,      t)ub  ... 

209,  226 

„      „    tnt)6 

...     112 

,      J^&^T1^ 

224 

„      „    Scfteille  

...     112 

,      TTlomAin 

225 

„      „   ttonAin     ... 

...     371 

,      nAjCAmAil 

1-oe        370 

CfiAijjin  t)eA5 

...       91 

,          „    JCAC 

340 

CfteAfnA,  An 

...       18 

,            jCoLuft 

181 

Cfti  "OuncA,  tlA 

...       34 

,                tTlAOlAC 

226 

Cftmnpe,  An 

...     435 

,            tlon 

205 

cSeAnA  SftAiT),  An  109,  163, 

166,175,377, 

,           Sceice 

362 

389,  393,  419 

,            SjA-OAn 

205 

„       Stripper,  An 

...     265 

,           UACA 

205 

cSftAe,  An 

...     335 

,            Uon 

226 

CuAiftin,  An               ...27,43, 

189,  253,  360 

UiTJift  (O^oAfi),  An 

431 

CuAijtini-oe,  tlA 

...     170 

Uifje  Soluip 

303 

CUAIft,  flA                        ... 

...     379 

UmAfi 

30,  147 

495 


INDEX  OF 
ENGLISH   SUB-DENOMINATIONS. 

(Including  semi-Anglicised  Names.) 


Abv's  Kollv... 

Paff. 

205 

Barranahown        
Barronstrand  Street 
Bartholomew's  (St.)  Well... 
Bastile,  The           
Bath  Street            
Battle  Field            
Bawndunhill 
Bavlough     ... 

Pafr 

...     338 
...     233 
...       91 
...     105 
...     228 
...     249 
...     263 
...     351 

All  Saint-1  Well      ... 

AniKT 

166 

295 

Anne's  (St.)  Well    ... 
Anthony's  (St.)  Well 
•  <.-n 

213 
415 

34 

ArdnafMtnn  Hill 
Ardnainoult 
Arundel  Castle 
„        Lane 
Aughacurrick 
Aughagowleen 
Aughanirvor 
Aughdine 

239 
206 
235 
236 
180 
433 
439 
169 

Beallac        

102 

Beengarvoge 

Belle  Lake  

...     223 
217 

Benlea  Head          
Bennett's  Church  ... 
Bernard's  (St.)  Well 
Bishop's  Cove 
Bittern's  Well        
Black  Door... 

...     193 
...     246 
...     133 
...     205 
...     171 
...     379 

Aughkilladoon 
Anghnablahee 
Aughnacartadeitbe 
Aiighnacilla 
Anghnadoaghduff  .. 
Aughnaco«.tia 
Aughnagan 
Aughnagaul 
Anghnalkfca 
Aughnaniara 
Aughnaree  ... 

157 
256 
157 
441 
50 
49 
430 
132 
102 
102 
251 

Black  Friars           
Black  Knob            
Blackpool    ... 

...     236 
...     207 
123 

Blackwater  River  ... 
Bleach,  The            
„       Yard          
Blind  Cove             
Boat  Strand 
„     Harbour 
Boding  Stream 
Bolton's  Rock 
Bottomy 

...       59 
...     364 
...     230 
...     178 
132,  379 
...     173 
...     248 
...     197 
...     191 

Aughshamus 
Aughfltanawinin    ... 

Aughteedota 
Aughvaneen 

Bahber's  Tower     ... 
Badger's  Cove 
Bakehouse  Lane    ... 
Ballyhillman 
Ballvhoora  ... 

167 
136.430 
255 
410 

231 
207 
234 
45 
420 

Brian's  Cross 
Bricky  River 
Bride  River 
Bridget's  (St.)  Well 
Brookfield  Factory 
Bull's  Lough,  The  
Bull  Ring   

...     118 
...     121 
...       17 
78,  317 
...     356 
...     262 
...     123 

Ballvloobv 

349 

Ballymacedulan 
Ballvnamacgough  ... 
Bar  Rock 

228,230 
118 
222 

Burnt  Church 
Butler's  Weir         

...     280 
...     240 
...     122 

Barker  Street 
Barley  Fields,  The 
Barnanagarlogh     ... 
Barrack  Street 
Barrack  Village 
Barranacullia 

403 
401 
108,  170 
403 
249 
323 

Cahergal  Br  
Camp  Field,  The  
Camp  Ground 
Camphire  Reach   
Cannon  Hill           

...     339 
...     389 
...     364 
...       23 
...     239 

496 
INDEX  OF   ENGLISH   SUB-DENOMINATIONS  ^continued. 


Carndroleen 
Carndroman 
Carranduff  ... 

Pa& 

5 
...      52 
...      50 

Colbeck  Street 
College  Street 
Comduala... 

Pag 

232 
228 
440 

Carran  Hill 

...     539 

Commons    ... 

50 

Carrickabansha 
Carrickaclog 
Carrickadda 
Carrickadun 
Carrickadurrish 

...     398 
...     398 
...     135 
...     192 
...     372 

Conduit,  The 
Conduit  Lane 
Cooan's  Well 
Coodaloaka 
Coolabeg 

232 
236 
287 
286 
68 

Carrickagunna 

...     401 

Coolamore  ... 

68 

Carrickaninaun 
Carrickanvain 

...      51 

...     399 

Cooleens,  The 
Coolroe 

269,399 
57 

Carrickastumpa 

...     399 

Coolum 

223 

Carrickatinshera    ... 
Carrickatobber 
Carrickcannuigh    ... 
Carricknagower    
Carricknagroagh   ... 
Carricknapreaghaun 
Carrickrower 
Carrickvreadv  Rocks 

...     157 
...     426 
...     194 
...     399 
...     399 
...      51 
...     398 
...     132 

Cooke  Lane 
Cooneenacarton     ... 
Cooneenclogher     ... 
Copper  Mines 
Cottage  Island 
Coumaknockan  Glen 
Coumalough 
Coumeage  ... 

233 
108 
222 
248 
19 
148 
252 
148 

Carrigabuccera 

.     137 

Coumfea 

.     252 

Carrigadoon 
Carrigaghalia         
Carrigaruppera 
Carrigeen  Lane 

...     287 
...     370 
...     137 
...     233 

Coumgarra  Ixjugh 
Coumshingaun  Lake 
Counsellor's  Strand 
Cove  Hill    

439 
434 
207 
113 

Carrigeenseebohilla 
Carri^katlaunan                   . 

...     426 
400 

Curring,  The 
Cribbies       ... 

61 

134 

Carriglea 

...     207 

Cromlech    ... 

199,  253,  382,  427 

Carrigmaclea 
Carrignamusly 
Casaunagreana                 .  . 

...     407 
...     374 
...     134 

Cromwell's  Road  ... 
Ctooked  Acre,  The 
Cross 

288 
269 
78 

Casaunnaneav 

43 

Cross,  The  ... 

233 

Castle  Field,  The  
Castlequarter 
Cathedi  al  Rocks 

...      84 
...     414 
206 

Cross  Glen 
Crotty's  Lough 
Cudds          

255 
437 
207 

Chair,  The  

...     371 

Cunnawarras,  The 

260 

Chapel  Lane           
Church  Gap           
Ciaran's  (St  )  Well  
Citadel  The 

...     123 
...     426 
...     350 
403 

Curraghs,  The 
Curraghgorm 
Curraghmore 
Cush,  The  

115,  116 
239 
349 
370 

Clancy's  Ford        
Clashaphooka 
Clashbeema            
Clashlacky  ... 

...       18 
...     330 
...     401 
222 

Dane's  Island 
Dawn  River 
Dead  Walk 

109 
391 
123 

Clashleigh  ... 

...     330 

Declan's  (St.)  Stone 

67 

Clodagh  River       
Cloghadda  ... 

412,  424 
...     426 

Decoy,  The 
Deer  park     ... 

416,  427 
191,  283,  354,  412 

CloCThanillar 

248 

Dirtv  Ford  ... 

169 

436 

Dog's  Gap  ... 

138 

Cloongariff... 

...       28 

Douglas 

121,  183,  215,  437 

Cloonliamgowl 
Closegate    ... 

..."    193 
...     231 

Drake's  Acre 
Drehid  Keal  Bridge 

363 
431 

Clouseen 

...     119 

Drumcoppal 

no 

Clubbert's  Lane     ... 
Cnockrua     ... 

...     123 
...     381 

Dryings,  The 
Duck's  Mill 

335 
47 

Cohen  Bridge        
Coiner's  Cross,  The 

...     212 
...      51 

Dudley's  Hole 
Dye  House  Lane  ... 

255 
402 

497 


INDEX   OF    ENGLISH   SUB-DENOMINATIONS  -continued. 


Katie's  Rock 

252,379 

Glenanna    ... 

Pane 

76 

Elmville 

292 

Englishman's  Ford 

115 

Glenasup     ... 

255 

Entrenchment 

173,225 

Glentassona            
Glenbower  ... 

...     160 
277 

Faheen 

114 

Glenboy 

TOC 

301 

„     Hill      

.  .     165 

.:een 

..122,159,408 

Glendine     ...        

124 

Fairv  Bush,  The  1... 
„      Hill 
Lane 

208,  214 
256 
229 

Glengowley 
Glentrusnan           
Glen  Weir  

...     302 
...     161 
.     417 

Fanning'*  Lane 
Father  Twomev's  Well    . 

234 
156 

Glennyreea  River  ... 
Gloragh       

...     336 
276 

Ferry  Inch  ...         ... 

19 

„      Point 
Figgery,  The 
Fini-k  Rivet- 
Fish  Cove   ...         ...         . 

92 
260 
102,  157 
369 

Googey  Hill,  The  
Goose  Island          
Gorteennacousha  
Goul  Cave  The 

...     354 
...     256 
...     339 

1TQ 

Flour  Hole  ...                    . 

193 

nr\t. 

Foilaneena  Cashel... 
Foilhov 

135 
35 

Grannagh  Ferry    ... 
Greagah 

...    386 
80 

Foildearg 

..      337 

Great  Island 

372 

Foilnacartan 

133 

Greenane    ... 

.     331 

Foilnagarlach 
Foilnaglogh 

168 

109 

Green  Cave 
Green  Hill  

...     226 
4 

Foilnaracka 

222 

Greenland  ... 

77 

Folev's  Ford 
Font"  Held,  The     ... 
Fooraun 

33 
323 
35 

Green  Tower 
Griangs,  The          
Gull  Island  

...     233 
...     334 
112  178 

Ford,  The   

190 

Forge  Lane 
Fort  of  the  Three  Stones 
Fortv  Steps  

48 
...     171 
206 

Halfpenny  Well     
Hanrahan's  Rock  
Hardy's  Road 

...     284 
...     372 
229 

Fox's  Lane  ... 

123 

Hawk's  Cliff           

...     381 

Fox  Mount  ...         ...         . 

212 

Hell  Point  

...     212 

Frederick  Street    ... 
French  Tower 
Friar's  Well 
Funshion  River 

Gall's  Rock- 
Gallows  Hill 
Galtee  Mountain    ... 
Galtybeg 

229 
230 
178 
343 

,     228 
292 
340 
...     331 

High  Street            
Highly  Up's           
Hill  of  Sport           
Hogan's  Hole         
Holy  Well  
Hop  Yard,  The      
Hurling  Green       

Ice  House   ... 

...     233 
...     227 
...     385 
...     427 
53,  308 
...     416 
...     170 

...     230 

223 

Ilaunglas     ...        ... 

...     371 

Garrison,  The 
Garter  Lane 
Gehan's  Well 
Glashalahan 
Glashaniska  Well  ... 
Glass  House  Lane 
Glebe                 97  98  194 

213 
234 
124 
183 
239 
403 
285  314  321 

Island  of  Cappoquin,  The 

Jenkin's  Lane 
John's  Island,  St.  ... 
John's  Street          
Johnson  Street       

...      24 

...     234 
...     108 
...     230 
...     292 
...     229 

328, 
Glebes,  Two 
Glenacoheragh 
Glenacuskeam 
Glenaeow   .. 

350,  391,  394 
414 
...     243 
...       52 
172 

John's  (St.)  Well    

Kennedy's  Lane    
Kerry  Road            
Keyzer  Street         

...     166 

123 
...     292 
...     236 

498 
INDEX   OF   ENGLISH   SUB-DENOMINATIONS-continued. 


Kilbunny  Church 
Kildermody            ...      "  ... 
Kilklispeen  Church 
Killedmond 
Killeens,  The         
Killenagh  Burial  Ground 
Kilmaline    ... 

Pag 

...     424 
...     356 
...     286 
...    359 
...     176 
...     217 
...     159 

Lissavalla    ... 

Pop 

...     116 

Little  Barronstrand  Street 
„      Chapel  Lane 
Long  Acre,  The     ... 
,,      Lane... 

...     234 
...     234 
...     269 
...     386 

„      Reach,  The  
Loughanaspick 
Loughaniska 
Loughatassonig      
Lough  Coumstelloge  Mor 
Beg 
Lough  Grogeen     ... 
Loughmore 
Lough  Rvan 
„      Street         
Lower  Road           

Machana  Garracolley 
Magnus  and  Tor  Castles  ... 
Mahonbeg  ... 
Mahonog     ... 
Main  Guard 
Major  Eeles'  Grave 
Malcolm's  Rock     ... 
Manning's  Hole     ... 
Mansion  House 
Markhamtown  
Martin's  (St.)  Well  
Mary  Maudlin's  (St.)  Chapel 
Mass  Field   .. 

386,  387 
...     362 
288 
...      30 
...     252 
...     252 
...     320 
...     440 
...     316 
...     262 
...     229 

...     322 
...     235 
130,  434 
130,  434 
...     292 
...       35 
...     267 
...     278 
...     385 
...     314 
374,388 
...     230 
...     169 

Kiltera                      

57 

King's  Channel 
King's  Street          
Kitchenhole,  The  
Klispeen's  (St.)  Well 
Knockahunna 
Knockanard 
Knockanare 
Knockanegorm 
Knockane  Puttoge 
Knockardbounce    ... 
Knockaunriark 
Knockavadeen 
Knockeenatoung    ... 
Knockeennanooneen 
Knockfeagh 
Knocknagearach    ... 
Knocknascolloge    ... 
Knocknasterkin 
Knockperry 
Knockroe 

...     190 
...     404 
...       31 
...     286 
...     408 
...     329 
...       33 
...     349 
...     349 
...     326 
...     370 
...     338 
...     339 
...     339 
...     307 
...     326 
...     327 
...       32 
...     325 
...     324 

Knockrotten 
Knockshanahullion 
Knockshane 
Kyledarrig  ... 

...     197 
...     337 
...     302 
...     325 

Mayor's  Walk 
Mendicitv  Lane 
Michael's  Rath      
Michael  Street        
Michael's  (St.)  Well 
Mile  Tree    ... 

...     403 
...     229 
...     240 
...     232 
...      71 
...     290 

Kvlemore 

...     114 

Kylogs,  The            

Lachtnafrankee 

Lady  Church 
Lady's  Cove 
Lady  Lane  ... 

...     309 

255 
...     233 
207,  370 
...     232 

Milk  Lane  ... 

...     236 

Miller's  Marsh        
Milk  Market,  The  
Mine  Head 
Mitchelstown  Caves 
Mochua's  (St.)  Well 
Molana  Abbey        
Moloney's  Village  
Monadinna 
Monespink  Lough... 
Monkhill      

...     230 
...     122 
...       72 
...     339 
...       80 
...       49 
...     181 
...       52 
...     313 
240 

Ladv  Veagh's  Well 
Lady's  Well            105, 
Lalisheen     ... 
Lates  The  ... 

...     270 
160,  308 
169,  171 

...     424 

Laundry,  The 
Laweesh 

...     355 
...     206 

Lawrence's  (St.)  Well 
Leach  t 

...     198 

349 

Lead  Mine  ... 

...       23 

Moore's  Island       268,292 
Morageeha              ..          ...         ...     374 
Mote  (Moat),  The     97,  239,  345,  360,  391 
Mount  Evre  Strand           134 
..       XeillWood             240 
Movie  River           359 
Mugga,  The           361 
Muggort's  Bay       98 
Muirne's  (St.)  Cave            134 
Mulberry  Lane       262 
Mulcahv's  Gap                                 ,     415 

Legacy  Well 
Lingaun  River 
Liosnaconduff 
Lisaniska     ...         ... 

...     396 
...     287 
...     161 
.      194 

Lisardgaha  ...         ...         ... 

343 

Lisbrack 

...     243 

Lisburn,  The 
Lismongragh 
Lisnagree    ...         ...         ... 

...     301 
...     219 
...     161 

Lisnatornv  ... 

171 

499 


INDEX   OF   ENGLISH   SUB-DENOMiNATIONS-continued. 

Page 

Pollock  Rock,  The            194 

Poore's  Lane          ...  123 

Portnlaun                223 

Portheige               "/.  222 

Portlaw       ...         ...  412 

Portoonaka             222 

Portoonakabeg      ...  222 

Poulakerry 339 

Poulanore 143 

Poulatunish            108 

Poulhardy 222 

Poulhouleen           223 

Pouljoe        222 

Poulmucky 306 

Poulnabrone          183 

Poulnacragga        183 

Poulnagat 61 

Poulnaleenta          207 

Pound  Street          404 

Powdering  Tub     19 

Prison  Waterfall 256 

Prospect  Hall         92 


Page 

Mullenaglogh 

...    408 

Murdering  Glen     ... 

...     159 

Murphy's  Lane       

...     403 

Mwelling     ... 

141,  170 

Neill's  Weir            

...     240 

Newcastle   ... 

326 

New  Gate    

231,  235 

„     Geneva          

...     195 

Xewtown  Cove 

...     369 

Nicholas'  (St.)  Well 

...      97 

Nunnery  Lane 

...    404 

Old  Altar,  The       

...     339 

„   Brewery          

...     229 

Bridge  ... 

256 

,  Chapel  

213 

„   Court    ... 

2,  387,  391 

„   Deer  Park       

...     305 

„    Fair  Green 

...     114 

„   House  Field    

...     384 

„   Ship's  Cove 

...     226 

O'Loughnan's  Castle 

...     331 

One  Mile  Stream  

...     103 

Ooangloor  ...         ...         ... 

181 

Oodonagha             

...     369 

Oonagappul 

...     371 

Oonagh                   ... 

207 

205 

Oratory,  Primitive  (Ardmore 

...      73 

Owbetr 

21,22 

Owenasack  Bridge 

...       11 

169 

372 

Packs  The  ... 

206 

Paddock,  The        

...     270 

Palace  Lane           

...     236 

Palm  Oil  Hole       

...     193 

Paradise 

...     435 

Parkanearla            

...     206 

Parkaneedora 

...     158 

Parkmoe 

...     206 

Parknaglough        

...     257 

Parknakilla             

...     183 

Parson's  Green 

...     351 

Patrick's  Gate,  St  

...     234 

„         Stone      

...     310 

„         Street     

...     234 

Well        

...     234 

Paw-re 

...     264 

Petty  Bone  Field  

...     267 

Pike',  The               

47,  139 

Pinnacle,  The        

...     421 

Piper's  Rock          

...     191 

Plateen  Rock 

...     178 

Poer  Castle  and  Tower,  Le 

...     412 

Poleberry               

...     229 

Quay  Lane ... 
Queen's  Gap 


236 
19 


Race  Course,  The 416 

Rack,  The 11 

Radcliffe's  Glen     255 

Ranp          48 

Rampart  Lane       229 

Ram's  Head           68 

Rathacookera        ...        ...         ...  362 

Rathroad 360 

Raven's  Hill           414 

Redbog       169 

Red  Forge 53 

Redgate      160 

Red  Head 205 

Red  Ladder,  The 189 

Reginald's  Tower 236 

Rehill  Wood          336 

Review  Ground,  The       195 

Riasge  Road           307 

Richardson's  Folly           228 

Rincrew  Bridge    ...         ...         ...  51 

Ring's  Field           9 

Rinnalack 7 

Rinnamo     ...         ...         110 

Rinnashark 219 

River  Lane 123 

Roanmore 402 

Roaring  Spring     257 

Roaring  Water,  The         184 

Roche's  Hill           303 

Rocks,  The 261 

Round  Hill,  The 18 

Round  Tower  (Ardmore) 73 

Royal  Oak  Lane 234 


500 
INDEX   OF   ENGLISH   SUB-DENOMINATIONS— continued. 


Seefinn         ...         ... 

Pa& 

138,344 

Toberavaw  ... 

Page 

..     113 

Shag  Island 

...     112 

Toberbawn... 

...     115 

Shambles,  The       
Shane  O'Cahan's  Glen 

236,362 
...     171 

Tobereenbanaha    
Tobergal     

6 
..      177 

Sheegauna    .. 

...     263 

Tobergobinet 

141 

Sheep's  Bridge 

...     199 

Tobermore... 

...     165 

Sheep  Island 
„      River 
Short  Head,  The    
Silver  Spring          
Sir  Thomas'  Bridge 
Shanoon                  ...         ... 

...     379 
...     339 
...     208 
...     292 
...     423 
...     207 

Tobernabraher 
Tobernacalley 
Tobernacallybeara 
Tobernafallia 
Tobernagloch 
Tobernagloghderg 

...       93 
...     302 
...     239 
...     241 
...     169 
359 

Sketatooreen          
Slate  Point     . 

...     325 
...     370 

Tobernagower 
Tobernagreana 

5 
255 

Slieveanard... 

...     313 

Tobernanangle 

...     391 

Slippery  Island      
Soldier's  Ford        
Spa  The 

...     110 
...     169 
...     342 

Tobernaparsonagh 
Tobernascarta 
Toberphole... 

...     215 
...     287 
.     169 

Spital  Field            
Spy  Hill       

...     268 
...     194 

Tooreagh  Hill        
Tourig  River 

...     246 
51 

Sruhnalium 
Sruhnascreaghan  
Sruhphole   ...         ...         ... 

...     223 
...     242 
...     169 

Tourin  Castle 
Tourin  Island 
Traction 

...       39 
...      43 
...     222 

Stage  Strand           
Staws  The    .. 

...     134 
...     372 

Trinity  Lane 
Trawnamoc 

...     234 
112 

Stephen's  (St.)  Street 
(St.)  Well 
Stoney         ...        ...         ... 

...     235 
...     235 
...     255 

Ti  au  nastrella 
Tubberacreen 
Turijesius'  Tower... 

...     112 
...     114 
...     236 

Cove 

207,  225 

Turnpike 

...     102 

Stooken  Rock         
Strameen  Lane 
Strangman's  Lane... 
Stroller,  The          
Strongbow's  Bridge 
Sugar  Loaf  Hill     
Summer  Hill 

...     377 
...     123 
...     402 
...     171 
...     212 
...     382 
...     346 

Turtle's  Hole          
Twelve  Birds 
Two  Glen  Water  

Vulcan  Street        
Waterfall    

...     256 
...     372 
...     255 

...     404 
...     257 

Sweep,  The 

...     388 

Waterspout... 

...    371 

Tantaliser,  The      
Tappin's  Bush 

...       24 
...     412 

Weaver's  Lane 
Whelan's  Bridge    ... 
Whitefort    

...     189 
...     391 
...     238 

Thirteen  Hole,  The 
Thomas'  Hill          
Tinnakillv   .  . 

...     239 
...     404 
...     286 

White  Well,  The  
Whitening  Stream 
Whiting  Bay 

...     395 
...     256 
87 

Tobacco  Fields,  The 
Tobbers,  The         
Tobberagathabrack 

...     390 
...     286 
...     415 

Willow  Lane         
Wilmar  Hill           
Windgap 

...     229 
...     260 
...     370 

Tobberaruddery    ... 
Tobberessay 

...     351 
...     288 

Windmill  Lane 
Wine  Cliff  

...     123 
...     109 

Toberadoon           
Toberanashig 
Toberaphona 
Toberaronanig 
Toberatemple 
Toberatouk... 

...     170 
...     167 
...     141 
...       52 
...     171 
182 

Woodtower 
Wyse's  Bridge       

Yard  (Guard),  The 
Yellow  Ford  Bridge 
Yellow  Ford  Stream 

...     239 
...     229 

...     108 
...     191 
114 

Tobera  valla            

...     415 

Yellow  Rock... 

...     381 

501 


INDEX   OF 
HISTORIC    PERSONS    AND    EVENTS 

(Including  Legends). 


Acclh  (Aodh),  St.    ...      53,204,207,360 

All.ua-.  Battle  of 101 

Aileran,  St.  424 

Ana,  (Juccn  of  the  Mu  lister  S//«i£//    103, 

251,256 
Anchorite  of  Lismore       ...         ...       18 

Anne,  St.;  her  well  ...         110,213 

Anthony,  St.;  his  well      ...         ...     415 

Awlan.St.  207 

Ayhvard,  Sir  P.,  of  Kaithlegg.     ...     213 
,    Richard  ,     378 


Ballyporecn,  Wedding  of 

Bairrtinn,  St.          

Harry,  St.  

Bartholomew,  St.;  his  well 

Be.irach,  St.  

Bearachan,  St. 

Berehert,  St 

Bernard,  St.;  his  well 
Blackwater  Fishery  Case 
Blessington,  Countess  of ... 
Boleyn,  Anne;  her  birthplace 

Boyle,  Sir  R 

Bree,  St 

Brennan,  Bishop  John      ...270, 

Brigid,  St.;  her  church     ...  78, 

„         „  ;     „    nunnery... 

,,  I     ,,    well 
Brogan,  St.,  of  Mothel      ... 

Bryan,  St 

Bunna,  St 

Butler,  Black  Thomas      ... 


...  338 
...  190 
198,200 
...  91 
...  20 
...  294 

6 

...  133 
...  3,52 
...  242 
...  261 

4 

...      31 

345,440 

304,384 

...     318 

78, 110 

428,  430 

...     140 

...     424 

,     261 


Caha  (or  Caffa),  St 46 

Caille  Beara  36, 239 

Cannaway,  St 434 

Capall  Caoch          149,163,366 

Carron,  St 333 

Carthage  (otherwise  Mochuda),  St.     15, 

182, 202 

„  ;  his  well  37, 144,  302 
„  ;  his  sitting-place  42 

Cataldus,  St.  41, 328 

Christian  O'Conarchy,  St.  ...     136 


Page 

Cian  (na-Mionn-Oir),  Legend  of...     171 
„    ,  St  .............     251 

Ciaran,  St  .............    350 

Clispeen,  St  ..........     286 

Cocan,  St  .............        5 

Colman,  St  .............       70 

Colmog,  St.  ...  ...       24 

Columbcille,  St.     ...  25,  103 

Columdearg,  St.     ...  ...      81 

Comma,  St  .......  215,  239 

Conan,  St  .......  183,  376 

„     ;  warrior      ...  365,  366 

Conlann,  St.  ...  ...     140 

Coppa,  St  .............     203 

Cork,  Great  Earl  of          ...  3,  14,  18,  36 
„  „  ;  builds  Ballyduff  Castle  18 

„  „  ;      „      Kilbree        „       31 

„  „   ;  his    iron   works   at 

Tallow  ......  45,48 

„  „   ;  his    litigation   with 

Sir  E.  Harris    ...       64 
„  „   ;  his  works  at  Ardmore    60 

„  „  ;    „  patent  to  enclose 

Deerpark          ...      27 
Corocticus  .........         ...     132 

Craddock,  David   .........     374 

Cronan  Mochua,  St  .......       80 

Cronnachtan,  St  ..........     271 

Crotty,  William;  outlaw  ......     437 

Cuach,  St  .............     224 

Cuachan,  St  ..........     191 

Cuan,  St  ..........         428,430 

Cuana,  St  .............     170 

Cullen,  St  .............     198 

Cummian,  St.         .........     310 

Dagan,  St  .............  347 

Dall  Ban      .........         ...  348 

Dalton,  Roger        .........  180 

Darahin,  St  ..........  102 

Declan,  St.  ...        27,60,138,317 

„  his  bell  .........  68 

.    „    hermitage  ......  68 


i,    »   stone 


67 


MM 


502 


INDEX   OF   HISTORIC   PERSONS   AND    EVENTS.— continued. 


Page 

Desmond,  Earl  of ...         ...        ...  7,  9 

Garrett,  son  of  James  of  101 

Gerald,  Earl  of           ...  104 

John,  son  of  Earl        ...  423 

Sugan,  Earl  of            ...  540 

Thomas,  8th  Earl  of  ...  37 

Diarmaid  of  Kilcash,  St 269 

Oil,  the  Druid        359 

Diomoc,  St.             391 

Donnchadh  Ruadh            167 

Donnchadh,  St 71 

Dubhan,  St.             163 

Dumhnog,  son  of  Saran   ...         ...  302 

Dun  Cow,  reference  to     ...         ...  143 

Droughtan,  St 417 

Eeles,  Major          35 

Ehearn,  St.             274 

Eithne,  St.              296 

Eitin,  St.                 334 

Eltin,  St.                 176 

Eoghan,  St.            445 

Ere,  St.                    360 

Essex,  Earl  of        306 

Everard,  Sir  R 330 

Feargus,  St.  381 

Feirchis,  the  poet  ...         ...        311,  315 

Fight  (legendary)  at  Kilcaragh   ...     202 
Finghin,  his  ridge  ...    47, 54, 100 

St 125,  176,  304 

Finnian,  the  leper,  St 297 

Fintan,  St.  10 

Fionn  MacCumhail  52, 65,  290,  353,  366 

„  „          ;  his  sitting  place  138, 

149, 183,  270,  296 

Fitzantony,  Thomas         104 

Fitzgerald,  Catherine  (old  Countess)  104 
„         John  of  Decies  ...     104 

„         Sir  Gerald  of   Decies; 

spoke  no  English          104 

Fitzgriffin,  Matthew,  of  Carrick...     425 
Fitzjames,  Gerald  of  Dromana   ...31, 39 
Fitzthomas,  Richard  of  Pallis;  in- 
denture with  Matthew  King     ...     145 
Five   Persons  (CuiseAjt),   Legend 

of  the  46 

Foranan,  St 262,  281 

Gaine,  St.  255 

Garra,  chief  of  the  Morna  ...     333 

Garvan,  his  fort     122 

Geibin,  St.  4 

Glas-Gabhnaighe  (Geimhne)       84,  111, 
157,  369,  388 

Gobinet,  St 141,  308 

Gormogach  370 


Page 
Gow  Faction          ...         ...         ...     441 

Graine,  St.  183 

Grandison,  Lord 49, 104 

Greatrakes,  Valentine      39 

Greine,  St.(?)          247 

Grovan,  St.  113 

Gruaige,  St.  304 

Hays,  Walter  De  La        390 

Heir  (Oijjte),  legend  of  the          ...       62 

Herward,  Christinas         4 

Hunt,  Ned,  of  Waterford,  pedagogue  403 


Inchiquin,  Earl  of ... 


306 


John,  St.  (his  church,  well,  &c.)  231,  299, 

349,358 

Kate  of  Garnavilla          309 

Keating,  Dr.  Geoffrey    343 

Lasser,  St.  125 

Lawrence,  St 210 

Le  Grace,  William,  grandson  of 

Raymond  Le  Gros  350 

Le  Poer,  Arnold,  of  witchcraft  fame  352 
Lloyd,  Dr.  Sylvester,  Bishop  of 

Waterford  334 

Loinin,  St.  113 

Loman,  a  Knight 348 

Lonan,  St.;  his  flagstone 69 

Longa,  a  giant  ...  ...  ...  366 

Luain,  St.  274 

Lua,  St.  299 

Lughaidh  MacConn  ...  312, 315 

409 


MacCabe,  Thomas;  his  bed 

MacCragh,  John  Og         

MacGerrot  of  Strancally 

MacGHlemory,  Norse  family  in 
Waterford  

MacGilmore,  exempted  from  am- 
nesty   

MacLiag,  St 

Magnus 

Maidan  (My  Ita)     

Maolan  

Martin,  St.;  his  well         

McDono,  Arle 


400 
38 
7 

63 

185 
219 
5 

390 
353 
388 
4 

McGrath,  Donnchadh  of  Slieve  Gua  161 
Michael,  St.  ...          49,  53,  71,  410 

Midhe  (My  Ita)      89 

Miner  and  Crow,  legend  of        ...      72 

Mochoemog,  St 266 

Mochorog,  St 185 

Mochua,  (Mocuac),  St.      ...          80, 224 


503 


INDEX   OF   HISTORIC   PERSONS   AND   EVENTS-continued. 


Mocuunu,  St. 
Mocumma,  St. 
Motinghin,  St. 
Mogibog,  St. 
Moguc,  St. 
Molaise,  St. 
Molana  Faidh,  St.... 
Mologa,  St. 
Molua,  St. 
Movcc,  St. 
Muire,  St. 
Muirne,  St. 
Munchin,  St. 


Page 

266 

...213,  215,  239 

304 

86 

414 

142,  267 

49 

316 

...  89, 159,  299 

421 

...  25,275,316 

133, 134 
,  247 


Neale,  Constantine,  of  Hallyndl...  275 
Nicholas,  St.  97,  211,  212,  "254,  275,  291 
Ni  Dhonogain,  Maine,  Irish  poetess  167 
Ni  Lonergan,  Fuisheog  ...  ...  347 

O'Bric  of  Decies  62,109,111,112,162,380 

O'Brien,  Donald 264 

„        of  Comeragh,  his  leap  ...     152 

Odran,  St.  385, 386 

O'Duffy,  Father  Eugene,  Satirist       345 

O'Faolan,  Malachy  364 

Mothla 285 

O'Harney,  Thomas,  Irish  Scribe...  133 
O'Heeny;  legend  of  his  daughter  79 

Olave,  St 232 

O'Lee,  John;  his  song  on  Shawn 

Gow        19 

O'Moran,  Wm.,  Irish  poet  161, 167,  243 

Ormond,  Earl  of 101,  261 

Osborne,  Sir  Thomas       423 

Osgar          52,176 

Ossian;  challenged  by  St.  Patrick      32 

Patrick,  St.;  his  church  and  well  233, 

234,267 

„        „  ;  his  stone      ...         ...  310 

„        „  ;  his  stream 417 

Percival,  Sir  Philip           306 

„         ;  advice  to  from  Wm.  Beale  90 

Peter,  St 234 

Polleens  Faction 441 

Power,  James,  Irish  poet 243 

„       John,  Baron  of  Dunhill  ...  375 

„       Lady  Giles,  of  Dunhill    ...  375 
„      Lady  Kathleen,  of  Curragh- 

more                                 .  412 


Page 

Power,  Patrick,  duellist 389 

Pyne,  Jasper  Douglas       36 


Queen  Anne 


...150, 175,  368 


Raleigh,  Sir  W 15,31,36,42 

Red  Ox,  (legendary)         65 

Rian  Bo  Phadraig'lS,  19,  25,  33,  38,  298, 
299,  302,  312 

Roche,  Colonel  James      416 

Rockett,  "  the  pirate  "      413 

Ronan,  St 241,  392,  396 

Ruadhrach,  his  lios  285 

Roxentius,  St 151 

Seacht  Mac  Riogh  240 

"  Seahorse  "  Transport  wrecked...     370 

Sheehy,  Buck         241 

„         Rev.  Nicholas     ...241,242,328 

Sherlock,  James  (1580)      228 

Sir  Thomas       382 

Siolan,  St 281 

Stephen,  St 230,235,291 

"  Stuart's  Election  "          105 

Synod  of  Curraghkiely     440 

Tadhg  Gaodhalach's  Burial  Place      108 

Tagan,  St 283 

Tancin,  St 342 

Tire's  Church         57 

Turgesius  (Torcal,  Thorgils,  &c.)  227, 236 
Tyrone,  Earls  of 260 

Ulstermen,  settlers  in  Decies  17, 304, 367, 

378 
Vavasour,  Sir  Charles      ...        146, 165 

'Veagh,  Lady         267 

Villiers,  John,  Earl  Grandison    ...     104 

Wallis,  Valentine,  Augustinian  Friar  151 

Walsh,  James,  of  Ballygunner    ...     186 

„       Sir  Nicholas         151 

„        „   Robert 186 

White  Cow  (legendary),  reference  to  66, 
73, 77,  85 

White  Knight        341 

„       Stephen    (Polyhistor)    and 

his  brothers       250 

Winoc,  St 233 


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MS.  of  1619,  by  J.  MACNEILL.     In  the  press. 

»%  The  oldest  Irish  MS.  of  Ossianic  narrative  poetry. 

Keating's  History  of  Ireland.    Vols.  II.,  III.    Edited 

by  the  REV.  P.  DINNEEN,  S.J.,  M.A. 

Leabar  Gabala  ("  Book  of  Invasions.")     Edited,  from 

three  recensions,  by  R.  A.  S.  MACALISTER,  M.A.,  F.S.A. 

The  Flight  of  the   Earls.     By  TEAGUE  O'KEENAN 
(1607).     Edited  by  Miss  AGNES  O'FARRKLLY,  M.A. 

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With  Introduction  and  Notes. 

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HYDE  (Douglas).     Beside  the  Fire.     Gaelic  Folk-Stories. 

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JACOBS  (JOSEPH)  and  ALFRED  NUTT.     Celtic 

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SOHRAB    AND    RUSTEM.     The   Epic   Theme    of   a 

Combat  between  Father  and  Son.  A  Study  of  its  Genesis,  Use  in 
Literature  and  Popular  Tradition.  By  MURRAY  A.  POTTER,  A.M.  1902. 
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HAMLET    IN    ICELAND.      The  Ambales   Saga,  being 

the  Icelandic  romantic  Ambales  Saga,  edited  and  translated,  with 
extracts  from  five  Ambales  Rimur  and  other  illustrative  tracts,  for  the 
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interest  as  bearing  upon  the  relations  between  Irish  and  Norse  heroic 
Saga. 

MACLAGAN  (R.  C).    The  Games  and  Diversions  of 

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6.  The  Fairy  Mythology  of  Shakespeare.     By  ALFRED 
NUTT. 

8.  Cuchulainn,  the  Irish  Achilles.     By  ALFRED  Nun. 
ii.  The  Mabinogion.     BY  IVOR  B.  JOHN. 
14.  The  Legends  of  the  Holy  Grail.     By  ALFRED  NUTT. 

ZIMMER  (H.).    The  Early  Celtic  Church  in  Britain 

and  Ireland.  Translated  by  A.  MEYER.  1902.  Crown  8vo.  xvi,  131 
pp.  Cloth.  Net,  35.  6d. 

»*»  Of  especial  importance  in  view  of  the  author's  theory  of  the 
Patrick  Mission  and  the  nature  of  the  Irish  Church  in  the  fifth  and  sixth 
centuries. 

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DINNEEN   (S.   P.).     An    Irish  -  English    Dictionary. 

Crown  8vo.     1904.     xvi,  804  pp.    Net,  7s.  6cl. 

LANE    (T.   O'Neill).     An   English  -  Irish  Dictionary. 

Depiy  8vo.     1904.     800  pp.     Cloth.     Net,  I2s.  6d. 

GILLIES  (H.  Cameron).    The  Elements  of  (Scotch) 

Gaelic  Grammar.    Second  Edition.    Crown  8vo.    1902.    Cloth.    35.  6d. 

-  A  Class   Book   of  Gaelic  (Exercises  to  accompany 
the  preceding).     Crown  8vo.     1896.     Sewed.     Net,  is. 

-  Place-Names  of  Argyll.     Collected,  classified  and 

explained.     Demy  8vo.     1906.     xxvi,  234  pp.     Cloth.     Net  6s.  6d. 

WATSON    (W.  J.).      Place-Names   of    Ross    and 

Cromarty.     Demy  8vo.     1904.     Ixxxvi,  303  pp.     Cloth. 

POWER  (Rev.  P.).     Place-Names  of  Decies.     Demy 

8vo.     1907.     In  the  Press. 

McALPINE  (Neil).     A  Pronouncing  (Scotch)  Gaelic 

Dictionary,  to  which  is  prefixed  a  concise  hut  comprehensive  Gaelic 
(.Grammar.     Eleventh  Edition.     Crown  8vo.     1898.     Cloth.     12s. 

McKAY  (J.  G.).    Easy  Gaelic  Syntax,  popularly  treated 

for  Beginners.     8vo.     1899.     iv,  92  pp.     Net,  is.  6d. 

SMART   (J.   S.).     James    Macpherson :    A  Literary 

Episode.     Crown  8vo.     viii,  203  pp.     1905.     Cloth. 


Welsh    Language    and 
Literature 

(including  the  ARTHURIAN  ROMANCE). 
MABINOGION  (The).    Mediaeval  Welsh  Romances. 

Translated  by  Lady  CHARLOTTE  GUEST.  With  Notes  by  ALFRED 
NUTT.  Frontispiece,  title-page,  and  cover  by  NORMAN  AULT.  i6mo. 
1904.  384  pp.  Cloth,  top  gilt,  2s.  6d. 

^%  Mr.  Null's  edition  is  the  only  one  which  gives  concise  but  accurate 
information  about  the  origin,  literary  history,  and  significance  of  these 
tales,  the  masterpiece  of  mediaeval  story-telling,  and  one  of  the  finest 
collections  of  stories  in  the  whole  of  literature. 

.*.  See  also  Popular  Studies,   No.   n,   THE    MABINOGION.      By 
IVOR  B.  JOHN,  B.A.     1901. 

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MALORY  (Sir  Thomas).    The  Morte  Darthur.    Ver- 

batim  reprint  of  Caxton's  original  edition,  with  Introduction,  Variants, 
Notes,  Glossarial  Index,  and  Study  of  the  sources  of  Malory,  by  II .  O. 
SOMMER,  Ph.D.,  and  a  Study  of  Malory  by  A.  LANG.  3  vols.  410. 
x,  861  ;  viii,  230 ;  xxvi,  338  pp.  1889-91.  Net,  £2,  los. 

The  same,  2  vols.  Roxburghe,  net,  ^3  ;  or  in  3  vols.  Roxburghe,  net, 
£3.  3s. 

Vol.  I.  (Text)  separately,  in  paper  wrapper  800  pp.),  net,  js.  6d. 

,%  This  is  the  only  edition  which  can  be  used  for  scholarly  study  of 
the  Arthurian  romances. 

MERLIN.     Le  Roman  de  Merlin;  or,  The  Early  History 

of  King  Arthur.  Faithfully  edited  from  the  French  MS.  Add.  10,292  in 
the  British  Museum  (about  A.D.  1316)  by  Professor  H.  OSKAR  SOMMER, 
Ph.D.  Privately  printed  for  Subscribers.  1894.  410.  xxii,  498  pp. 
Printed  on  hand-made  paper.  Cloth,  uncut.  Net,  £i,  i6s. 

»%  The  Merlin  is  one  of  the  most  important  of  the  prose  Arthurian 
romances.  This  is  the  only  accessible  text. 

ARTHURIAN   ROMANCES   UNREPRESENTED 

IN  MALORY.  Minuscule  410  volumes.  Printed  on  hand-made  paper. 
Hound  in  special  art  linen,  with  design  in  three  colours.  Net  prices. 

I.  Sir  Gawain  and  the  Green  Knight.  A  Middle- 
English  romance  retold  in  modern  prose,  with  Introduction  and 
Notes'  by  JESSIE  L.  WESTON.  With  designs  by  M.  M.  CRAVV- 
FOKD.  Third  Edition,  1903.  2s. 

II.  Tristan  and  Iseult.  Rendered  into  English  from 
the  German  of  Gottfried  of  Strassburg  by  JESSIE  L.  WESTON. 
With  designs  by  CAROLINE  WATTS.  Two  vols.  1899.  4s. 

III.  Guingamor;   Lanval ;  Tyolet ;  Le  Bisclaveret. 

Four  Lais  rendered  into  English  prose  from  the  French  of 
MARIE  DE  FRANCE  and  others  by  JESSIE  L.  WESTON.  With 
designs  by  CAROLINE  WATTS.  1900.  2s. 

IV.  Morien.     Translated  for  the  first  time  from  the  original 

Dutch  by  JESSIE  L.  WESTON.  With  frontispiece  and  designed 
title-page  by  CAROLINE  WATTS.  1901.  2s. 

V.  Le  Beaus  Desconnus.    Cliges.    Two  Old  English 

Metrical  Romances  rendered  into  prose  by  JESSIE  L.  WESTON. 
With  designs  by  CAROLINE  M.  WATTS.  1902.  2s. 

VI.  Sir  Gawain  at  the  Grail  Castle.    Three  Versions 

from  the  Conte  del  Graal,  Diu  Crone,  and  the  Prose  Lancelot. 
1903.  2s. 

VII.  Sir  Gawain  and  the  Lady  of  Lys.    Translation 

from  Wauchier  de  Denain's  Continuation  of  the  Conte  del  Graal. 
1907.  2s. 

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MARIE  DE  FRANCE.  Seven  Lais  done  into  English  for 
the  first  time,  with  Introduction  and  Notes  by  EDITH  RICKERT.  With 
Frontispiece  and  designed  Title-page  by  CAROLINE  WATTS.  Minuscule 
4to.  xii,  196  pp.  In  the  binding  of  "  Arthurian  Romances."  Net,  35. 

Contents :  Guigemar— The  Ash  Tree-^The  Honeysuckle— The  Night- 
ingale—The Two  Lovers— Yonec— Eliduc. 

.%  See  also  Arthurian  Romances,  No.  III. 

»*»  Marie  de  France  is  not  only  one.  of  the  most  graceful  and 
interesting  French  writers  of  the  I2th  Century,  but  her  Lays,  written 
in  England,  represent  a  very  early  stage  in  the  process  of  adapting 
Celtic  fairy  tales  into  mediaeval  courtly  romances. 

THE    LEGEND    OF    SIR    GAWAIN.      Studies  upon 

its  original  scope  and  significance.  By  JESSIE  L.  WESTON.  1897.  xvi, 
117  pp.  Net,  45. 

THE  LEGEND  OF  SIR  LANCELOT  DU 

LAC.  Studies  upon  its  Origin,  Development,  and  Position  in  the 
Arthurian  Romantic  Cycle.  By  JESSIK  L.  WESTON.  1901.  xii,  252  pp. 
Net,  7s.  6d. 

THE    THREE    DAYS'   TOURNAMENT.     A  Study 

in  Romance  and  Folklore.  Being  an  Appendix  to  the  Legend  of 
Sir  Lancelot.  By  JESSIE  L.  WESTON.  1903.  xvi,  59  pp.  Net,  2s. 

THE   LEGEND   OF   SIR   PERCEVAL.     Studies  on 

its  Origin,  Development,  and  Place  in  the  Arthurian  Legend  cycle. 
Vol.  I.  Chretien  de  Troyes  and  Wauchier  de  Denain.  By  JESSIE  L. 
WESTON.  xxvii,  350  pp.  1906.  i2s.  6d. 

Vol.  II.  The  prose  romance  known  as  the  Didot- Perceval,  edited  from 
the  oldest  and  best  MS.  preserved  in  the  Library  of  Modena.  With  a 
critical  study  of  the  relations  of  the  text  to  the  other  romance  of  the 
Perceval  cycle.  In  Preparation. 

BUND  (J.  Willis).   The  Celtic  Church  in  Wales.    Demy 

8vo.     1897.    533  pp.    Cloth.    Net,  125.  6d. 

Contents  :  Characteristics  of  the  Celtic  Church— The  Tribal  System — 
The  Christian  Settlement  —  Monasteries — Bishops  —  The  Clergy  — 
Churches — Endowments — Saints — The  Conflict. 

OWEN  (Henry).     Gerald  the  Welshman.     A  revised 

and  enlarged  edition.  With  Map  of  Mediaeval  Wales,  Pedigree  of 
Gerald's  connection  with  the  Royal  House  of  Wales,  and  Index  of 
Place-names.  Crown  8vo.  1904.  vii,  207  pp.  Cloth.  Net,  35.  6d. 

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WINDLE  (B.  C.  A.).     Life  in  Early  Britain.     Being  an 

account  of  the  early  inhabitants  of  this  island,  and  the  memorials  which 
they  have  left  behind  them.  With  maps,  plans,  and  illustrations.  Crown 
8vo.  1897.  viii,  244  pp.  Cloth.  33.  6d. 

EMERSON   (P.   H.).     Welsh  Fairy  Tales,  and  other 

Stories.     i6mo.     1897.     84  pp.     Boards.     2s. 

ROWLANDS    (Th.).       A  .Grammar   of    the   Welsh 

Language,  with  copious  examples.  Fourth  Edition.  i2mo.  xv, 
302  pp.  Cloth.  Net,  45.  6d. 

Welsh    Exercises,   adapted  to  the  Grammar,   with 


copious  explanatory  notes.     121110.     x,  262  pp.     Cloth.     Net,  45.  6d. 

SPURRELL  (W.).     Welsh -English    and    English  - 

Welsh    Dictionary.      i6mo.      1903.      436,   304  pp.      Cloth.       Net, 
75.  6d. 

JENNER    (Henry).       A    Handbook   of  the   Cornish 

Language,  chiefly  in  its  latest  form,  with  an  account  of  its  history  and 
literature.     Demy  8vo.     1904.     208  pp.     Cloth.     Net,  45. 


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